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v ' V . . V,.: w;,Sw-::y'-f . -v ' J 5 k it - ' I fc 'Ill, , M J sj w V.'' i ' ' , sfT I --mm VOL. 3 rt NOt35 1. - . I' 1 .' December 31 Is Deadline n: 'aa.i.ti'j -an.- jxj ' r ur maKiay nccuvu Improvement The North Carolina Utilities Commission Tuesday ordered tw6 telephone companies and their parent company which serve 11 western counties to clear up by Dec. 31 the more than 1,000 cusr tomer compains lodged against them. The commission also directed the companies to serve "immedi ately" all would-be telephone sub scribers who have made written applications for service but have not yet had a phone installed. And the companies Western Carolina and Westco Telephone companies of Weaverville and Continental Telephone Corp. of St. Iuis, Mo. were directed to reduce the number of parties on multi-party lines served by West co Co. exchanges which have re ceived certain loans from the Rur al Electrification Administration (REA) The reduction of parties on Westco lines must take place by Dec 31, under the Utility Commis sion order, so that the maximum number of parties would be four or five (as compared with a max imum eight-party service now), This level of service would have to be provided 90 per cent of sub scribers on REA-financed ex changes by Dec 31 And the im proved service would have to be offered customers at present multi-party flat telephone rates. These were major provisions of what was described as an "inter im order" in the long-simmering telephone case that involves 23, 184 subscribers of Western Caro lina and Westco companies The two firms serve Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Macon, Jackson, Swain, Madison and McDowell counties and parts of Buncombe Mitchell and Yancey counties. The Utilities Commission or der, issued Tuesday in Raleigh, is an outgrowth of a public hearing July 11-14 held in Asheville at which hundreds of witnesses com plained of poor service from the three utilities. Tuesday's order does not end the matter A second hearing is expected to be called by the Util ities Commission at which addi tional testimony will be taken and a final order will be issued in structing the telephone companies what level of service they must provide. ars. Hill Eleven Blanks Marshall tornadoes, 14-0 Hamlin Far" Mar And Fisher For lltWhaU Outstanding . Mars Hill High School epaned its 1967 football edaadgle here Fri day sight witii U4 victory ov er arch rival Uarshah feign in an Appalachian Conference came. Mara Hill was sparked to the victory by the running of half back L. J. Hamlin, who. scored fcro tonchdowni and passed for an ex tra point before a'.eapadty crowd f arcnd 200. ' Hamlin ran Um 'ftaft bont featf ;'the. tinit ?? th Wildcats. In the second quarter tackle Jim Hall, who was outstanding in the Mars Hm Una, grabbed a , Marshall fumble on the Mara Hffl ; 87-yard tIine. Mars. HU1 drove to the two-yard line,' mostly on the running of Hamlin, and after the Tornado line held for three downs, Eamlin went ever left tackle for . Hamlin passed to Jim Huff for the extra point fiy'V' .; The drive was the only time either team, threatened in the first half - Mars Hill mad H 14-0 in the third q'rtr when Hamlin, I V-: 1 from the one for the TD, -srr ,v PAGES THIS WEEK .v,. m CASTELLOE- EXPECTED TO STAR FOR LIONS Ten Western North Carolina boys reported to practice with the Man Hill College Lions last week. They include seven return ing lettermen, two freshmen and one sophomore. Tri-captain Felton Stephens, 6-0 210, end from Weaverville, heads the list of returnees. Ste phens was one of the leading pass receivers on the team last year. As a defensive back he was also the leading interceptor on the squad showing a great liking for the pass regardless of who threw it. Quarterback Danny Shook will be wrapping up four years of sig nal calling chores for the Blue and Gold. He was the leader in total offense last year capitaliz ing on the short pass for all his yardage. He is expected to be the number one quarterback for the club. Tommy Nix, 6-0, 200, split end from Marshall, figures to be a key in the Lions' attack this fall. Nix possesses good speed and moves to go along with strong sure hands. Defensively he is the corner back or monster man. He led the team in both individual and assists in tackles last fall. Ron Ward, returning after a year's layoff, is gunning for a spot in the Lions' forward wall He weighed in at 200 plus and could figure in the Lions' defens ive witPHsi halls from, ,CJyde. , The remaining lettermen are a trio of sophomores. David Mc Fee, 200, guard from Asheville; Terry Milner, 176, halfback and Dennis Wells, 200, guard are all fighting for a slot in the Lions' (Continued To Last Page) Red Cross Head To Meet Friday At REA Building Directors of the Madison Coun ty Branch of the Asheville Area American Red Cross, and other interested persons, will meet at the REA Building on Main Street here Friday afternoon at three o'clock. All directors are urged to at tend. and Bob Holcombe went around left end for the extra point The Wildcats had taken the ball on their own 42 and depended mainly on the running of Hamlin and fullback Jack Brown on the 62-yard drive. Fullback John Fisher was out standing in Marshall's losing ef fort Tackles Roger Harmie and Gary Sprinkle led the Taraadoes m the line. Fisher was the workhorse for the Tomsdoea both on offense and defense. Ha carried the ball tor a total of 13 times and averaged more than 4 yards per carry. Ham lin, elusive .Wildcats 'halfback, carried the ball 26 times for. the visitors for a total of of 75 yards, mostly on short gains through the nnt.U' " Two fumbles proved costly to the Tornadoes when it seemed they were "generating an offense. Coach Reeves ststed that "be was far. from pleased .with., the Jock ing, especially on offense. . "We most improve if we expect to win many games," Reeves said. He upraised Jhft- fin all-around play of "John Fisher who "kept om team in the game." The team is working hard this (Continued' To Last Page) ; MARSHALL, N. C, GOV.- JIAITHCOCK SPEAKS TO LIONS HEREON MONDAY Praises Club; Points Out Goals, Objectives For This Year District 31-A Governor Howard Haithcock, of Franklin, paid his official visit to the Marshall Li ons Club at the Rock Cafe Mon day night. He was accompanied by Lions Wayne Faulkner and Joe Deblaker of the Franklin Club. Haithcock told the 20 members present that he was pleased with the activities of the local club during the past several years andl expected even more accomplish ments during the next year. He pointed out five main goals he hoped would be accomplished dur ing the year, namely, 1) An eye clinic for Madison County; 2) Success in the White Cane Drive; 3) More visitation to other club meetings; 4) Better support of projects made by the blind; 5) Added and useful membership to the club. Governor Haithcock was intro duced by Marshall Lion President Wade Huey, who presided at the dinner meeting. QUIET DAY IS EXPECTED HERE NEXT MONDAY Banks, Agencies, Stores To Be Closed For Labor Day Next Monday Labor Day is expected to be quiet in town with practically all businesses closed. The public is asked to do their shopping Saturday because most stores will be closed Monday as well as agencies, banks, etc. Charles Foster Is Injured In Wreck Aug. 19 Charles Foster, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Foster of the Sleepy Valley community, Hot Springs Rt. 3, was critically injured when he lost control of his car Satur day, August 19, hitting an em bankment and striking a tree. The accident occurred on U.S. 25-70, near the Tenn.-N.C. state line. Mr. Foster was pinned inside the wreckage for approximately one hour. Due to a misrepresen tation of the location to the am bulance service, it was approxi mately one and one-half hours un til' he was removed from the wreckage . am) taken to St. Mary's Hospital in Knoxville, Tenn. He was then treated for a com pound fracture of the left leg and multiple face lacerations. The 1962 Falcon he was driving was totally demolished. BLACK ROOT ROT CUTS BURLEY CROP IN COUNTY The black root rot disease has reduced the Madison County bur- ley tobacco crop. The Madison County Technical Action Panel released an esti mate recently indicating that the barley crop would be reduced about, 25 per .cent, according: to Wiley DuVall, , assistant agricul tural extension agent,.-! ! t ' "Conditions ( have been ideal this., season, forths. .development of the black root rot fungus.? the agent reported, "and the disease most be given much of the blame for the decrease.'' f f - THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, RECORD P1BER RURAL PEOPLE HELPED BY FHA A record number of rural families more than 235,000 benefitted from the Farmers Home Administration loan ser vices" thrbtigRo1ft,''ir(irth Carolina during fiscal year 197 Melvin H. Hearn, the agency's State Direc tor reported today. Funds totaling almost $69 mil lion were advanced in North Caro lina during fiscal year 1967. "Repayment of principal and interest the largest .:?olume in the agency's history totaled 29, 696,644," State Director Hearn said. Farmers Home Administration during 1967 expanded its rural bousing loan program, increased aid to family farmers, and broad ened its program for financing rural community water systems, rural community sewage dis posal systems, and the Rural Re newal loan program. Those benefitting from the agency's services in 1967 included 18,120 North Carolina farm and rural families receiving loans dur ing the year or using credit ad vanced in prior years. Also in cluded are members of more than 16,000 families forming rural groups using Farmers Home Ad ministration credit and 202,000 families who will eventually re (Continued to Last Page) Marshall To Have Fireworks Monday Fire Chief Joe Fisher an nounced this week that fireworks, delayed in arriving for July 4th, would be displayed Monday night about 8:30 o'clock Will You HelpJly The Marshall Parent-Teacher Association will hold its first meeting of the current school term next Monday afternoon at the school beginning at 3:30 o' clock. Mrs. Marian Wallin is president. All parents and teachers are urged to attend the meeting. "Will you help us help children and youth through a strong PTA, this year?"' asks , the Executive Committee txf the Marshall PTJU "Don't miss the first meeting,,,, Mrs. Marian Wallin, president said. Mrs. Jean T. Robinson, county nutritionist with ESEA, will pre sent the luncheon staff and answer questions about this important part of the school day. , Japan Is America's Biggest Customer In Agriculture Japan is the American farm ers biggest foreign customer, it was pointed out today by B. C. Mangum, president of the N. C. Farm Bureau. Readying plans for the August 28 meeting of the Agricultural Committee Of the Regional Export .Expansion Council and the Mar keting Committee of the N. C farm Bureau in Raleigh, Mangum noted that Japan buys nearly XI billion worth of agricultural pro ducts from the United States each year. ; -': The farm leader also revealed- cnai 4. a mcuarren, director ex the International Trade Fair Division of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, will be en. band to discuss the Food and Agricul tural Exhibition scheduled for Tokyo in April, 1968. " ! In notifying committee members across the state of the forthcom ing meeting, Mangum emphasised that the Tokyo Food and Agri cultural Exhibition is expected to be ens of the biggest U. 8. pro motions ever staged abroad."- "I feel sure, the Farm Bureau president said, "that the informa tion presented st this export meet ing win be of tremendous value in aiding the N, C food industry to make plans to participate . in he Tokyo promotion. The combined expert t'vr'i. 1967 10c PER COPY Local Poverty Iffffice ost Bises; WMm4 COURTHOUSE 'TACE1IFTING" IMPROVEMENT Have you been in the court house in the past few days? If you have you have noticed "the new look" as you walk into the door. If you haven't, you should visit the building and see the improvement in the interior. All the rooms on both floors have been recently painted as well as the hall or "lobby". It is a much more cheerful looking place and the employees state it helps them do more satisfactory work. "All has been painted except the courtroom and that will get a face-lifting come next spring", W. B. Zink, auditor stated. OUT-0F-SCH00L YOUTH CORPS IS NOW STARTED 25 Of Applicants Will Be Recruited From Madison County An out-of-school Neighborhood Youth Corps program has been started under the direction of the Opportunity Corporation of Mad ison and Buncombe Counties, for 115 young people who have dropped out of school. Applications are now being taken for youngsters from the two coun- (TfcntmWTtfTASt -"PSX It. L. Edwards To .lead Personnel Committee Opportunity Corp. OES To Serve Dinner Tuesday At Masonic Temple Members of Marshall Chapter, Order of Eastern Star will serve dinner next Tuesday, September 6, starting at 11:00 a. m., at the Masonic Temple here. The public is cordially invited. Subscribers ! ! It is important that any of one subscribers who are renew ing their subscriptions to The News-Record, give their com plete address and if yon are out of the county your Zip Cede. Especially would we like to request that anyone chang ing their address on their paper please iacrade OLD address as well as the NEW address to which they are moving. Football Friday , j" Jt t-I ' T Marshall at Cranberry East Yancey at Mars Hill. Hot Springs at East Greene. BREAK-THROUGH Keep hammering away at your chosen work and success is bound to come your way. '.V'ivlkr teea are wmujrised of leaders b business and industry, as eHa agriculture producers, who have a vital stake in expanding .foreign trade ht North Carolina , farm 88.8u AJ Yea In y n'.'v. COUNTY ACTION CITED IN ANTI POVERTY SET-UP O'Donnell Resigns; Several Madisonians On New Committees The board of directors of the Madison-Buncombe County anti poverty agency met last Thursday night in Asheville with the follow ing action taken affecting Madi son County's representation On the board and the naming of new com mittees: The Rev. Thomas J. O'Donnell, of Hot Springs, a Roman Catholic priest tendered his resignation from the board of directors. Fa ther O'Donnell represented area counsels of the poor. I'hilip R. Penland, Opportunity Corp. chairman, explained that Father O'Donnell had written in his letter of resignation that "if he stayed in this spot he'd have an obligation to follow through with an evaluation of all the projects that have been set up and he felt his other responsibilities I pre sume to his church held first priority on his time." The 15 directors who attended the meeting adopted with only minor changes recommenda tions of a Committee on Function and Structure, who nominated chairmen and members of four standing committees. This action completes the re organization of the Opportunity Corp., which has in the last three ' tCbhtinned to Xtot Page) Politics Hits Poverty Meet In Asheville Last Thursday A floor fight with political ov ertones, erupted Thursday night of last week over the nomination of Madison County School Supt. R. L. (Bobby) Edwards as chair man of the personnel committee of the Opportunity Corporation. Three Madison County repre sentatives vigorously opposed the nomination at the anti-poverty agency's board' of directors meet ing at Trinity Episcopal Church, Asheville. But the directors voted 11 to 3 to kill a substitute proposal that Dr. Charles Powell of Mars HQl be made the chairman replacing Edwards. The anti-poverty board then proceeded to approve Ed wards' nomination as chairman., and assigned three other persons to the personnel committee. This vote was 10 in favor and three against. The floor fight stemmed from the fact that Edwards, as Madison County school superintendent, works for the all-Democratic Mad ison Board of Education former ly beaded by Zeno H. Ponder. Leading' the drirs to bar J E4- wards, from f the; personhel com mittee post was board member Joe Huff, a representative of the Madison County Bar, and a long time Ponder opponent. -. ;V Supporting Huff in his .drive. to bar Edwards from the person nel chairmanship were Dr. Powell and county auditor Bill Zink, a representative of .the Republican dominated Madison County Board of Commissioners. "V'V;" ,' Or Powell told the anti-poverty officials he' feared that political factions who he. said have !rcn 'y permeated many facets of 1Z11 , (Cor..:ru-J To T" t Tr - ) Madison and AdJoinine? Oocmnea sflskedl Local Headquarters Apply For $175,879 In OEO Funds For Year Directors of the Madison -Buncombe county anti-poverty agency Thursday night approved applications for $481,788 in fed eral funds to continue three ad- ministrative headquarters for another year. This request for federal funds would exceed previous 12-month federal allocations for the same programs by some $13,620. The applications cover the year Oct. 1, 1967 through Sept. 30, 1968. Also approved by the anti-poverty directors, who met at Trinity Episcopal Church, was an applica tion to the North Carolina Fund of Durham, a nonprofit corporation, for the Oct.. 1 - Sept. 30 period. The board of the agency, known as the Opportunity Corporation, okayed these proposals to continue the 19-member main administra tive staff, headquartered in the Parkway Office Building in Ashe ville; the 25-member staff of ru ral development project head quartered at Marshall; and the 32 member staff of an urban de velopment project, with temp orary headquarters in the Park way Office Building in Asheville. Lumped together, the overall budget for the federally financed facets of the anti-poverty pror gram will hit $594,279. Of this, total, $481,736 is being sought from the federal Office of Eco nomic Opporunity (OEO). The "local share" provided by such, means as volunteer services to which an arbitrary monetary value is assigned, some N. C. Fund mon ey, and re'free, space offered by certain organizations would total $112,544. Top individual salaries con tained in the proposed budgets include: Ora A. Spaid, executive director (Continued To Last Page) Cecil Clark Is Hurt In Motorcycle Mishap Sunday Cecil Clark, of Shelby, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer C. Clark, of Marshall Rt. 1, and the husband of the former Katherine Cody, was injured Sunday afternoon in a motorcycle mishap near Shelby on Highway 18. He received a broken leg and bruises and is now in a Shelby hospital where his condition is improving. Jury List For 2nd Week Of Ctrtirt Mrs. J. E. Ledford, Mrs. Jack son Mathis, John Owes TiMon, Forester Grimes, Mrs. Jack Cald well, Flossie Carver, Jesse Prof fit t, John K. Reeves; W. S. Wil lis, Martha Entsline Norton, Lu- ther T. English, Mrs. Junior Thomas Holder, Mrs. Clay Honey eutt, Mrs. Tisha 1 Fowler, Mrsv Clifford Norton, Lillie Missouri Massey, Mrs. George Ogle, Mrs.. Gilbert Staekhouse, Mrs. Ralph Buckner, Vernon Wallin, Jinsie Underwood, Mrs. Vernon F. Eon nion, Mrs. Honky Etherton, Mut ual Sexton, John Scott HoweR, Charlie Banks, Arthur Hamlin, Euris D. Hamlin, Mrs. Woodrow Bamse. Mrs. Jtoy Beasley, C W. Sawyer, Mrs. Don HsU, Claude Gowaa, Mrs. . Dorothy . (John) Cook, Mrs.. , Gurney McMahan, Jay E. Payne, Ura. Jamee Mas- : sey, Jr., Robert Gar Boyd,' Miss ' Rachel Hamlin, Mrs. Paul J. Rice,. Mrs. Orvme Howell, Ernest VT. Rice, Dennis ' W. Cantrell, Obia Riddle, Esekkl Rice, Cloice Plent mons, Grady M. Doan,-Claoda r ney Benjamin Gosnell, June V. ,r tin, Bell L. Tesue, Levis Wheeler, - Mrs. Kuncie : Y.V , Thelma J. TTiUe, V.T.:.'-i n. fhelton, Lf!"a Cr ' -, I i c-.r'u-n, r j ( .,. d.) ; , - i
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