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SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MADISON COUNTY SINCE 1901 Vol. 84 No. 39 MADISON COUNTY LIBRARY GENERAL DELIVERY MARSHALL I NC , I tember 26, 1984 25c Loc.1 Football: 1 '1 lu Lions Stuns Wofford W - ' ' 4 * - ? ' v- .. *<<"'* *?*-. ? Rosman Rips Patriots ? . i'I ?: Turkey, Ham Shoot Planned The Ebbs Chapel Volunteer Fire Department will sponsor a turkey and ham shoot on Sept. 29 at 8 a.m. at the Upper Laurel Community Center. Board Of Elections Open Oct. 6 The Madison County Board of Elections office in Marshall wil be open on Oct. 6 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. for residents wishing to register to vote in the Nov. 7 general election. The final deadline for registering for the Nov. 7 election is Monday, Oct. 8. Boosters Club To Meet Oct. 1 The Madison High School Athletic Boosters Club will hold its annual meeting on Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at Madison H.S. The an nual report and election of officers will be delivered. Anyone interested in Madison H.S. athletics is encouraged to atend. ? -? .. ' x. ; ' " '? * ' Legion Auxiliary Meets Oct. 9 The ladies auxiliary of the American Legion Post 317 will meet on Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. All members and interested persons are in vited to attend. To place your club or organization's news in the Community Calendar, call The News Record at 649-2741. Deadline for all announcements is Monday at noon. Upcoming Public Meetings The Marshall Board of Aldermen will meet on Oct. Iat7:3fl p.m; In the Town Hall. The Madison County Board of Commissioners will meet on Oct. 1 at 5:30 p.m. in the Madison County Court House. The Mars Hill Board of Aldermen will meet on Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. In the Mars Hill Town Hall. The Madison County Board of Education will meet on Oct. 3 at 10:30 a.m. in the Madison County Court House. The Hot Springs Board of Aldermen will meet on Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Ho t Springs Town Hall. The Madison County Young Republicans Club will hold an organizational meeting on Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Mars Hill Town Hall. John Stewart of Asheville, a candidate for the State Senate, will address the meeting. All Interested persons are invited to attend. Membership in the club is limited to voters between the ages of 18 and 40. State Board Suspends Powell's Pharmacy License By STEVE FERGUSON Special To The Newt Record CARRBORO.The North Carolina Board of Pharmacy revoked the pharmacist's license of Mars Hill mayor William P. Powell following a 12-hour hearing here on Sept. 19. The board ordered Powell's license be revoked for a period of 180 days. Powell's license was revoked, but the revocation was stayed for a period of five years under the condi tion that Powell not practise in any pharmacy for 180 days beginning on Oct. 19 and that he takes and passes a pharmacy jurisprudence examina tion before resuming practise. The permit of Powell's pharmacy, the Community Medical Center Phar macy, was also ordered suspended for a period of 90 days. The suspen sion was also stayed for a period of five years on the condition that the pharmacy obey North Carolina law and Board of Pharmacy regulations. Wednesday's hearing was the culmination of an investigation begun in the spring of 1963 as a result of complaints from David George, a former administrator with the Madison Manor Nursing Center in Mars Hill. George was dismissed from his position following a conflict with Powell, the nursing home's phar macist. Following his dismissal, George contacted the North Carolina Dept. of Justice concerning ir regularities at the nursing home. In February, Powell pleaded guilty to a zfelony charge of Medicaid fraud as president of CMCP, Inc., the cor porate name for the pharmacy, in the Wake County Superior Court. He also entered a guilty plea to a misde meanor charge of Medicaid fraud. CMCP, Inc. paid a $40,000 fine and Powell was also fined $10,000 as a result of the convictions. Powell has served as a pharmacist at Community Medical Center Phar macy since 1967. He has served as mayor of Mars Hill since 1965. The pharmacy board's decision was announced following a 13-hour session. The board considered the earlier convictions and five other fac tors in reaching its verdict. The pharmacy board found that Powell: kept generic drugs in stock labelled as brand-name drugs; dispensed the drug chloral hydrate in a broken-down condition; failed to charge lower prices for generic druf$ and dispensed sample drugs to pa tients while billing the cost to Medicaid. At Wednesday's hearing here, Powell testified that he entered the earlier guilty pleas upon the advice of his attorney, Bruce Briggs of Mars Hill. He said that he entered the guil ty pleas to get the hearing process over with and spare embarrassment to unnamed persons Regarding the charge that generic drugs were stored in brand-name drug bottles, Powell testified that he had the word "for" taped on all such bottles so that his employees would BILL POWELL know that the drug was a generic equivalent. Regarding his service as phar macist to Madison Manor Nursing Continued On Page 6 No Decision On Sexton's Salary Larry Davis Hired As Policeman By ROBERT KOENIG Marshall town officials met in closed session for 30 minutes Monday night discussing whether the to pay former town employee Charlie Sexton. When they emerged from the closed-door meeting, no decision was announced. Mayor Wild told The News Record that the town officials have deeded to respond to * letter front AshevttJl at torney J. Patrick Whalen, Jr. regar ding Sexton's case. Whalen\is representing Sexton in his dispve with the town. Wild said the town would respond on Tuesday. Wild made the letter from Whalen public, along with a memorandum from town attorney, Charles Mashburn. In his letter to the town officials, Whalen asked that the town pay Sex ton for 220 hours work he performed as a town employee. Whalen also re quests an additional $100 for his legal services. Whalen requested that the town pay Sexton before Sept. 25. Sexton continued to work for the town's Water and Sewer Dept. for several weeks following an Aug. 14 dispute with Mayor Wild. Following the dispute, Wild insisted that Sexton resigned his position at the time of their dispute. Sexton was kept on the job by his supervisor, alderman Sam my Lunsford. Sexton discontinued working for the town following a Sept. 10 meeting of the town's aldermen. Monday's meeting was a continuation of the earlier meeting. The Sept. 10 session was cut short when Lunsford left the meeting complaining of a headache, leaving the board without a quorum In his memo to the town board, Mashburn said he believe that the town is legally responsible to pay "for services rendered by Sexton to the town in accordance with time records as may be verified." Mashburn did not comment on whether Sexton should be paid his previous salary, but said he should be paid, "the reasonable value of the services rendered." Mashburn warned the board that, should Sexton bring suit to collect wages owed, he can also allege otter damages. A possible court settlement could include the costs of Sextan's legal counsel, should the town be found liable. The town would also in cur its own legal expense in ! the action, Mashburn wrote S! In exchange for payment, Mash burn advised, the town should require Sexton to execute a complete release from further claims against the town. The executive session was the final order of business discussed during Monday's meeting. Earlier, the aldernu* voted to hire Larry Uavis aa a town policeman, replacing Chris Bowman who resigned last week. Mayor Wild said the town is awaiting final approval from state officials in vestigating Davis' background before swearing him into office. Davis will be paid $8,400 per year. Several residents attended the meeting to discuss sewer problems. Alderman Ed Niles asked that all Marshall residents with sewer pro blems report their problems to town officials immediately. Mayor Wild said that final payment to Taylor and Murphy Construction Co. will not be made until complaints relating to the sewer project are addressed. Mayor Wild asked residents to in form town secretary Linda Dodson of problems with sewer connections. The board discussed, but took no action on a request from Frank and Cecilia Ward that monthly meetings be held on the second Monday of each month. The Wards prepare the town's monthly financial statement. Moving meetings to the second Monday, they say, wiull allow them time to prepare a more complete monthly report. Marion Wallin pointed out that both UiftJiUslltU i Anna Huh Eastern Star chapters meet n the second Mon day of each month. Alderman John Dodson asked if the change would re quire an amendment to the town charter. The matter was then sent along to the town attorney for an opi nion. Linda Dodson asked the aldermen to pass a resolution in support of a local child identification program similar to the Child Find program be ing conducted by the Buncmobe County Sheriff's Dept. Mrs. Dodson said that the program will need volunteers to assist with fingerprinting Marshall youngsters. She told the board that help has already been promised by students at Mars Hill College, the Madison Coun ty Board of Education and the Dept. of Social Services. The program will not cost the town, she said. Mayor Wild said, "I think it iis a good thing to help locate missing children. We've been very lucky around here. Let's hope we never need the information." The board passed a resolution supporting the project, details of which are not yet available. John Oodaon reported on his trip to Raleigh to accept the town's Com munity of Excellence Award from Gov. James B. Hunt. The award is presented annually by the N.C. Dept. of Commerce in recognition of town' efforts to improve facilities and at tract industry. Richard Kingston addressed the board concerning improvements to the town's Water Dept. building. Kingston urged the town to recognize the improvement efforts of Marshall businesses. Kingston cited recent renovations made by Home Electric Co. and The News Record. The meeting was adjourned shortly after 9 p.m. The Board of Aldermen will hold their regular monthly meeting on Monday, Oct. 1 at 7:90 p.m. in Town Hall. ' Community Of Excellence'
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