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By POP The postponed St. Patrick's Day parade here Saturday was quite a success, before the parade started at 1 p.m., of people came to see the event, largest waiting group assembled in of the courthouse while many stood on Baptist church porch and other loca along Main Street. Several youth groups and many covered wagons were featured in the parade. Also prominent *were the local fire trucks and firemen. I congratulate the Marshall Downtown Mer , chants Association for sponsoring the event. Items from here and there: One of the ? most touching and sad occasions was held Saturday morning at Bowman Funeral Home when funeral services were held for the five members of the Carmel Ma this family who perished in a fire which gutted their home on Ray Hill Road, nine miles from Hendersonville on the night of March 19. The main chapel of the funeral home was crowded, the family room was crowd ed, the adjoining chapel was crowded as were the other rooms. It was perhaps the largest gathering of relatives and friends to ever attend services at the funeral home. My deepest sympathy is extended to the father, Carmel and Charlene, 16, a daughter, who both survived the blaze, and to the other relatives. The black walnut cake, baked by Mrs. . Grace English, was bought by "Bill" at the **Methosidt ladies' rummage and bake sale last Thursday. Grace, it was delicious. We i enjoyed it very much. NOT A PRANK In last week's Heard and Seen column I wrote of several false alarms received by ^-"Marshall firemen in the past several weeks. One such reported "false alarm" was men tioned which occurred a few nights ago on tthe Walnut Creek Road in the corporate limits. I'm glad to clarify this particular in stance. Upon hearing the siren about mid night, I was notified that the fire was on Walnut Creek Road and the home of Wade Huey was on fire. I quickly dressed and started to the scene. On the way, I met two fire trucks coming toward town from the Walnut Creek Road. I went on up to the Huey home and quickly saw that there was no fire there. Naturally, I was glad. I drove back to town and asked a fellow at the fire department about the fire call. He replied that it was a false alarm. This was the se cond such call in two weeks and I thought it timely to warn against such calls. It was not until last Thursday that I received a call jj from Larry Anders, who lives on the Walnut ^ Creek Road, telling me that he noticed smoke and flames coming from a home >near Wade Huey's (not Wade's) and he call ed the fire department, thinking he was "doing the community a service." After liearing what Larry said, I agreed that I would have done the same thing and com mended him for making the call. As it turn ed out the fire did little or no damage. He told several firemen why he called and everyone understood. It happens that this particular incident wasn't a prank, but a : justified fire call. However, other false calls *3have been pranks. Since Larry is a fireman, I'm sure he will agree with me that such calls are dangerous. I'm glad Larry called which was the right thing to do. What I was driving at were those who purposely call in alarms just for "kicks." This was not case of Larry's call. Building Permits Drop 29% permits issued in 1979 in North s 38 reporting cities 10,000 population , N.C. Labor C. Brooks The value of down 29.0 per the October 1979 and down percent from November to the commis housing permits issued North Carolina 11 months of year's trend dwelling con fer multi-family units were up 39.0 when compared to the 11-month period in 1978, erce in tion cost per single-family home was $42,985 for permits issued in November. "Construction cost alone does not reflect the total ex penditure a prospective homeowner in North Carolina would have to shoulder to buy the average, three-bedroom, bath-and-a-half home," Brooks said. He noted that the other costs generally anociated with such an in vestment includes lot pur chase, dosing costs, finance charges and builder profit. Hot Springs Seeks Rural Mail Carrier JETER BAKER, left, recently became the first member of a new kind of county residence for retired folks, located on Rector's Corner Road south of Marshall. With him are Nancy Roberts, Ed wina Mintz and Boyd Mintz, supervisors who live full-time in the two buildings, cooking, caring for and transporting the residents. The Mintzes live in one building, and Nancy and her hus band Roger live in the other. The new facilities are designed for older people on lower incomes who want to live in a home-like at mosphere. Those interested in ap plying for one of the 10 residences can now contact Bob Carter at the Department of Social Services, 649-2711. ' Scott Says Citizens Should Have The Power To Veto Bad Laws Former Gov. Bob Scott, in a policy statement released this week, said he intends to push for legislation that will limit any increases in the state's property taxes. He said he will also support legislation that will restrict the growth of state govern ment and will allow voters to reject unpopular laws passed by the General Assembly. "Steps must be taken to de emphasize the property tax as the funding source for all local government activities," Scott said. "As property taxes in crease, more and more people who are unable to absorb the increase are forced to sell their property." Scott said he will seek the advice of county and municipal officials in drawing up a plan that will place ceil ings on the expenditures of counties where property taxes are the only source of income. Under the plan, the growth of state government will be based on the growth of per capita income, population and productivity, and state government will not be able to force programs on counties and cities without first agree ing to fund them. "Because of state and federally mandated programs and state legislation, county commissioners and city coun cils have no choice but to levy higher and higher taxes," Scott said. "If our state government does its job of financing what it should, our counties can meet their responsibilities." The growth of state govern ment at a faster rate than the overall population and economy must M halted, Scott said. Since he left the governor's office in 1973, Scott pointed out that the annual state budget has increased by almost 130 percent and the number of state employees has increased by 31 percent. During this period the population of North Carolina has increased by on ly 6 percent. "The increase in state Census Will Count Travelers Although you may be away from home on Census Day April 1, the Census Bureau TV Series Treats Family, Consumer Law A new TV series beginning on March 30 on Channel 33-UHF, UNC-TV will present a series of eight television pro grams on "Family and Con sumer Law." Each program is based on legal problems concerning families at dif ferent stages of the family life cycle. The programs will be shown at 2:30 p.m. : March 30, The Acquiring Years ; April 6, When Things Go Wrong; April 13, Children; April 20, Looking Ahead; April 27, Family Dissolution by Separation or Divorce; May 4, Family Dissolution by Death of Spouse; May U, Miscellaneous (delivery of legal services). The programs were developed by North Carolina Young Lawyers Association and North Carolina Home Economics Association. This announcement was sent by Justine Rosier, extension specialst. If there are any questions call Sharon Carter at the extension service in Marshall, wants to find you at your tem porary location and count you as a resident of your home ci ty, county and state, R.M. Taylor, manager of the local census office, said today. This special project, part of the 1980 Census of Population and Housing is called "T-Night," the "T" standing for "traveler" or "transient." "T-Night" will be March 31 throughout the United States. On "T-Night" the night before Census Day, lodgers in hotels, motels and like places (costing H per night or more) will be given individual census forms to complete. They pro vide space to indicate "usual place of residence." After these forms have been col lected, they will be sorted at the local district office. Per sons who indicate a home ad dress elsewhere will be allocated to their appropriate home areas. Permanent residents will be counted as part of the local population where they are lodging Caney Fork The Caney Fork Baptist Church will hold a singing next Sunday beginnim at 3 p.m. The pastor, the Rev. Jack Davis, invites everyone to at tead . Havo Your Chimnoy | S Cloanod Now! ! Pilot's Mako Suro It' i u Cloon and Soft Xall for froo ostimatol DovWWyn^ employees is five times greater than the increase in population, and the increase in state spending is one and one tialf times greater than the in crease in per capita income," Scott said. "Government is the fastest growing business in North Carolina and I intend to change that." In an effort to make state government more responsive to the needs and desires of the people of North Carolina, Scott said he will support a petition and referendum system that allows the state's voters to reject unpopular legislation passed by the General Assembly. This system would be similar to California legisla tion under which the Proposi tion 13 tax reform bill was ratified. Criminal Court Meets March 27 Tbe criminal session of District Court will be held at ?:? am March 37 at the The docket reads as follows: Sandra Higgins, DU1 and fall to report accident, no liab. ins. and display fictitious license, fugitive warrant; Robert Thomas Soffiekl. viol, town ord.; Edward J.R. Kirkpa trick, viol, town ord.; Jack Stines, damage to pro perty, hit and run; David Kirkpa trick, creating public dist., communicating threats, assault with deadly weapon; George Ramsey, assault with deadly weapon, com municating threats; Clyde Rathbone, intimidating witness. Urias Ramsey, DUI; Jack Stines,, fail to appear; Billy Gosnell, BEiL. assault; James C Swanger, reckless* driving; Luther Atkens, damage to property, assault with deadly weapon, damage to property, second charge of assault with deadly weapon; Sam Cantreil, communicating threats; Robert L. Ogle, -DUI and DWLR; Leste Thomas, larceny; William Thomas, larceny; Claude English, DUI and DWLR, poas. fictitious license, no registration and no liab. ins.; Deborah Reed Sprinkle, simple assault. Bobby Jack Banks, DUI; Ricky Lane Tweed, non support; Buford Henderson, assault on female; State of North Carolina and Joann Massey Rector vs. Jerry Rec tor; Nina Nichols vs. Horace Sidney Ebbs; George K. Income Reports Due For Social Security Social Security Annual Reports of Earnings for 1979 are due by April 15, according to T.L. Johnson, field representative in the Asheville Social Security of fice. Johnson said reports are due from people receiving Social Security benefits who worked and earned more than the annual exempt amount in wages or self-employment in 1979. The 1979 annual exempt amount was $3,480 for people under age 65 all of 1979 and $4,500 for people age 65 and over. Social Security . witnnoias ?1 in Denents tor each $2 of annual earnings over the exempt amount. A special monthly test is us ed during a person's first year of retirement. Under this test, a person can receive Social Security benefits for any month in which he or she did little or no work regardless of total annual earnings. This monthly test can be used only in the first year of retirement. The annual report is used by the Social Security Ad ministration to determine whether the correct amount of Social Security benefits was paid during 1979. If too much or tpq little was paid, any ad justments necessary is made after "the annual report is received. The annual exempt amount for I960 is $3,750 for people under age 65 and $5,000 for people age 65 and over. Most people who need to file a report should have received one in the mail. If a person did not receive a form, or lost the one he or she received, addi tional copies can be obtained at any Social Security office. The people at the office will be glad to answer any ques tions or assist in completing the form. The Asheville Social Security office is located at 400 Executive Park, telephone number 252-8773 or if long distance, ask the operator for WX 3500. r Richard Tesner, com municating threat!, BE&L, Jimmy D. Davis, trespass; Hubert Roberta, DWLPR; Coy Lee Autrey, OUI; Johnny Waldroup, communicating i threat*, contrib. to delinquen cy of minor, taking indecent libertiea with child; Charles H. Ferguson, blocking highway, DUI; Randy Roberts, damage to public prop.; John Oscar Chandler, DWLR and DUI, drugs; Gary M. Price, drunk and disrup tive; Dewey W. Justice, Sp 67/55 and DUI; George Caldwell, drunk and disrup tive; Nathan E. Tino, DUI; Melanie J. Bird, no registra tion; Gerome W. Gosnell, PUI; Roy Lee Gilliam Jr., DUI and transporting; Pady Ramsey, drunk and disrup tive. Dallas Roberts, assault on female; Robert Daniel Mace, DUI and Sp 74/55, RD unsafe tires; Rickey D. Wallace, DUI; Verna S. Green, murder; Russell Peek, assault by pointing gun, trespass; Joe Ross Chandler, drunk and disruptive; Charles Tweed, fail to stop at scene of acci dent; Harlice C. Perrigan, DUI; Billy Stout, larceny; Claude English, failure to ap pear, DWLPR, no regi8t. and no liab. ins., unsafe move Iment. The News -Record NON-PARTISAN IN POLITICS (USPS 388-440) ALAN H. ANDERSON. Editor JAMES I. STORY, Editorial Consultant And Columnist JULIA WILLIAMS. Advertisir* Manager Published Weekly By Madison County Publishing Co. Inc. BOX 369 MARSHALL. N.C. 28753 PHONE: (704) 649-2741 Subscription Rates In Madison And Buncombe County 12 Mm. 6 Mot. $4.00 <3.00 Subscription Rates Outside Madison Co. 12 Mas S&00 6 Mos. *6.00 3 Mos. $4.00 (PLUS 4 front U S SMl To) Sacond Claw Privitef ?* Authorized At Marshall. N.C. 28753 Canyxiafibiri NOTto save far her future? With the coat of everything going up every day, it's not easy for a young family to think about saving. 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