TV A Member To Address River Meeting
Bob Clement, the newest
member to the Board of Direc
tors* the Tennessee Valley
Authority, will be a featured
speaker at the third annual
"Friends of the River Dinner"
?ponaored by the Land-of-Sky
Regional Counci on Sept. 17.
the dinner is being held in
celebration at French Broad
River Week - Sept. M through
n.
Mr. Clement is one of the
youngest members ever ap
pointed to the TV A Board of
Directors. He is the son of the
late Tennessee Governor
Frank G. Clement of
Nashville, Tenn. He was
elected statewide to the East
Tennessee seat on the Ten
i *ssee Public Service Com
mission in 1973 and was nam
ed chairman o i the Commis
won in 1177. He also serves as
chairman of the National
Association of Regulatory
Commissioners Presidents ial
Advisory Committee. For the
last three years the Tennessee
Valley Authority has greatly
assisted one of Western North
Carolina's greatest natural
resources ? the French Broad
River. TVA has provided
funds (or the French Broad
River Improvement Program
administered through the
Land -of -Sky Regional Council.
The Friends of the River
Dinner, which will feature a
smoked trout dinner, will be
held at Mama T's at the
Asheville Recreation Park at
?:30p.m. For information con
cerning reservations, please
call 254-4131.
Danger
Of Rabies
Suggested
Two cases of canine rabies
have recently been diagnosed
in the northern part of South
Carolina. The first case was in
the Greenville, S.C., area ap
proximately two months ago.
The second case was in the
pageland area within 10 miles
of the North Carolina border.
Both cases, after investiga
tion, appear to be indigenous
cases which suggest rabies
virus activity in these areas.
The rabies epidemic in the
raccoon population in South
Carolina has not been con
firmed in the northern part of
the state. However, we must
assume that the source of
rabies virus for these two
cases may have been raccoon.
The recent events in South
Carolina emphasize the fact
that stray dog control ac
tivities and rabies vaccination
efforts must be increased. It
should be emphasized that
both dogs and cats should be
vaccinated against rabies.
Now that canine rabies has
been diagnosed so close to our
border, North Carolina rabies
surveillance activities have
been increased. Suspicious
animals, both household pets
and wildlife, should be
reported for rabies diagnosis,
particularly from those
reported southern counties
that border the Souty Carolina
line.
If you know of such an
animal, contact Emery Met
calf at the Madison County
Health Department, 649-3531.
Ponder Chapel
Homecoming
Sunday
Homecoming will be observ
ed at Ponder's Chapel Baptist
Church this Sunday with ser
vices beginning at 10:45 a.m.
The Rev. J.E. Pedew, pastor,
will deliver the morning
message at 11 a.m. Music will
be presented by the Ponder's
Chapel Choir.
Following the morning wor
ship service, dinner will be
served in the dining hall.
Afternoon services will
begin at 2:30.
The Rev. Joe Smith, pastor
of Mt. Olive Baptist Church at
Mars Hill, will deliver the
afternoon message. Music will
also be supplied by the Mt.
Olive Bapitst Church Choir.
Earl Barnette will serve as
master of ceremonies.
The public is cordially in
vited.
When shopping for groceries
on a hot day, tuck a styrofoam
cooler into the trunk of your
car to hold your froien foods
and dairy products intact until
you get home.
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Libraries Get Picture Pages
The Right To Read
Program of the U.S. Office of
Education haa funded a
project to distribute Pic
turepagea booklets through
public librariea in selected
cities and towns, including
Marshall and Hot Springs.
Pictureapagea is a daily
feature on the CBS Network's
Emmy Award-winning
children's television program,
Captain Kangaroo. A limited
supply of Picturepages
booklets has been made
available in the local area
through the Madison County
Public Library. The booklets
will be uaed in the Marshall
and Hot Springs Day Care
Centers. A 20-week supply of
the Picturepasges is being
supplied with the com
pliements of the Right To
Read and the U.S. Office of
Education.
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