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28 Laurel Students Pedal For $743 In Cystic Fibrosis Bike-a-thon Twenty-eight student* (ram Laurel Elementary School recently completed a 7-mile bU?a-thon for cystic fibrosis The Students collected ? total of 1499 In pledgee and a grand total, including donations by churches, individuals and stores, of 9749. The children obtained pledges from members of the community ranging from 5 cents to 97 per mile com pleted. The pledge champion was Charlene Norton, who netted 996; second was Tina Rice with 946; and third was Michael Cook, who brought In US. "I think they did really well, considering the size of the community," said Rita Faye Norton, a teacher at Laurel and organiser of the blke-a-thon. "They got out by themselves and went door to door getting pledges and that's pretty hard to do for kids 7 to 15 years of age. And they all finished - even the littlest ones. And then the hardest part of all was going back to thair TfTffT after the rid* and collecting the money "We were Just amaaad by their determination, ' ' she want on. "They vara almoat obaaaasd with making it. One little boy wracked, but he happed right back on and pedalled the reat of the way. Charlene Norton had a wobbly wheal, but she wob bled all the way for 7 mllea. No one was about to quit." Many local buaineaaea helped the effort" with donations or by displaying a collection can for cystic fibrosis Among the par ticipants were Gunter's Grocery, GomD'i Grocery, Rice's Grocery, Penland and Son*, Roy Beeves, Hartford Tweed, Bantam Chef, Betty Jane Ramsey, H. Cutahall'a Store, C. Cutahall'a Store, the Trail Cafe, 0. Cook's Store, the State Line Service Station, Martin's Service Station, Fred's Gulf Station, Ingle s, Brush Creek Gulf Station, Home Electric and Furniture Co., Bowman Hardware Co., Franklin's Grocery, Kathy Winkler, Gilbert's Grocery, D. Cook's Service Station, Laurel Fork Freewill Baptist Church, the N.C. Highway Patrol and Theresa Banks. PROUD WINNERS are, from left: Charlene Norton, Tina Rice and Michael Cook. 7 County Youngsters Join Contest In Horticulture A total of 45 young people in 10 counties ? including John Langhi, Randy Fowler, David Shannon, Jimmy Shannon, Len Shannon, Sarah Shannon, and Arlene Young of Madison . County ? have participated i;in this year's Western North ! Carolina Horticultural Crops 1 .Contest. ? Participation in the >. program, which- involves separate competition for ; annual crops and perennials, !-was the greatest since it was ; started 17 years ago. The contests, which are I; sponsored by the commission I, in cooperation with the N.C. ? Agricultural Extension ?. Service and vocational ? agriculture teachers of the j'.area, are designed to ; recognize young people with ^outstanding horticultural Iprojects and to encourage '. interest in this enterprise. ' Horticultural crops are the largest and fastest growing .-segment of agriculture in the $ western counties and are > expected to have cash returns iot about $75 million this year ?tor over one-third of the area's | farm income. Dr. R.G. Gardner and Dr. J Jim Shelton of (he Fletcher ? research station are co -chairmen of the contest '^committee and in charge of >the judging. \ The youthful contestants J are judged both on the basis iof on-site inspections of their J projects and official record i books. I The participants will be ? recognized and the winners 5 announced at an awards ir ;Bill Brigman b ' % : Welcomed I To Red Oak ? f The Red Oak Visitors' Club gave a welcome back dinner ? for Bill Brigman, the prin cipal of Red Oak School i Brigman was principal at :Red Oak for seven years before moving to Marshall Elementary School for three years. : The dinner was given at the Red Oak School cafeteria on Oct IB during which Visitors' Club members welcomed Brigman with speechea, handshakes and kind words. Singing banquet on Dec. 10 in Asheville. Cash awards totaling 1400 will be presented to winners of the two contests. First prize in both the annuals and perennials competition will be $100. Award sponsors in the contest for annual crops are Pigeon Valley Tomato Company, Canton; Francis k Wright and Southern Agricultural Insecticides, Hendersonville, and 3-D Farm, Fletcher. Sponsors of the awards for perennials, including strawberries, shrubbery and Christmas trees, are Gerber Products Company; Barber's Orchards, Waynesville; Nettlewood Nurseries and Garden Center, Asheville; Rhododendron Farm, Mountain Home and Tuckasegee Valley Nursery, Cullowhee. St. Andrew Society The St. Andrew Society of Western North Carolina will hold its regular meeting at the Biltmore Forest Town Hall on Nov. 9 at 8 p.m. All those of Scottish birth or descent, and their spouses, are invited. The annual banquet in honor of St. Andrew's Day will be held on Dec. 1 at the Sheraton Motor Inn, Asheville. Egypt announced the reopen ing of the Suez Canal to inter national shipping in 1975. The canal had been closed by the Arab-Israeli war of June 1967. "MOTOR COOLING ENGINEERING" BOB FUREY'S RADIATOR SERVICE SPECIAL BUILT RADIATORS FOR RACING ENGINES ft INDUSTRIAL UNITS RADIATOR CLEANING ft REPAIRING I 1 Ptwn* AL2-44U 10M PATTON AVE. ASHEVNXE, NORTH CMKNJNA SMOt McAlister Is Chosen To Head State Fund Maurice L McAlister of Marshall has been appointed Madison County chairman of North Carolina State University Alumni Association's 1979-80 Loyalty Fund Campaign. McAlister, a 1970 graduate of N.C. State School of Education who works with the Agriculture Extension Ser vice in Marshall, will be responsible for coordinating the association's membership efforts in Madison County. McAlister said: "There are 41 N.C. State alumni in Madison County, and we're counting on them to help sustain and expand our first true merit scholarship program." The Alumni Association established NCSU's first unrestricted merit scholar ship program, the John T. Caldwell Scholars Program, in 1974 and commits a large percentage of its annual loyalty fund revenues to the program. McAlister will work with Workshop Aaheville-Bun combe Technical College and Trinity Episcopal Church are co sponsoring a workshop on treaching adult non-readers with special emphasis on English as a second language. The workshop will be held Nov. 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the parish hall of Trinity Episcopal Church. Par ticipants are asked to furnish their own lunch and coffee will be provided by the church. Presenters will be Hamilton Gregory, Emily Gordon and Linda Lucree and topics will include the following: phonics, the Laubach method of teaching reading, using other books and materials for adult non-readers, tips for teaching English as a second language and the construction and design of supplementary materials and games. Charge for the workshop is $5. Please call the continuing education department to pre register: 254-1921 ext. 137. Coffee A stork coffee was given for Mrs. Peggy B. Fender on Nov. 3 at the residence of Mrs. Debi Duyck of Woodhaven, Mars Hill. Honorary guests were em ployees of Western Carolina Telephone Company. Lawrence D. Curie of Waynesville, who la the association's coordinator of an U-county area which in cludes Madison. Curie, a retired executive of the USDA Soil Conservation Service, is a 1990 graduate of N.C. State's School of Forest Resources. Support of alumni in Madison County and the surrounding area will be a key in the association's ef forts to raise $990,000 during its current fund year. Overall fund-raising efforts are under the direction of Edwin Bounous of Morgan ton, chairman of the 197940 alumni Loyalty Fund Cam paign, and Robert E. Black Jr. of Piney Creek, association president. Homemaker Meeting Schedule The area homemaker meeting schedule for November is as foBows: ? Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m., Sleepy Valley Community Center for Hot Springs, Spring Creek and Sleepy Valley Com munity. Nov. IS, 7:90 p.m., Bleva Baptist Church for Laurel communities. Nov. 20, 2 p.m., Marshall Housing Authority building for Marshall and Little Pine and surrounding com munities. Nov. 21, 2 p.m., Greater Ivy Community Center for Beech Glen, Mars Hill and Forks of Ivy communities. Nov. 27, 7:90 p.m., Bull Creek Baptist Church for Bull Creek and surrounding communities. What Would It Be Worth To You To Cut Your Heating Bills 50-95% For The Next 20 Years? Call and let us tell you how little it really costs. United States Solar Industries SOLAR AND WOOD HEATING TED REVIS, Authorized Dealer CAU. 6404943 OR WRITE P.O. BOX 717 MAW WLL. N. C. CT7B4 "RED" HICKEY'S ALIGNMENT SERVICE. INC. Professional Service in: ? FRONT-END ALIGNMENT ? TWIN-I BEAM ALIGNMENT SPECIALIST POWER I MANUAL STEERING ? SPEED WHEEL BALANCING / C 49 HAYWOOD ROAD 253-43 1 1 Our Motto: .Expert Service ? Satigfied Customer* PLEASED WITH THEIR RIDE, the group poses for the camera: Dennis Johnson, Tim Chandley, J.R. Metcalf, Michael Gosnell, Charlene Norton, Ricky Jefferson, Lenny Blackwell, Jerry Wallin, Denise Cantrell, Deana Taylor, Michael Cook, Scotty Franklin, Angie Ramsey, Kim Shelton, Missy Ramsey, Herman Chandley Jr., Eric Johnson, Tina Rice, Robin Brackins, Lisa Shelton, Phaedra Darell, Patricia Shelton and Pam Hardin. Not pictured: Linda King, Jeanne Jay, John Wallin, Marsha Shelton and Stevie Wallin. Wachovia Says : Business Index Rose In September For State The level of business activi ty in North Carolina moved upward in September, accor ding to the Wachovia Business Index. The Index registered 157.3, 0.7 percent above the August Jevfl. _ Increases in non-farm employment, the manufactur ing workweek, and average hourly earnings all con tributed to the September gain. The growth in non-farm employment resulted from a 1.3 percent rise in the non manufacturing sector. Employment in government, bolstered by a larger than usual increase in school employees, and in construc tion registered robust gains, while trade and services employment rose modestly. An increase in durable goods employment was offset by a decline in non-durable goods employment; however, both sectors reported increases in the average workweek. Average hourly earnings jn manufacturing industries were slightly above the August level. <4. The seasonally adjusted .unemployment rate for North Carolina was 5.4 percent in September, up 0.1 percent from August. The national rate for September 5.8 per cent, down 0.2 percent from August. The unadjusted unemployment rate in North Carolina was 4.6 percent in September. Unit sales of both cars and trucks were up in September, an apparent response to sales incentives offered by dealers and manufacturers. DON'T EAT LONDON (AP) - A new de velopment for dieters is a re frigerator tape-recorder attach ment which asks, "Are you eat ing again?" each time the re frigerator door is opened. BIKE-A-THONERS AWAIT the starting signal from an N.C. state trooper. USED CARS AND TRUCKS All Makes ? All Models Weekly Specials CODY Motor Sales Inc. 649-2929 ? 2531728 Downtown - Marshall Dealer No. 08722 BERNARD'S Tobacco Warehouses Is now receiving and booking for the Tuesday, November 20 Sale For any of your booking or hauling needs contact BILL ROBERTS 649-3358 EACH CROP GETS PERSONAL ATTENTION OF SIZE. LE HAULERS TO
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