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M Q\ \ News Record SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MADISON COUN? ? - - k-.?H STARi-IN<5 -SENTRY ? J? Vol. 84 No. 29 PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE COUNTY SEAT AT MARSH. RT 3* BOX 3 IS mabcMALL jtf _ Juiy 18, Vt.' 1 ' 25c Marshall Police Chief Faces Larceny Charge Wild Says Cox Won't Be Sworn In By ROBERT KOENIG Marshall's newly appointed police chief, Herschel F. Cox, was arrested by Asheville police on July 2, three days before his appoint ment by the Marshall Board of Aldermen. Cox, 27, of Weaverville was arrested and charged with felonious larceny. Cox was scheduled for an appearance in Bun combe County District Court on Tuesday on the charge. In a telephone interview with The News Record Monday night, Cox said that he intends to plead not guilty to the charge. Cox is represented by Asheville attorney Jack Stuart. The felony charge stems from Cox's former employment as a security guard at an Asheville hotel. The warrant served at the time of his ar rest alleges that Cox stole 1868.50 from the hotel, the Great Smokies Hilton. The theft is alleged to have occurred on June 21, 1964. Cox was appointed Marshall chief of police on July 5 at a special called meeting of the town board. Cox's arrest has postponed his taking office and left Marshall without a chief for the two member force. Contacted after The News Record learned of the arrest, Mayor Betty Wild indicated that Cox would not be sworn in as chief because of the ar rest. Although Cox has not been officially sworn in, he has ridden with Marshall police on patrol duty. During a telephone interview Monday night, Cox indicated that he has spoken with Wild. He said that he listed the name of the security agency with which he was employed on June 21 on his application to become the town's police Chief. Cox said that although Wild told him he will not be sworn in, he has "no idea" whether or not he has been fired. Mayor Wild said it may not be necessary to officially dismiss Cox because he was never sworn into office. Town attorney Charles Mashburn is studying the matter. Mayor Wild declined to comment regarding Cox's applica tion for employment.. The mayor defended the decision to hire Cox, saying that a check with state law officials in Raleigh failed to reveal the July 2 arrest. "We didn't act impulsively. We ran checks on him and they came back clean. We felt like we had done our job," she said. At the July 5 meeting at which he was ap pointed, Cox was recommended by former Marshal police chief Faye Reid, who told the aldermen, "I've checked his credentials and he's beautiful." Wild said that the town will begin looking for a new Chief to replace Cox immediately. We're Not Talking To Each Other By ROBERT KOENIG Folks in different parts of Madison County aren't talking to each other on the telephone and that will make it hard for the county to get extended area service (EAS) in the near future. That was the word from Turner Rogers, vice president of Contel, the local telephone utility. Rogers explained ex tended area service at last week's meeting of the Com munity Development Associa tion at the Senior Citizens Center in Marshall. The club has been studying the possibility of eliminating toll charges for intra-county calls by switching to the EAS system. Rogers told the meeting that EAS would mean an increase in the basic monthly charge for service. Although he declined to say what that in crease might be, Rogers said earlier studies of EAS showed that residential customers would have their monthly charges increased by 94.30 for county-wide service. In order to provide county wide toll-free service, Rogers explained, Contel would have to rewire the entire county at a cost in excess of 1700,000. The rate increase would be necessary to allow Contel to recover the costs of rewiring. Rogers also said that it ap pears that there is not present ly enough demand for the countywide service. He presented the results of a study of customers' bills for June of this year which seem ed to back up his argument. According to the figures Rogers presented, 44 percent of Marshall customers never call Mars Hill exchanges, while M.7 percent of Mars Hill customers did not call Hot Springs. Almost half of all Mars Hill customers did not call Marshall exchanges dur ing the month. There's very little talk bet ween Guntertown and Mars Hill these days, too. More than ?1 percent of Mars Hill customers had no calls to Guntertown numbers in the month. The busiest lines are bet ween Marshall and Hot Spr ings and it appears that Hot Springs residents are doing most of the dialing. Rogers said that intracoun ty calls have increased since the last study, but that the amount of use is still below the point where the state Utility Commission might order EAS installed. The commission, Rogers said, studies the amount of telephone traffic between communities when determin ing if EAS is needed. In order for the Utility Com mission to approve EAS, Rogers said, there must be community interest in the ser vice demonstrated by peti tions and customer use. The commission would then order Contel to conduct a cost study and prepare ballots to poll customers to determine if EAS was wanted. "We're not against EAS," Rogers said, "But it doesn't appear that a majority of the people would benefit. Contel is vitally interested in helping Madison County. We want to see industryin this county, too. If the customers want EAS and they're willing to pay for it, they'll get it." Rogers said that EAS ser vice could be limited to Mar shall and Mars Hill exchanges or to Just Marshall and Hot Springs exchanges instead of the entire county. The Contel VP said the utili ty is proceeding with construc tion on Madison County lines to convert to new digital swit ching equipment. The digital equipment will enable Contel to offer new services to county customers including call for warding, call waiting and con ference calls. Rogers added that the new equipment would lower operating costs. G rover Angel of Mars Hill suggested holding a county wide meeting on the subject. The community development committee will meet again to discuss county-wide toll-free service on the first Thursday in Sept. It was also announced at the meeting that area judging in the N.C. Community Develop ment Club Association beautification contest will be held on August 19. Jerry' Plemmons also an nounced that a meeting on weatherization for non-profit organizations will be held on June 19 at 7:30 p.m. Plem mons said that non-profit organizations may receive up to $500 in assistance toward weatherizing club buildings or halls. CHRIS STINSON County 4-H'er Named To Slate Troupe By PAM CROWHURST Madison County 4-H'er Chris Stinson has been selected to participate in the state 4-H per forming arts troupe this week in Raleigh. Chris, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Stin son of Marshall, was selected as one if the 2B performers taking part in this year's troupe. Stinson won a place in the troupe through audi tions held this spring. In addition tothe per formers, 17 technicians make up the 4-H group. The troupe's premier performance will be held tonight in Raleigh during the annual state 4? h Congress in the capital. More than 1,300 4-H'ers, adult leaders and 4-H supporters will attend the premier of "Seasons." This fall, the company of young performers will stage four adcHtional performances in other parts of the state. nn ?l m ?? ' * seasons was wrmen tor me troupe oy Mark Dearmon, state troupe coordinator and a media specialist in the agricultuyralk com munications department at North Carolina STate University. According to Dearmon, the show is much more dramatic than the troupe's 1963 production. "Last year's show was a celebration of the 75-year history of 4-H in North Carolina," Dear mon said. "Seasons' concerns many health issues that we face in today's society and the ef fects that they can have on an individual's life. Despite the more serious theme, 'Seasons' still contains 13 musicla numbers ranging from popular tunes such as 'Beat It' and 'What A Peeling' to the classical 'Canon in D' by Pacha bel." The performers, ages 13 through 19, are directed and supported by adult leaders behind stage. Rath bone Trial Sent On To Superior Court Murder charges against Clyde Rathbone of Sleepy Valley will be heard in Madison County Superior Court, possibly during the September term of the court. Rathbone is charged with murdering his brother, | Charles Rathbone, during a June 13 shootout at their | father's home. Rathbone's case was sent on to Superior Court by District Court Judge Leonard Van ' Noppen during Wednesday 's i session of court. Judge Van Noppen con j tinued charges of asssault and carrying a concealed weapon against Marshall alderman Sammy Lunsford until the Ju ly 27 session of District Court. The court dismissed murder charges against Zeb Hensley after the Madison County grand jury refused to indict Hensley for the June 21 shooting of his son, Clayton. Angela Kay Watts Hardin, charged with shoplifting, entered a guilty plea to a charge of concealment of mer chandise and was sentenced to six months in jail. Dianne Ray Moore, also charged with shoplifting, entered a guilty plea to concealment of mer chandise and received a suspended sentence of 16-to-20 mmttw in tail MfltfT Win nlln fined $300 and ordered to pay court costs. Charges of non-support against Brenda Church Johnson were dismissed, as were trespassing charges against both Roger Roberts and Buford Henderson. The court found probable cause for charges of false pretense against Janice Sawyer and sent the case on to Superior Court for trial. Charges of possessing stolen property, conspiracy-common law and breaking, entering j and larceny against James Buckner were dismissed as , were conspiracy charges i against Tim Denton. Betty Pressley was found guilty of assault and received a suspended six-month' sentence. The court also found Dean McCarter guilty of assault and sentenced him to 30 days, suspended for one year. McCarter was also ordered to pay court costs and 175 in attorney fees. The court also scheduled a July 26 probable cause heart ing for Gary Higgins and James Jones. Both men are charged with discharging a firearm into occupied proper ty. Higgins is also charged with damage to real property. Junior Moody and Jack Long failed to appear to answer charges of breaking, entering and larceny Judge Van Noppen issued arrest warrants for both men and ordered them held under (2,000 secured bond pending trial. The court accepted a defer ral agreement in cases involv ing Jeff Flynn, charged with assault and communicating threats. The court heard traffic related cases during the Thursday session of District Court. EVdon Thomas Ogle, charg ed with driving under the in fluence, pleaded guilty to reckless driving Ogle receiv ed a suspended six-month sentence and was fined $125. Tim Lynn Wilds pleaded guilty to a charge of indecent exposure. Wilds received a six-month sentence, suspend ed for two yean and was fined $65 and ordered to pay court costs. Peter Anthony Doreo, III entered guilty pleas to speeding and a provisional license violation. Charges of driving while impaired were dismissed. Doreo received a six-month suspended sentence He was also fined $100. Charles Frank Wells plead ed guilty to driving while im paired and no operators license and received a suspended 6frday sentence, a 9100 fine and was ordered to surrender his license. Charles Lee Davis pleaded guilty to consuming a malt beverage in the passenger area and littering and receiv ed a two-month suspended sentence and a $25 fine. The court also continued a number of driving while im paired cases. DWI charges against Jeffrey Martin Ander son, Kimberly Elizabeth Hen son, Kenneth Wayne King, Continued On Page 1 Correction In a story in last week's issue concerning the public meeting held on the division of the Laurel precinct, we incor rectly reported that Garland Adams spoke in opposition of the split. Donald Norton pointed out that Adams spoke in favor of the plan at the this error. *4 v t" : ' * 'xr: ?: , ?.? IgpvlSi W- ?%? Memories: Return To The Past ? :-w By LilUc McDevitt Clark Jearaey to the Phi V Xa >? In the early 1970'*, I asked ray husband to take me from our retirement home in the Beech community of northern Buncombe County .back to my old home place, Revere, in Madison County. It was a beautiful (all day and the mountains Had put tMr drees of many colors. . had its family brand and you seldom heard of an ownership I always looked forward to the Wednesday walks, for Mother knew all the names of the trees, shrubs, flowers, birds and herbe and she taught me at an early age to distinguish the poisonous snakas from the non ad the trails, for there of flowers and little chestnut trees that seem ed to belong to the chipmunks, They are few now, but when I see one, I always want to stroll along until I get to the end. People used these trails so much in the mountains to cut the distance between places, and we called them "nigh ways." I was excited about going back to my old birthplace as we left Beech early in the mor ning, and drove down to Mar schools stood. Boys and girls | would walk for miles out of the hollows, cores, and mountains to get there. Others that lived | too far would find a place in the community to stay. In place of the big schoolhottae, we found a beautiful Baptist church. In stead of cabins and battened | houses, there rrx k , wood something about houses that and homey, with |
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