Luncheon Will Honor Community Groups
The JOth annual awards lun
cheon for the Western North
Carotins Community Develop
ment Program will be held
Dec 1 at the Asheville Civic
Center. Over 600 rural,
business and civic leaden
from throughout the area are
expected to be on hand for the
event
Highlighting the agenda will
be the announcement of top
winners in one of the nation's
oldest "self-help" rural com
munity improvement pro
grams.
According to Richard B.
Wynne of Asheville, president
of the Western North Carolina
Development Association,
which sponsors the program
in cooperation with the N.C.
Agriculture Extension Ser
vice, a record $10,000 in area
awards are being presented
uus year , mis is in addition to
approximately $15,900 la coun
ty awards which have already
been pceaiied.
Among those scheduled to
present awards are Sen.
Robert Morgan, congressman
Lamar Gwdgar, N.C. Commis
sioner of Agriculture James
A. Graham, Chancellor H.F.
Robinson of Western Carolina
University and Dr. Chester D.
Black, associate director of
the N.C. Agricultural Exten
sion Service.
The luncheon is open to the
public. Tickets must be pur
chased in advance. Cost is
$3.50 per person and tickets
are available at the
Agricultural Extension office
in each county and at the WNC
Development Association,
Room 420 in the Asheville City
Building.
Heard And Seen
Thanksgiving passed off very satisfac
torily around here so far as I know... after a
traditional Thanksgiving dinner, I watched
the football games on TV after watching
part of Macy's Parade in the morning... I
said part of the parade because I decided
not to "waste" the entire morning in front of
the television set... I came down to the of
fice and while everything was quiet, I
straightened up the newspaper files, in
cluding all issues in 1978 and 1979... we're
now ready to start the 1960 Hies... anyway I
feel it was "productive" to do this
Thanksgiving morning instead of waiting
until the last minute.
After Thanksgiving, it always seems
that Christmas is upon us... which it is. I
wonder when the persons in charge of the
annual Christmas Pageant here will begin
rehearsing? I also wonder if the downtown
merchants will again have the annual
Christmas promotion?
I agree with Larry Pope and many
other sports writers about too many bowl
games... actually four major bowls are
enough (Rose, Sugar, Cotton and Orange)
and even maybe the Gator Bowl... but it's
ridiculous to have about 16 bowl games. . . in
stead of deserving teams being selected for
the major bowls, it's gotten so that about 32
teams participate... it's no longer superior
teams with outstanding records but it's
becoming teams with mediocre records...
some who certainly do not deserve bowl
consideration. It's too much of a money
raising racket and promotion instead of the
best teams. Don't get me wrong... I like to
see bowl games regardless of records but
too many bowls take the original thrill and
incentive out of the game.
The downpour Sunday night had
everyone around here apprehensive, to say
the least... warnings of possible flooding
caused many merchants and property
owners to come down town Sunday night...
including this writer. About 10:30 p.m., I
came down and discovered about an inch of
water in the back of the News Record of
fice... I put planks down so I could walk
without getting "drowned." Monday morn
ing most of the floor in the building was
covered with surface water about one
fourth of an inch... thank goodness the rains
stopped early Monday a.m. and the water
subsided somewhat.
The French Broad River quickly shot
up but no damage was reported... however,
piuis of the island were covered with water,
and school was postponed. Sunshine and
dear weather Monday really relieved the
situation.
Congratulations to the Marshall
firemen for their alertness during fires and
other emergencies... although they (the
firemen) are not paid and are strictly
volunteer, they stand by ready to serve. For
instance, Sunday night when heavy rains
threatened the town, I saw several firemen
at the station surveying the situation about
1 p.m., ready to help in case flooding
started, they deserve a pat on the back.
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Winners of the community
club division of ?. special
mobile home improvement
and safety contest, the first ef
fort of its kind in the nation,
will also be announced. These
?will go to the organised com
munities which have done the
best job of promoting mobile
home improvement during the
year.
Judging of communities to
select those making the most
outstanding progress during
the year was done earlier this
month. Representing Madison
County in contention for top
area awards are Sleepy Valley
in Division "A" (less than 100
families); Walnut in Division
"B" (100-200 families);
Greater Ivy in Division "C"
(over 200 families). Mars Hill
represented the county in final
judging to select the com
munities making the most pro
gress in overall youth pro
gram.
The Community Develop
ment Program, which is spon
sored by the WNC Develop
ment Association, the Exten
sion Service and local spon
sors and agencies in each
county, vas started SO years
a?o as i grass roots, self-help
uniting lnrilH ryifp.
cn unity centers, recreation
areas, start volunteer fire
departments, organise
beautification projects and
work on other improvement
projects.
This year 100 communities
in 16 of the western counties
and the Cherokee Indian
Reservation took part, along
with a number of civic, garden
and youth groups that com
peted in a special beautifica
tion contest. Winners of this
were announced previously.
A total of 35 communities in
the three divisions of the pro
gram were in the final judging
as county winners.
In Division "A," less than
100 families, contenders are:
Dix Creek No. 2, Buncombe;
Culberson, Cherokee;
Snowbird, Cherokee Reserva
tion; Mountain Page, Hender
son; Norton, Jackson;
Bethlehem, McDowell, Scaly
Mountain, Macon; Sleepy
Valley, Madison; Stony Knoll,
Polk, Whitehouse, Ruther
ford; Grassy Branch, Swain;
Balsam Grove, Transylvania.
Finalists competing in the
"B" division, 100 to tOO
families, are: Green Valley,
Avery; Cane Creek, Bun
combe; Bridgeport-Enon,
Burke; Martins Creek,
Cherokee; Big Cove, Cherokee
Reservation; Crab Creek,
Henderson; Cashiers,
Jackson; Ashford, McDowell;
Clark's Chapel, Macon;
Walnut, Madison; Union
Mills, Rutherford, Whittier,
Swain; Quebec, Transylvania.
In the "C" Division of over
200 families, the area con
testants are: Big Ivy, Bun
combe; Brindletown, Burke;
Hanging Dog, Cherokee;
Yellow Hill, Cherokee Reser
vation; North Hominy,
Haywood; Barker Heights,
Henderson, Savannah,
Jackson; Otto, Macon;
Greater Ivy, Madison; and
Little River, Transylvania.
Clinic
Schedule
Edward A. Morton, health
director for Madison County,
has announced the health
department clinic schedule for
December. Clinics listed are
held at the health department
unless otherwise specified.
Dec. 4: Eye Clinic, by ap
pointment.
Dec. 5: Child Health Super
visory Clinic, by appointment.
Dec. 6: General Clinic, Mars
Hill Town Hall, 1-4 p.m.;
Nurse Screening Clinic, Mars
Hill Town Hall, 1-4 p.m., by
appointment.
Dec. 7: General Clinic, 8:30
a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m.;
Nurse Screening Clinic, by ap
pointment; W1C Screening, by
appointment.
Dec. 10: General Clinic,
trailer on left, Hot Springs
Program Grounds, 1-3 p.m.;
Nurse Screening Clinic,
trailer on left, Hot Springs
Program Grounds, 1-3 p.m.
Dec. 11: Matarnity Clinic, 0
a.m. *
Dec. 14: General Clinic, 8:30
a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m.;
Nurse Screening Clinic, by ap
pointment; WIC Screening, by
appointment.
Dec. 17: Family Planning
Clinic, by appointment.
Dec. 18: Family Planning
Clinic, by appointment.
Dec. 21: General Clinic, 8:30
a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m.;
Nurse Screening Clinic, by ap
pointment; WIC Screening, by
appointment.
Dec. 24-26: Christmas
holidays.
Dec. 28: General Clinic, >:30
a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m.;
Nurse Screening Clinic, by ap
pointment; WIC Screening, by
appointment.
At all General Clinics, pro
tection is available against
diphtheria, poliomyelitis,
whooping cough, tetanus
(lockjaw), measles, rubella
and smallpox. Blood testing
and tuberculin skin testing are
also available at the General
Clinics.
Animal Shelter
Shut Until
Dec. 4
The Madison County Animal
Shelter has been closed tem
porarily as of Nov. 28. It will
reopen Dec. 4.
Revival
The Carmen Church of God
will hold a revival, beginning
Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. Rev.
Morgan Davis, evangelist,
will be the speaker. Pastor
James Underbill invites you
and your family to come and
share.
Patriot Basketball Season Begins
At Home Friday Against Erwin
The basketball
season begins th? Friday at
Madiaon High Schwl as four
Patriot teams take an Erwin
The Junior varsity girls'
team will begin their game at
3:30 p.m., the JV boys at S, the
varsity girls at >:30 and the
varsity boys at t. The com
munity is urged to come to the
gym to cheer on their favorite
Patriot team and to wish var
sity coach, Joe Kruk, good
luck in his first game at
Madison.
Singing
The regular first Saturday
night singing will be held at
the Hopewell Baptist Church
this Saturday night beginning
at 7 p.m.
Among the singers expected
will be the Followers Quartet
of Asheville.
The pastor, Rev. Ralph
McDevitt, welcomes all
singers and listeners.
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Jan. 11
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Feb. 1
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W. Henderson
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Edneyville
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Edneyville
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Hendersonville
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Shakespeare s Tempest Opens
Shakespeare's magic isle
will come to life when "The
Tempest" opens at Mars Hill
College Dec. S for an extended
run through Dec. IS. The pro
duction will be directed by
William Martin, nominated
for a Tony (the stage's
equivalent of the movie's
Oscar) for his Broadway
direction of "The Lieutenant,"
which also was nominated for
Best Musical of 1975.
"At the time Shakespeare
wrote 'The Tempest,' new
worlds were being discovered
and sailors' tales about new
lands, storms at sea, ship
wrecks, monsters, and the
like," commented Martin,
"Shakespeare was a populist
writer and many aspects of his
time are included in this
P?ay."
The story revolves around
two groups of people, those
shipwrecked on the island and
the island inhabitants. Those
shipwrecked are human of
course, but the island's in
habitants are sprites,
monsters and fairies, all con
trolled by the magician Pro
sper?. To show the island in its
relationship to the natives
there, special sets and
costumes were designed.
Dr. Virgil Gray, professor of
theatre arts, designed the
stage and Sara Stewart of
Hendersonville, who has
designed costumes for several
Mars Hill productions as well
as for the Southern Ap
palachian Repertory Theatre
and the Hendersonville Little
Theatre, was called on to
make the costumes.
Dr. Gray utilized the entire
stage of Owen Theatre by
building a variety of plat
forms, and draping the set
with a cotton mesh cloth nor
mally reserved for scrims.
The costumes of the island's
inhabitants will be made from
the same material.
"Shake* peare moves so
rapidly fmm locale to locale
that it is Afficult to construct
scenery that can be moved as
quickly as the changes oc
cur," noted Dr. Gray. "The
platforms allow the maximum
Time Management Workshop
Asheville-Buncombe
Technical College will be
sponsoring a time manage
ment workshop Dec. S from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Board
Room of the Thomas Simpson
Administration building. The
instructor for the class will be
Jean Hutton.
The workshop will employ
the wholistic approach to the
problems of time manage
ment. Participants will be in
troduced to a comprehensive
program of self development
which utilizes techniques and
theories drawn from such cur
rent management processes
as management by objectives,
strategic planning, futuristics
and operant conditioning. Em
phasis will be on increasing
alertness and concentration,
planning with flexibility and
using one's time and energy
effectively.
There will be a $5 registra
tion fee (those over 65 ex
empt). For further informa
tion and reservations, please
call A-B Tech: 2S4-1921, ext.
137.
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amount of area for the actors
to work in, and. our lighting
allows the locale and time of
day to shift rapidly."
"The Tempest" will open
Dec. 5 in Owen Theatre and
will be performed through
Dec. 16. Performancs will
begin at 8 p.m. each evening
with the exception of Dec. 9
and 16. Performances will
begin at 8 p.m. each evening
with the exception of Dec. 8
and 16 which will feature Sun
day matinees beginning at
2:30 p.m. There will be no per
formance on Dec. 13. Reserv
ed seats are required and may
be made through the box of
fice which will open Dec. 3
from 1 to 5 p.m. and can be
reached by calling 688-1239.
Arrangements for groups may
be made in advance of the box
office opening by contacting
James W. Thomas, chairman.
Department of Theatre Arts,
Man Hill College. Mar* Hill <
28754, telephone 688-1803.
Special Service
At Dry Branch
Saturday
The first Saturday night
special service at the Dry
Branch Free Will Baptist
Church will begin this Satur
day at 7:30 p.m.
Several singing groups will
entertain, and the Rev. Jerry
Scalf of Kings port, Tenn., will
speak. Everyone is welcome.
Hoffman Renamed
To State Council
Speaker of the House Carl J.
Stewart Jr. of Gastonla an
nounced today the reappoint
ment of Jeanne T. Hoffman of
Mars Hill to the North
Carolina Internship Council.
The North Carolina Intern
ship Council has the respon
sibility for the determination
and selection of student in
terns assigned to the gover
nor's office and various offices
of the state government. It
screens applications for stu
dent interns and determines
the appropriateness of pro
posals for work projects in
which the student will par
ticipate.
if (iBin murm i l.
In announcing the reap
pointment, Speaker Stewart
noted that Mrs. Hoffman has
had extensive experience in
the field of education and has
been active in civic and com
munity affairs for many
years. She was honored as one
of the Outstanding Young
Women in America in 1972 and
served in 1976 as President of
the Appalachian Council on
Women.
The sheathbUl, found only in
the Antarctic regions, comes in
two species which make up the
family Chionididae of the plo
vers.
A STUDENT FROM MARSHALL is among
three freshmen pre- journalism majors at the
University of Georgia chosen to receive stu
dent assistantships. Scott Cutlip, dean of the
university's School of Journalism and Mass
Communication, is shown with assistants,
left to right, Linda A Paterson, daughter of
Rosemarie Paterson, Dunwoody, Ga.;
Darlene Brackins, daughter of Delano and
Alma Brackins of Route 4, Marshall; and
Sheri A. Fox, daughter of Wanda Fox of
Perry, Ga.
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