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i ? - ' 5 > -h -i - v 3 *" . . THE NEWS RECOR Editorial Hard Work Pays For Greater Ivy Neighbors Madison County athletes now have a fine new ballpark to play in thanks to the efforts of the residents of the Greater Ivy community. Residents of the community met this past Sunday to dedicate the field. The ballfield is the result of years of hard work by the neighbors of Greater Ivy. Dozens of volunteers contributed hundreds of hours of their time grading and seeding the field, erecting the grandstands and fences. Hie result of their efforts is a first-class facility Madison County can point to with pride. The good people of Greater Ivy don't wait for government hadouts to improve their community. They pitch in together and get things done the old-fashioned way. A tour of Greater Ivy provides a lesson in independence and good neighborliness we can all learn from. Forum To Discuss Nicaragua Mars Hill College will conduct an open forum on Nicaragua tommorow at 3 p.m. in the Paterson Conference Center in Blackwell Hall. Hie Thursday forum wil feature a discussion of the problems faced lay a revolutionary govenment in a tradi tional agrarian society. Speakers will include Dr. Katherine Ma Coy, Dr. Richard Hoffman and Rev. Marie Bean. Dr. Ma Coy is a professor of Spanish who grew up on a Central American coffee plantation. She will discuss the economic problems in Nicaraugua which lead to the revolution. . Dr. Hoffman, the vice president of the college, has traveled in Central America and currently teaches a class on Latin America. Hoffman will discuss the political background of Nicaragua and the Sandinista government. Rev. Bean, the campus chaplain, recently returned from Nicarauga and will discuss the problems and responses of the ruling Sandinistas and the upcoming elections. The forum is open to the public. The panelists wil answer questions posed by the audience. For more informa tion on the forum, contact Dr. Jon Crawford, director for the Center for International Studies at 689-1115. Letters To The Editor Dear Editor; The French Broad River Founda tion is a group of folks working hard to make our precious resource, the French Broad River, a source of drinking water and recreation. The once clean and beautiful river . went through a period of disregard, a dumping ground for all our wastes We created an eyesore! Dbe to the ef forts of many agencies and organisa tions, the river has made a remarkable comeback. These efforts must be continued. The foundation sponsors many events to publicise the river, such as French Broad River Week, clean-?4> trips and workshops on water quality. We need you to help with the job of improving our French Broad River for present and future generations to use and enjoy. Find out how you-can help. Call BUI Eaker at 254-8131 or write the French Broad River Foundation at 35 Heritage Dr., Asheville, N.C. 0806. Sincerely, Bess Baird Youth fears Democrats tax and spending pohcw* uear tauor In an election year, where so much attention has been placed on the future of Social Security and the budget deficit, many candidates along with the public have forgotten about the future of an important seg ment of our society, America's youth. In North Carolina, the youth move ment is real. It is students actively participating in this year's election. Why? Because we have a future, too. We are fearful of what may happen to America and North Carolina if we allow liberal Democrats to continue their 42-year old trend of tax and spend, tax and spend. We as North Carolinians simply can no longer af ford this type of leadership. A constitutional amendment to balance the federal budget is obvious ly needed. However, the Democrats, including North Carolina's 11th District representative, refuse to even discuss this measure. Yet they are the first oines to complain about how large the deficits are. Yes. the deficit is too large. Congress needs Id make budget cut* in spending, but the Democrat-controlled House wont The Democrats feel the only way they can beat tlx Republicans this year is by scaring the public that America's future is in jeopardy. The fact is, America is back on sound ground We are strong again leader of the free world. The youth of American feel secure in Republican leadership. America's youth now desire responsible government. We are the new wave of optimism, patriotism and hope. We want a strong, pro sperous America. We don't want a weak military and an economy that rapes the worker of his hard earned wages. We dont need higher taxes as promised by the Democratic Party. We need to stop feeding the hungry mouths of big spenders in Washington The youth of Western North Carolina are not fearful of the future. We are fearful, however, of irrespon sible representation from the 11th District. Jamie Clarke has misrepresented the people of WNC. He does not sup port most of the president's policies, which is evident by his voting record Let us elect a Republican who wiB support the president. The future lies, not in the Democrats who promise to raise taxes, but in Republicans who pro mise to lower taxes and place govern ment back in the handk of the people. Shoe some support for America's youth and give as a sound future. Vote Republican and keep America on the path to prosperity The News Record Serving The People Of Itadiion County Since 1 90 1 P.O. Box 369 ? Marshall. N.C. 28753 ? (704)649-2741 ? g I.." iw'i , ?*?> Heard And Seen By POP STORY ? ? ? ? A TRIP TO BOONE IS REVEALING Several weeks ago, three expert checker players; Len, Ed ward and Jim Stokes of Boone, accepted an invitation to come to Madison County for a game. Judson Edwards of Beech Glen arranged the 'tournament' in the Beech Glen Senior Citizens' Center. Local players in cluded Edwards, Carroll Radford, Cecil Creasman, Bill Clouse and myself. Following a day of checkers, we were invited to Boone for a return match. We accepted the invitation and Judson, Carroll, Bill and I left Marshall at 7 a.m. last Saturday, arriving in Boone at about 8:30. We played until about four in the after noon and had a wonderful time. Hie Stoke brothers, including Ralph, were victorious, but we didn't mind being beat by our friends from Boone. It was our first trip to Boone since the new highway has been improved. It was a delight to travel on the new highway, especially in the Burnsville-Spruce Pine area. Hie fall colors were beautiful and we enjoyed the entire trip. GREATER IVY FIELD DEDICATION Dedication ceremonies were held on Sunday for the new Greater Ivy Athletic Field and facilities. Among those taking part were Greater Ivy Community Development Association president Patsy Maynard, Dr. Graver Angel , J. Bruce Phillips and Wayne McDevitt, representing Gov. Hunt. The lighted field, modern dugouts, improved grounds and pressbox revealed the great interest and community pride of the residents of the area. My congratulations to the people of Greater Ivy for their dedication in making these improvements. DON'T FORGET TO FALL BACK It's that time again. Daylight Savings Time ends this Sun day at 2 a.m. Readers are reminded to turn their clocks BACK this Saturday night before going to bed. Know Comment By JOSEPH GODWIN . -M-'i ; , . It scares dm when I realize- how lose I came to losing the race for [overnor The only reason 1 did not oae the race to that I did not run 4 law year* ago. I had an awful rash all over mjr hand* and anas. After a simple teat, ay dermatologist ruled out poaioa ivy He said that I was simply ttdtfag *? run for gover person could political science in as I have teamed. 1 my really to I posterity these Ten for Successful Politicians I. Thou shait learn to talk for hours anything Tilts is in winter when ttof hat air will help the* with thy fuel b.11 n When thou art iaced with a ques SM-T ??A highway use privilege levy V. Thou shalt strictly master thy memory, and thy forgettii* ability what thou wantest to remember and until thou canst forget what caaueth thee VI. Thou shalt be wlecttv? la what hou eest Tboi notice what thou deairest to see and be to aU tha VII. that t> careful
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