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The NetOs? Record 2 , PuMUh yekly At " ' MARSHALL N. C. , NON-PARTISAN IN POLITICS Second-class privileges authorised at Marshall, N. C JAMES I STORY, Editor and Publisher subscription bates in subscription rates Madison - adjoining outside madison counties county 15 Months $3.50 15 Months $6.00 12 Months $3.00 One Year $4.00 8 Months $2.60 Six Months $8.00 6 Months $2.00 Three Months $2.00 4 Months $1.60 Airmail 30c per Week ,TAR-iiEEL,j;.V.-..-j. y-, ::- .". yfcMi& ." PEOPLE , and ISSUES ..L, ' ','..... ByCliff Blu FOR ELECTION OFFICIALS, A RAISE? Except for the voters, registrars and judges are the most important people participating in North Carolina's election process. Without their services, it would be impossible to conduct orderly, honest elections. On voting days, theirs is a tough job. During the 12 hours the polls are open, they must remain on their feet or behind a table, often with little food and few "coffee breaks." But after the polls close, there is the job of recording and reporting the vot ing outcome. Even with voting machines in opera tion, that is a painstaking and time-consuming chore. Where paper ballots are used, it can continue throughout the nigiht. These officials are paid, of course ; State law re quires that registrar at each precinct be paid a min imum of $15 and the two judges $10 apiece. Since the compensation is clearly absurd, a good many counties, including Buncombe, pay about twice that amount. But some counties don't. State Representative Liston B. Ramsey of Mad ison has introduced a bill providing a $5 a day in crease for both registrars and judges. It still isnt enough, but Ramsey has probably reasoned that s about all his colleagues will stand for. His bill ought to be passed. Asheville Citizen HEART ILLS CAUSE 60 OF LOCAL DEATHS What is the extent of the heart disease prob lem in Madison County? How does it compare with the situation in other communities? What progress is being made in coping with the disease? The questions come to the fore at this time with the approach of National Heart Month, in February. According to the latest figures released by the TJ. S. Public Health Service, based upon data gath ered from all parts of the country, heart disease con tinues to hold its position as the nation's number one killer. This is so despite definite advances made by medical science in recent years in controlling it. The toll it takes is greater than that due to can cer, pneumonia, accidents . and most other causes of deaths combined. In Madison County, approximately 60.0 percent of all death are attributed to diseases of the cardio vascular system, generally lumped together under the name of heart disease. The proportion is somewhat higher than that re ported for the United States as a whole, 54.8 per cent It is also above the ratio in the State of North Carolina, 53.5 percent. The mortality , rate ..varies considerably from one area of the country to another. Suggested ex plantations include -local .-eating,,, habits, r hereditary background, type of occupationphya! character istic and the .lite-jtt 14$ 1 The general conception that people with a great , , drive to" reach the top In business or brother pur suits do so at a heavy price ,possiblefheart attacks is refuted in a five-year studjr of 270,000 people employed by the nation'! telophase :companies. ,. The conclusion reached is that tension is not najor factor that body build, hereditary and smok-' iZ ar.i c-r- Ht-'.3 we.nt-ore fa portent; ''' 11 3 current report lists 102 deaths from heart . ".- - .-.-a em on 3? residents of Madison Cou-ty, out of a Xl':A rf 170. T! '1 is exclud e cf CzziU locally of : :a-rc' .' :r.ta. ' ' ' ," . .. T : "3 tve heavy t:!I, c -,''-' : prc-gTes3 is being " "- t1 9 A"irl;:.n Heart ."-cfa- OPEN MEETINGS . . . Gover nor Bob Scott hit Jit off mil with Tarheel newspapermen at the 44th annual Newspaper Institute held at Chapel Hill and Durham last Thursday and Friday, by an nouncing an "open-door adminis tration" in all state agencies and departments responsible to him. A year earlier in January 1968, speaking to the same group in Chapel Hill, Scott promised "an open-door administration'' if nominated and elected. Last Thursday night he came hack to read his first executive order carrying out his campaign pledge. SPEAKERSHIP . . . Close on the heel of Rep. R. D. McMillan's withdrawal as a candidate for Speaker of the 1971 House, Rep. Thil Godwin of Gates County leap ed into the race and early indica tions were that he was gaining a com marveling lead while other pos sible candidates were taking a little time to make up their minds. Phil Godwin entered the House as a freshman in 1961, represent ing Gates County. He was a seat mate of the writer. Phil was a man with convictions, but who did not take to the floor to make many speeches. Two years later as the session was drawing to a close he gained statewide atten tion when he introduced the con troversial "Anti-Communist Speak er Ban Bill" which has since been amended. Rep. Sam Johnson of Wake County who will head the House Appropriations Committee this session was discussed as a pos sible contender; also Rep. James Ramsey of Person County but both decided against running and are supporting Godhvin which just about wraps up the 1971 Speaker ship race up for the Gates Coun ty lawmaker. GRIM REAPER . . . The grim reaper last week claimed the lives of two elder Tarheel statesmen who served their counties and state weE in the General Assem bly, T. Clarence Stone of Rock ingham County and Wilbur H. Currie of Moore County. Both Stone and Carrie served both in the House and Senate. Stone served as president and) presiding officer of tihe State Sen ate in 1963 and was a colorful fibure in Tarheel politics. He was a firm supporter of the "Speak er Ran" law which was enacted! on the last day of the 1963 reg ular session. WiJburn H. Currie of Carthage served his town, county and state Aw many years in public office. A farmer, lumberman, textile manu facturer, mayor, county commis sioner, legislator, UNC trustee, and Presbyterian Elder, he was a solid citizen, and like Clarence Stone dedicated to the best in terests of North Carolina. Another leading citizen who an swered the caH of the grim reap er was Mrs. O. Max Gardner, wid ow of the late Governor Gardiner who died in 1947 as he prepared to sail for Great Britain follow ing his appointment as Ambas sador to the Court of Saint James. Mrs. Gardner was a great citizen, artd while 83 years of age when she died could have passed for a lady many years younger. AIP PARTY ... At the Press Institute in Chapel Hill last week quite a few people were in at tendance in addition to newsmen incluging Re id Stubbs of Char lotte, leader of George Wallace's: American Independent Party in North Carolina. I asked him why George Wallace was staying so quiet and what were his plana for Che AIP Party in North Carolina. He said that the American In dependent Party planned to Pn" or candidates for Congress in five Tar Heel districts in 1970, but in .districts where conserva tives were now . serving that can didates would not be entered. Stubbs thinks that the Ameri oan Xtfdtepenldent Party will be able to gain sufficient seats in Congress to hold the balance of power between the Democrats and Republicans something which Wallace attempted to do in the Presidential race in 1968. Stubbs said that Wallace was going to give Nixon time to prove himself and when it is seen that there was very little difference between the Johnson and Nixon philosophies of government that Wallace would come back on the scene which will probably be late summer or early fall 1969. PRESS GLIMPSES . . . Mis sing faces at the Press Institute included Henry Belk and his "Gen eral Manager" Mrs. Belk of Goldsboro; also Mrs. Elizabeth Swindell of Wilson. . . A newspa perman with vision and wisdom who has not let an amputated leg dampen his enthusiasm is Holt McFherson of High Point who will certainly deserve a place in Tarheel Newspapermen's hall of fame in years to come . . . Gtor don Greenwood of Black Mountain' who recently sold his Black Moun tain News to take over the full- time position of Chairman of the Buncombe County Commissioners was on hand at the press meeting. Gordon appears to be getting' deeply involved in Western Caro lina politics and a man office seekers will be anxious to know . James L. Knight, publisher of the Charlotte Observer and Charlotte News who heads the Knight chain of newspapers was1 an interesting speaker at the press meeting on "Nuts and Bolts of our Industry."' Bill Friday, Carlyle Sitterson and Douglas) Knight are always genial hosts when newspaper people meet at .their institution . . . Browne unl- S Ufa. with an occasional slip of the tongue is making a popular and able weMdent of - the N. U. iPress Association . . . Lt. Gover nor Pat Taylor, Jr., and Housef Speaker Earl Vaughn had the "warm seats" when questioned by a panel of newsmen at the pressi meeting Friday afternoon . . . Names mentioned among newsmen as oossible Democratic guberna torial candidates in 1972 included! Pat Taylor, Mei Broughton, Rob ert Morgan, Dr. Leo Jenkins and Lindsay Warren . . . Elmer F. Ramsey, Native Of County, Passes In Mich. Elmer Frank Ramsey, 68, of Michigan, died December 27, 1968 in a Michigan hospital after a brief illness. ; He was a native of Madison County. Funeral services were held at the Harry J. Wells Funeral Home at 11:00 o'clock. Burial was in the National Me morial Gardens Cemetery. KIDNEY DANGER SIGNALS Getting up nights, burning, fre quent or scanty flow, leg or back pains may warn of functional kid ney disorders "Danger readj" Give a gentle lift with BURETS (take only J tabs n day for 4 days). Regulate passage, ease aches and pains or your 48c back. NOW at - ; ROBERTS PHARMACY iM y 141. '-- - ' ' - --.t i i-.y -j .... iiesa. M i 4 ,., yr credited to 1969 Estimated Tax 4fApply t0! a 8--Ui,m '""" " wtoii. Vltl I I . i " Fr!'J"f lntMinpiJf KMulM ud MiLnMntt, ind ti V1L.s : -ctlii U btMd m til InlormiUoii l akickln Mpf JZlZ r-"Nw. . tTT v L "", , I I . hi jt f-" 1 itji'iil'ii'ii'iu'ti'iivi'i none vt Pt 1 jg - .. m.--.--)A t 'mm Mi ilwjJ xut k its. i'"-"' -'" i 5 Mir & -w Lucky You-Tax Refund Due! Working on your Federal income tax? Then look ahead to Line 25. It gives you a choke welcomed annually by millions of taxpayers. Line 25 of Form 1040 (or line 11 on the 1040A) asks you to check whether you want a cash refund, or U.S. Savings Bonds to make the same cash last longer and go farther. It's the easiest thrift decision you'll ever make. It's the way to hang onto your re fund until a time when you'll need it more ... and make it grow mean while at a guaranteed rate of 4.25 when held to maturity. There is noth .ing safer or surer and even if your Bonds are lost or stolen they'll be replaced for you. Leave your tax refund ia Uncle Sam's pocket this year, with his prom ise to pay you a little over four dol lars for every three later on. It takes money to build a better America. That's why so many of us fie Foot 1040 . . . andtake refunds 2aSn$s Bonds. Take stock in America Buy US. Savings Bonds & Freedom Share TIP TO MOTORISTS Dont drive as if it were a matter of life or death sometimes ie happens to be just that. SELF-CONFIDENCE Faith is the life-blood of any endeavor it lingers when every thing else seems to be gone. MAE ENDS MEET It's the aim of most people to get ahead, but today they're lucky just to catch up. 67 CHEVROLET Impala 2-dr. Hardtop; V-8; automatic $1995.00 67 MUSTANG Hardtop; V-8; straight drive $1895.00 66 CHEVROLET Impala 4-doorl Hardtop; V-8 $1695.00 66 FALCON 2-door; 6-cylinder; automatic $1095.00 66 MUSTANG 22; V-8; - speed $1395.00 66 CHEVROLET BeJaif V-8 Station Wagon; 8 passengers $1295.00 68 MUSTANG 2-door Hard top; V-8; automatic -$2395.00 68 FORD -on Pickup; V-; Cwrtom 'I ;rtM 67 CAMAROf 4-speed; V-8; Super port $1855.00 ' 65 FORD Oostom 4-door; 6 eyL; utomatie 63 FORD Fastback; V-8; auto matic; mack $895.00 64 FALCON 2-door; 6-cyl.in- der; automatic $795.00 64 CHEVROLET Biscayne 4-dr.; atraigbt drive $695.00 67 CHEVROLET 2-doof;; V-8; aiutomatic $295.00 64 MALIBU 2-door Hardtop; V-8; automatic $795.00 63 RAMBLER 660 Station Wag gon; 6-yL. : . ' r ; .r $595.00 -? 67 IMPALA 2-door Hardtop; V-8; Automatic t i5.oo 66 CHE'rX)LET ,to(xa 4 door Hard -p; , ,, .; 1867 FORD LTD; V-8', Auto matic; Air Conditioned; Vinyl Top; Loadrd Ertra . ? Z 3.00 v : 1966 FORD Oakude 600 Hard top; V-8; Automatic; Sharp $1595.00 62 I MAP ALA 9-passenger Sta tion Wagon $795.00 62 CHEVROLET tt-ton Pick up; Rough $495.00 69 FORD 4-door; V-8; goodj transportation $245.00 1966. FALCON 4-door Station Wagon $795.00 1964 FORD Gaiaxie 600 2-door Hardtop; V-8; 'Automatic $995.00 1966 FORD LTD; V-8; Auto matic; Sharp $1485.00 1965 FOItD Caaxie 500 4-door Hrdtop; V-8; Automatic; Low liileag : ( i - ,- 196S CinrVROLET BiscayiM Station Wagon; 6-cyL; Antsu malie; Only ' SEVERAL OLDER CARS and TRUCKS There wCl be a t 1 c '7 nrs L v ,.1 l u mi w a rs, at F.pr-n r C" t . Dealer rrs'? e Ke. 1"3 from Creen :., : C
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