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Vol. M No. 3 SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MADISON COUNTY COUNTY LIBRARY # GENERAL DELIVERY I MARSHALL PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE COUNTY SEAT AT MARSHALL. I 23723 25c Committee Formed To Study County Future RON ELLER, a member of the county plann ing board, outlines goals for members of the citizens' planning committee during Wednes day night organizational meeting in Mar shall. Clarke Files For Re-election Congressman James Mc Clure Clarke toured Madison County Monday accompanied by county commissioner Er vin Adams and county at torney Larry Leake. Clarke toured the Marshall Senior Citizens' Center, met with students at Madison H.S. and Marshall Primary School and toured both the Unaka Center and Melville Footwear facility in Hot Springs. Clarke also met with political leaders throughout the county and stopped by The News Record office for an in terview before touring Mars Hill and Yancey County. While addressing govern ment students at Madison High, the congressman answered questions from the students. Clarke told the students that he supported the state's capital punishment law and was opposed to gun con trol. The first-term con gressman also said he favored a withdrawal of marine forces stationed in Beirut. In an interview with The News Record, Clarke said that he will officially announce his candidacy at a Thursday afternoon press conference in Asheville. He has already an REP. JAMES McCLURE CLARKE shares a laugh with students at Madison H. S. during question and answer session Monday. nounced that he has filed for election with the state Board of Elections in Raleigh. Clarke is expected to be challenged by former congressman Bill Hendon, whom Clarke unseated in the 1982 election. Reflecting on his first year in Congress, Clarke said that he was surprised the Congress was able to pass as many resolutions as it did in 1963. He cited the passage of 10 ap propriations bills as an exam ple. Clarke, a former state senator, said that the U. S. Congress operates differently from the General Assembly. "You serve on fewer commit tees and you tend to become specialized." The freshman congressman is a member of the House Interior committee "You look out on the floor of the House, and sometimes there are only 20 or 30 members on the floor. Most of the other members are in committee meetings that go Marijuana Trial Opens Testimony began Monday in Madison County Superior Court in the first of several drug-related cases scheduled to be heard. The week-long session opened with jury selection in the case of Reuben and Tilda Payne of Little Pine. Both are charged with manufacturing a controlled substance with intent to distribute. The charges stem from a series of raids con ducted last August by agents of the State Bureau of In vestigation (SBI) A jury of six men and six women heard opening arguments and testimony from an SBI agent during Monday's hearing. District At torney Tom Rusher said (hat the Paynes were attending eight marijuana fields on Roberts Rd. Rusher said the SBI recovered 2,333 plants in the raid. Payne's defense attorney. Robert Brown, told the jury that the Paynes were not the owners of Ihe property, but were serving as caretakers and were unaware that the il legal crop was growing on the property. on while the House is in ses sion. When there's a roilcall vote, the committee rooms empty and everyone goes to the floor for a vote." Clarke will return to Washington Saturday for the reopening of Congress on Mon day. ','The _ most immediate thmg will be pressure In flef the Marines uwt of LeOanoi^ think we hav? to get them iW as soon as we can." Clarke said he could support station ing the Marines on ships off shore. "Our whole involve ment there is questionable and I'd like to see us get out." Reducing the federal deficit is the top domestic priority facing Congress as it returns according to Clarke. The freshman congressman said that some projects could be cut and called for closing tax loopholes in order to reduce the budget. Clarke said he did not think Congress would pass a large tax increase during this election year. Clarke said he meets with 30 other freshmen congressmen every week to discuss budget items. The passage of the (Continued on Page 4 SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE Liston Ramsey officially entered the 52nd Senate District race Monday by paying $78 filing free with the Madison County Board of Elections. >? ' 1 h U.S. re! ' The North' ment of ' approved funding for three projects in Madison County a Jan U meeting in AH hre? County r are on por lions of U. S. ?-70 Total co^t |g . old The News the state board approved $400,000 for engineering studies on U S. 25-70 from N.C *? to Hot %?r ?lid an. IK 1400.000 . studies art needed to deter mine the best means of widen tog both portions of highway. A third MOO, MO was approv ed to fund right of uaj acquisi ? ions iionR U. j$ 25-70 frnni N.C. MBteWalmn Ail thrmn rjnlnf.t. u..li l,? vui ? ; ? ' ? proj?M.v Wii ?? ? Enters* Race .? %7-JB North Carolina lieutenant Gov Jimmy Green officially announced Mr candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor Friday on the i of the! i has By ROBERT KOENIG A new committee of county residents held an organizational meeting last Wednesday night at the county courthouse. More than 40 residents attended the opening session. The citizens' committee was formed at the suggestion of county planning board member Don Anderson. The committee, composed of county leaders, will meet to formulate a plan for economic development within the county. When the work of the committee is completed, a written report of suggestions and recommenda tions will be reviewed by the planning board and presented to the Board of County Commis sioners. Commission chairman Ervin Adams attended Wednesday's organizational meeting. Planning board member Jerry Plemmons chaired Wednesday night's meeting. Plem mons introduced the members of the commit tee and outlined the committee's goals and timetable. The committee is expected to meet five or six times in the coming months to discuss the course of future economic development. Com mittee members will be assisted by staff members from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the N.C. Department of Natural Resources and Community Development (NRCD). Plemmons introduced Mars Hill College professor Ron Eller, who outlines the history of the planning board and familiarized the com mittee members with a report on the future of the county prepared by the planning board las^ year. Eller told the committee members, "There are limitations to our ability to attract industry. We need to look at ways we can attract certain kinds of industries, support in-county small businesses and use the resources we have in the county." Eller went on to say, "We believe we need to find ways to support and strengthen our rural and agricultural way of life." Plemmons said that the committee would be divided into three subcommittees to study the issues of economic development. The sub committees will study agricultural and forestry, economic development and the quali ty of life. The economic development subcom mittee will devote attention to issues of attrac ting new industries, promoting tourism and retirement home construction and supporting small business. The Quality of Life subcommittee will study the county's transportation and education systems and ways to improve services to coun ( Continued on Page 8 , DISTRICT COURT JUDGE ROBERT H. LACEY Judge Lacey Files For Re-Election Chief District Court judge Robert H. Lacey of the 24th Judicial District which in cludes Madison County has fil ed for the nomination in the May 8 Republican primary Judge Lacey filed with the state Board of Elections in Raleigh. Lacey has held his position on the bench since being ap pointed in 1975 by Gov. James Holshouser. He was appointed chief judge by Chief Justice Joseph Branch in I960. Judge Lacey is a lifelong resident of Newland. He graduated from Newland H.S. and attended Appalachian State University. He graduated from the Wake Forest University School of Law in XM9 and was engaged in private practise Jintfl his ap pointment 19 the bench in 1975 Lacey has three children, Cathie L. Smith of Charlotte. Debbie Sechrist of Winston Salem and Robert , Jr. He is married to the former Faith Gibson of Pineola. Lacey is a former chairman of the Avery County Republican executive com mittee, former attorney for Avery County and the towns of Elk Park and Banner Elk. He is a member of the First Bap tist Church of Newland and served as a Sunday school teacher and as director in 1974 and 1975. He is presently an assistant teacher of the adult men's Sunday school class Weaverville Awards Contracts Contracts for water line con struction were awarded by the Weaverville Town Council on Monday night. The contract wwre awarded to Wheeler Construction Co. of Weaver ville after the results of bid ding were announced by town manager Larry Sprinkle. Wheeler Construction sub mitted the lowest bid for both portions of the project to in stall water lines on Wildwood Ave., Alexander Rd., Church St. and Highland Ave. The water line extension for Highland Ave. was let for bid as a separate project. Wheeler Construction sub mitted a low bid of *50,479 60 for the base project to install lines along Wildwood Ave.. Alexander Rd. and Church SI . The project was originally budgeted for 9(3,000 Tenneco Construction submitted the next lowest bid, $51,85# The second contract to in stall lines on Highland Ave was awarded on a low bid of $17,835. I fund Capital improvement budget and placing it in the water improvement fund budget. The $8,200 adjustment will fund both portions of the water line project and create a $3,000 contingency fund for the project. Sprinkle said. In other business, the coun cil granted approval to a transfer of franchise rights with the town's cable televi sion operator. Clearview Cable, the present operator, has proposed to sell the fran chise to Cencom Communica tions. The council also approved replacing 300 feet of sewer line on Main Street near Lake Louise Town manager Larry Sprinkle asked for permission to negotiate with Terry Brothers Construction Co.. contractors on the sewer pro ject, for a price on the 360-foot project Sprinkle said die repairs were needed because could get the contractor to do the job for the same rate of $7 per foot as agreed on the sewer project. Sprinkle added that an additional manhole, at a cost of about $1,000, would also be needed. The town manager assured the council members that funds were available for the job. Sprinkle said, "If I get in to it and the costs are outrageous, the sewer will still be overflowing next month." The town manager also ask ed the council to define the town's policy on installing water service to new businesses and residences. Sprinkle said that the town currently has no such policy. The problem hasn't presented itself, he said, because most of the old lines in town ran down the middle of the streets. In newer parts ef the town, however, it is necessary to way t areut sheltering town employee's deductions to their retirement system. The deductions from the employees' paychecks will be deducted from the gross salary, lowering the employees' tax liability. The income Contributed to the fund will be taxed when the employee retires Council member Kathy Young addressed the session concerning water charges to the Reems Creek Volunteer Fire Department Fire chief Zane Cole asked if the town could provide free water , for the department's fire hydrant . The hydrant is used to fill the company's truck
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