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SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MADISON COUNTY
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Mars Hill College
Graduates many
from Madison - Page 2
78th Year No. 21
PUBLISHEO WEEKLY IN THE COUNTY SEAT AT MARSHALL, N.C
THURSDAY, May 24, 1979
15- Per Copy
TOP HONORS were awarded the
two Madison High School FFA
members shown above at the an
nual FFA Banquet held in the
school cafeteria last Thursday
night. On left is Jack C. Cole, Vo
Ag education instructor and plan
ner; Harvey Franklin, state Star
Farmer Award; Michael Coates,
state Star Agribusiness Award;
and Garland Woody, Vo-Ag in
structor.
Madison FFA Banquet
Held; Winners Cited
By JIM STORY
An estimated 100 members
of the Madison High School
Future Farmers of America
(FFA), their parents, and
guests attended the annual
FFA banquet held in the
school cafeteria last Thursday
night.
Following the opening
ceremony conducted by of
ficers of the FFA chapter,
special vocal selections were
presented by Robin Cole and
Rene Cole with Laura Rigs by,
pianist. Rene also accom
panied on the guitar.
A.L. Carson, Area VII and
VIII agriculture education
consultant from the state
Department of Instruction,
Raleigh, was special guest.
The featured speaker (or the
occasion was Coach Harrell
Wood of Mars Hill College.
The popular speaker mixed
his tafc with hiiarieos jokes
and serious topics which held
the audience captive.
He emphasized the impor
tance of discipline in all walks
of life and urged the FFA
members to strive for high
goals in whatever fields they
follow. He spoke of the many
opportunities for those in
terested in the advancement
of agriculture. As a lay
minister, Coach Wood also
urged the members to seek
and serve Jesus Christ and
hold on to eternal value.
KEITH FLYNN
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RONALD RICE
Metcalf, Rice,
Flynn Win
VICA Honors
Twenty-two VICA students
and their advisors attended
the state VICA Convention
held in Wilmington recently.
Tim Metcalf, son of Mr. and
Mrs. David Metcalf of Mars
Hill, was awarded the highest
individual award, the Adam
f. Thomas Award, which was
presented to the VICA student
who achieved the highest ex
cellence in VICA work.
The Madiaon Club won one
at the gold merit awards for
ti.. JL1.|>i ? Mfl:,rt m|?L M, -tl,
toe outstanding ciuD in rJortn
Ronald Rice, son of Mr. and
Mrs. EaeckM Rice of Mar
shall, won first place in
prepared speech. He will
iiy aamt North Carotins in
Mrs. Donald Flynn of Mar
shall, won second place in the
extemperaneous speaking
division. The first-place win
ner is unable to go to Atlanta,
hence Keith will represent
North Carolina in this contest.
Hill
Coach Wood congratulated
the local FFA chapter for the
many accomplishments it has
made and commended the
members for the local, district
and state honors they have
received.
AWARDS PRESENTED
Climaxing the enjoyable
banquet was the presentation
of awards, as follows:
Madison chapter overall
federation winner, 1979.
District winner in livestock
contest, Harvey Franklin,
Michael Coates, Michael Grif
fin, Lynn Shelton (team
members).
Proficiency awards (district
winners): agriculture elec
trification, Michael Griffin;
agriculture sales/service,
Michael Coates; beef produc
tion, Harvey Franklin;
nursery operations, Howard
Bobbitt; soil and water
management, Keith Rice;
tobacco production, Bobby
Zimmerman; state Star
Farmer Award, Harvey
Franklin; state Star
Agribusiness Award, Michael
Coates.
Overall federation winners:
agricultural mechanics, Bob
by Zimmerman; crop produc
tion, Wayne Justice; diver
sified livestock production,
Joey Pegg; fish and wildlife
management, Michael
Coates; forest management,
Howard Bobbitt ; home and/or
farmstead improvement,
Howard Bobbitt; horse profi
ciency, Charles Swann; out
door recreation, Holden Nix;
turf and landscape manage
ment, Harold Snelson.
Received awards in contest:
public speaking (second in
district), Bobby Zimmerman;
extern peraneous public speak
ing (second in district),
Michael Griffin; creed speak
ing (third in district), Randy
Case.
Chapter Star Agribusiness,
Continued on Page 2
Greater Ivy
Community
Survey May Settle Beer Sales Dispute
The issue of the location of
Pea body's Discount Center -
whether in wet Buncombe
County or in dry Madison -
went before Buncombe County
Superior Court Monday, and
Judge William T. Grist ruled
? that the two counties are in
conflict as to the location of
their common border.
An order is expected to be
signed, this week at which
time the court will appoint two
commissioners, one from each
county, who will in turn ap
point a third, to determine the
location of the border by
surveying the land.
Peabody's Discount Center
has a permit to sell beer in
Buncombe County, but Forks
of Ivy residents claim the
store is in Madison.
Two conflicting restraining
orders have been issued by
separate judges. One
restrains Madison Sheriff
E.Y. Ponder from interfering
with the operation of the store,
and the other restrains the
store from selling beer.
Marshall Seeks State,
Federal Sewer Grants
The Town of Marshall has
applied for State and Federal
funds to begin the design
phase (Step II) of the "201"
Sewer project. However, only
that portion of work relating
directly to the upgrading of
the existing wastewater treat
ment plant is on the current
(FY 79) funding list.
In an effort to complete all
of the design work this year,
The Town of Marshall has in
itiated a request to have all
portions of the Marshall Sewer
System Improvements placed
on the current (FY 79) funding
list for design. This request is
to be placed before the North
Caorlina Environmental
Management Commission at
its June meeting. Roy Ok* is,
Division of Environmental
Management, Western
Regional Office, is assiting the
Town of Marshall in this ef
fort.
Step III or the construction
phase of the "201" project is
on the funding list for 1962 and
1983. A request for placing the
construction phase on the FY
80 funding list is currently be
ing reviewed by the Division
of Environmental Manage
ment in Raleigh as they
prepare the FY 80 funding list.
Results of this effort will be
known when the new funding
list is published. Step I, or the
planning report has been cer
tified by the North Carolina
Division of Environmental
Management and is awaiting
certification by EPA in Atlan
ta. A grant increase in the
amount of $4871 has been
received by the Town of Mar
shall to conduct a Sewer
System Evaluation Survey on
the Main Street Interceptor.
The field work has been com
pleted and the interim report
should be available at Town
Hall by mid-June.
Local financing has already
been arranged by the bond
referendum which was ap
proved in March 1974. Updates
to the Farmers Home Ad
ministration are presently be
ing .conducted so that local
funds will be available when
needed.
The Town of Marshall has
awarded the design phase of
the project to Butler
Associates, P.A., consulting
engineering located in
Asheville. Plans are to com
plete the design this year with
construction to begin in the
spring of I960 providing State
and Federal funds can be ap
propriated to coincide with
this time schedule.
Hopewell,
Walnut Gap
Club To Meet
The Hopewell-Walnut Gap
Community Development
Club will meet this Friday at
7:30 in the Community Room
of Hopewell Baptist Church.
Mrs. Jeannette Plemmons,
club president, urges all
residents of the communities
to attend the meeting.
INTERIOR of the new chapel at
Bowman Funeral Home is pic
tured above. The chapel will seat
250 persons. An organ and piano
will be located right of the altar. A
beautiful cross complements the
soft lighting, comfortable pews
and carpet.
Awards Night Held Last Friday
Awards Night for Extension
Homemakers last Friday
featured a "Fashion Revue"
by Madison County 4-H'ers
and a slide musical program
on "I Like Calling North
Carolina Home." Beautiful
scenes of North Carolina were
shown during the musica
number. The Faith Trio oi
Walnut sang as a part of out
devotional for the program
Miss Violet Navy also shared
slides and information of her
recent trip to England, where
she represented Madison
County Homemakers on the
"People to People" tour.
Reading certificates were
presented to 44 homemakers.
Ten women attended each of
their 12 club programs last
year and received perfect at
tendance awards for 1978.
First place club award was
presented to Sleepy Valley;
second place to Mars Hill ; and
third place to Little Pine. Cer
tificates and placques were
presented to these clubs.
Jackie Buckner and Renee
Wyatt were the masters of
PARTICIPANTS In the annual
*-H Fashion Show tre pictured
above front row: Both Murphy,
Edith Cheek, Cherloo Lunsford
Allen Stines, Jackie
Renee Wyatt, Peggy
Newton, Breoda
" SPiSw
ceremonies for the 4-H
"Fashion Revnue". Allen
Stines escorted each of the
young ladies modeling their
fashions on stage. They were:
Elizabeth Cheek, Beth Mur
phy, Cherlon Lunsford, Peggy
Sexton, Brenda George, Edith
Cheek and Jessica Newton.
The girls were very creative
in their sewing and each one
did an outstanding job. Beth
Murphy and Peggy Sexton
won first place in their divi
sion.
"We would like to thank
Mrs. Donna Ward for doing a
makeup workshop and for do
ing the girls makeup for the
show; Jackie Buckner for
directing the modeling; Edith
Cheek for the artistic work for
the program cover; and the
stores and clubs who donated
fabric to the winners", Mrs.
Ethel Wallin stated.
Refreshments were enjoyed
by those in attendance.
Health Directors
To Be Named In June
Tom Wallin, chairman of
the Hot Sprinp Health
Program announces the dates
for annual elections of board
members of the various areas
of the local health clinics.
On June 4, at 7:30 p.m. at
, the Hot Springs school, one
member from the Spring
Creek voting precinct will be
chosen to replace the term of
Billie Crowder; on June U, at
the Laurel School, one
member will be elected for
the expired term of Mrs.
Oleta Shelton; then at
Madison High School, June 18
at 7:10 D.m . am member a i
someone who will give sup
port to the program, so that
medical and health services
may continue " Wallin said. -
Democrats
Reinstate
Officers