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A - . l U .lji 1. - rU V i rwwvy t J w UNA VOU 63 , NO. 18 G Bentley Speaks Reports Are Heard; Prizes - Awarded More than 700 ed the, iinu metingr of the French Br4 Electric Member ship Oorporatkm Saturday in the Marshall gymnasium. Dr. Fred B. Ben tley, president of Mara Hill College, wsa princi pal speakers. ' Dr. Beniley spoke of the chang ing times and how we must adapts ourselves to -rapki and constant change in our business and social world He emphasized the urgent need for cooperation and under standing if our county is to con tinue to progress. He said we of-i ten think our county is making little progress in many fields but we are making strides and will continue to do so provided our people will make the effort neces sary. He urged support of the plan for consolidation of ithe high schools in the county as a vital step for educational progress. Dr. Bentley praised the progress of the French Broad EMC and said that this co-op is a fine example of many persons working togeth er to better the area. He was in troduced by C. E. Mashburn who presided at the meeting. J. H. Sprinkle gave the treas urer's report and D. M. Robinson the manager's report. The following directors were unanimously reelected for new (Continued on Last Page) "Hire The Older Worker Desk -To - Da Employers Are Asked To Consider Openings Next Week Cooperating with national and statewide observance of "Senior Citizens Month," the State Em ployment Service has designated May 4-10 as "Hire the Older Work er Week" in North Carolina. "The annual observance of Se nior Citizens Month each May has brought the employment prob lems of the middle-aged and old er workers to the attention of the community and the nation,'" re ports Jack D. Edwards, manager of Employment Security Commis sion office here. He said President Nixon and Governor Bob Scott recently re leased proclamations designating May as a special time to honor1 (Continued on Last Page) President Nixon Asks Postal Rate Letters, Post Cards Would Be Increased One Cent An "inherited" postal deficit at $1.2 billion is responsible for the proposals to raiss the postage bill for; residents of , MarahalL' Post- master Ramsey said today. Mr. Ramsey said be had been advised bj Postmaster 'General Wlnton M. .Bkunt Jn Washington, D. C, that the record f 1.2 billion 197( deficit compelled President Nixon to seek postage rata b icreases. Without higher rates the Department will be left with taaggermg deficit that would be come an added public tax .burden. In addition to increasing letter mail from 6 to 7 cents, as propos ed by the Johnson Administration, President Nixon also asked that second and third-class tua j help reduce the Jar-" postal A .-!-cit y. Lfchr would oii.vr be p&.,i by t lxpsyers, t, ro"i'!"'r f 'i Tc-r bulk V ' .-1-c'. i r ': s .1 Uto msraiinfi 1 t- . 16 PAGES THIS WEEK 2odr7C8 - Percon G GIRL SCOUT AWARDS COURT NEXT TUESDAY The annual Girl Scout Court of Awards for Madison County will be held Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock, in the Marshall school lunchroom. Mrs. Ed Niles and Mrs. Fred Boss of the Neighbor hood Service Team are coordina tors for the event. All parents, friends and members of organiza tions which sponsor troops in the county are invited to attend. Achievements of the past year, plans and inspirations for new program, individual awards and recognition are a part of the an nual program. A social hour will follow. The communities of Mars Hill and Marshall alternate the hostess courtesy, and Girl Scouts of the Marshall community are hostesses for this year's event. Three Announce As Candidates For Write-in Here Elsewhere in this issue is an advertisement of three Marshall men seeking posts as aldermen as write-in candidlates in the May 6, 1969 town election. The three men are Ed Niles, Bob Davis and Larry Corn. jQSscrvcd CANCER DRIVE IN PROGRESS; HELP NEEDED Mrs. Retha Ward this week re minded county citizens that the annual Cancer Drive is now in progress and asked for volun teers to help solicit contributions throughout the county. She announced that Adam Dy cub is in charge of the Mars Hill area; Lois Chandler is in charge at Hot Springs; and Robert Chand ler is in charge of the Marshall area. "Anyone wishing to assist in this important campaign is asked to contact me at the Citizens Bank here," Mrs. Ward stated. ready scheduled by previous ac tion of Congress. The President's recommended increases ., will reduce the 1970 postal deficit by mors than $600 million. .The , . postmaster listed these Other details on the proposed in- Flrst-elaa mail: Letters and post cards -would he Jncrssd one cent, ti) ,1 fents an ounce aril t cents a piece; retpsctfvely. on Ju ly 1 1969. Airmail postage would remain at 10 cents. This wOl yield $557.2 million in new revenue. - Second-class stalls A handling charge of SlOtha of a eent per piece for circulation outside borne counties would become effective July 1, 1969. This would yield $15 J million annually and wcuil represent a 12 percent increase in ad'.'Sion to tv 8 percent rise J,eduled to taks aL'ect January i, ir3. ...... . Increases r ' l-t',A- if... ;'s For s'-.: " ra!es 1 b fcyr-pi"- ? r - i'T, r ' TVs V- . i i .u ' Tor r -.: ri MARSHALL, N. DISTRICT COURT TO START . HERE NEXT MONDAY District Court will begin here next Monday tmoming and will continue through Tuesday, Judge J. E. Holshower, of Boone, will preside. OUR FIREMEN (EDITORIAL) Governor Blob Scott and Ralph iSkinner, president of the N. C. State Firemen's Association, have proclaimed next weekk May 4-10 as North Carolina Fire men's Week. In such towns as Marshall. Mars Hill and Hot Springs, the safety of the buildings when fire strikes is up to the dedicated men who are members of the volun teer fire departments. Seldom recognized but often criticized for their devoted ef- forts, it is fitting that a special week be observed in their honor. Their unselfish devotion saves thousands of dollars in our coun ty annually. We take this opportunity to ex press our sincere appreciation to the fire chiefs, officers and fire men of our three towns and feel certain that citizens, both in the corporate limits and in the rural areas, likewise appreciate what you have done and what you are doing. New Flag Pole Being Installed; Benches Repaired A new flag pole with steel tub ing is " being installed . on the fcoTOiouee;few!r for a new American flag when it arrives. The old pole was blown down several weeks ago after serving faithfully for many years. The benches in front of court house, sometimes called "loafer's paradise," are also being repaired much to the delight of their "reg ular customers." With the outside of the court house freshly painted, the entire icourthouse property is in fine shape and attractive. LOSES EVERYTHING The man who tries to raise himself in this world by stepping on the heads of his friends has his machinery in reverse. th'' ' yswv. The state's top burley producers were honored Friday in Asheville at the first N. C. Agricultural Extension Service burley banquet On hand to receive plaques were (L-R) Reid Cook of Hot Springs Et 8, first in tobacco yield on a half-acre or below; Walter Gosnefl tojf Marshall Et. 8, f irst on a half-acre and above; and Bay. A. Hipps of Asheville Rt 8, who came in second to GosnelL Dr. Guy L. Jones, head of the ex tension's agronomy department, made the presentations. j . . V j' T 'Tl'T.fJI Gosnoll$Qo( County., Champions Recerre Statewide .RecojTutiou'." WILEY!. DaVALL'''.f !T Associate Agricultural' Extension , i & ... i. .'''.; X - Madisoa County st"3 fca mary i-me-ns who, take jriie in d'-'ng ! ouistanding J. rrowi.-? f-ir- tolaoco. 7o tf t! f.a W!'r C - t-i Er'J C,! THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1969 SAFETY AWARDS RECEIVED BY COUNTY FIRMS The North Carolina Department of Labor honored 221 industries of Western North Carolina on Fri day. The session was attended by more than 400 persons who are interested in industrial safety and included company presidents, managers, personnel and safety officials, and members of plant safety committees. Commissioner Frank Crane, a long time advoc ate of safety promotion, presented the awards. Roy A. Taylor, llthl District Congressman, addressed the group. Also present at the awards meeting were: Lewis P. SoureJl, Deputy Commissioner, William C. Creel, Safety Direc tor, and Wendell McDevitt, Super vising Inspector of the North Carolina Department of Labor. Madison County firms receiving safety awards were: French Broad Electric Membership Corporation, Marshall; Hammarlund Manufac turing Co., Mars Hill; Mill Manu- f facturing Corp., Marshall; Rosen stock & Company, Mars Hil.. CANDIDATES FILE FOR POSTS IN THREE TOWNS Municipal Elections To Held On Tuesday, May 6 Be Marshall, Mars Hill and Hot Springs citizens can now start de ciding for whom they will vote come Tuesday, May 6, when may ors and aldermen will be elected. Below are candidates who have filed: , jp&Mt f i . ., For Mayor: Lorado Ponder. For 'Aldermen: George Penland, Fleet Nix, Roy Wild, incumbents; Garland Brown. MARS HILL: For Mayor: William P. Powell, incumbent (unopposed). Aldermen: Carl Eller, B. W. Grigg, Arthur Wood, incumbents; William A. (Bill) Deans. HOT SPRINGS: For Mayor: Charles G. Schaf- fer, incumbent (unopposed). For Aldermen: Harold D. An derson, Bobby Ponder, incumbents; John Lewis Moore, George Ken neth Ramsey. DIAL - A PRAYER 649-9231 STATE BURLEYMEN HONORED r 4 -rCu courtesy of ...vc ed each yeaij by. -&e5K-. euKiiraJ ! 'Extensioa, Seirice.,V :.V , Both men were recently crown ed ehompions in the county eon tast 'Ths 'county "contest1 wee spenawed. by Citizens Lank, which gave first prtzs money, and Serv ice Motor ales, ;.kh gave sec- end prize. Walter C-i!l is b er j in' the Li.-V Iji Tie Was csr;:-ion jn f klmer,t ''. ' T. i-'-ces t . ' 0 t i t r. ., r-ufn. r r i i t .- . i y.lry farrw '1 " seel ion. 10e PER COPY Od. Of Ed. Widespread $350.00 DONATED FOR RECREATION BY OFFICIALS Jerry Plemmons, chairman of the Mayor's Committee on Recre ation, stated this week that the board of aldermen has appropri ated $360.00 for the committee to use in establishing a recreation program. "This is a start toward develop ing a better recreational program for our town and community," Mr. Plemmons said. Members of the Mayor's Com mittee in addition to Plemmons, are Mrs. Maittee Mashburn. sec retary; Roy Reeves, Mrs. Marian Wallin, Mrs. Carolyn Nix, Harry Silver, and the Rev. Albert Pev erall Jr. Annual Awards Night On Friday At Mars Hill The annual Awards Program for the E. H. Clubs of Madison County will be held in the Mars Hill Moore Auditorium at 7:30 p. m., Friday, May 2. Guides will direct you as you come in. Awards will be made to the club members for achievement, reading pro gramns, and perfect attendance. Installation of new officers will be held. Special speaker for the night will be Miss Margaret Decker, E. H. Club member from, Asheville. Plan to attend and bring jjour familv. " . , THANKS Dear Friends of the Library: This letter is not addressed to a formal organization beearuee we do not have an organized group of Friends of the Library in Mad ison County as do most counties. It is much more important to me that we do have many FRIENDS. This fact was demonstrated be yond the shaJdow of a doubt last week. A heartfelt thiank you"' goes out from me to the many folks who made our Open House at the new Library last Saturday such (Continued To Last Page) Ashsyflle Otisen-Timss " ...... Lioil lJ test is presently under way V and, will. and . in February 1970. There is no cost or obligation to enter.1' Winners ire determined by, how well they. followed, recom mended practices, . how much the crop weighs, and how 'well the crop aelli. 'V--sn-aa Both Gosnell ' and Cook would ' e to be the charops afsm next r sr. It is up to emne ' !-r Z ! : i fimers to k "j i" 'r i'.r rr. c Kii' ., ;si.,t j-our . i ' rt : a c Election Dill Interest BULLETIN! Proposal Is Killed In Raleigh Action Taken Wednesday By House Local Gov't Committee A bill designed to place Madi son County under the uniform statewide school board election was killed Wednesday by the House Local Government Commit tee. Rep. Liston B. Ramsey of Mad ison, chairman of the committee, opposed the measure which was introduced in the Senate at the request of the Madison County Citizens Committee of 100 for Better Schools. Dr. Fred Bentley, president of Mars Hill College and chairman of the Citizens Committee, has said the legislation sponsored by Sens. Bruce B. Briggs of Mars Hill and Ted Dent of Asheville is necessary for the passage of a bond issue required for the con solidation of Madison's five small high schools. Ramsey turned the chair over to Rep. Julian B. Fenner of Rocky Mount while he debated the bill since it involved his home county. He also took issue with Brtiggs on a contention that Bentlea and Dr, Ed'N. NiieaV vice chairman oi; the Citizens Committee were denied an opportunity to be heard on the legislation. Bentley and Niles told The News-Record Wednesday morning that they were notified Tuesday of the acceptance of their requests to be heard on the school board bill but on such a shout notice it was impractical due to schedule conflicts and other previous com mitments for them to appear be fore the sub-committee for the allotted ten minutes on Wednesday afternoon. Dr. Bentley stated that he made efforts to get the hearings post poned but his efforts were ignored. The effect of the bill would have been to repeal a law spon sored by Ramsey and Rep. Ernest B. Messer of Canton in the 1967 General Assembly and place MjaidV ( Continued on Last Page) Annual Meeting Of Model adison Held On Monday LOCAL LIONS HEAR TALE ON A-B TECH MON. Edwards, Associate. Dean, Telia, Of Various , . . ,f Courses Offetdr4 : f ' ' rtfst, :-'t f, V it B. Edwafds, Associate ' Dean of Asheville-Buncombe' Technical Institute, spoke to the Marshall Lions at the Rock Cafe' on' Mon day night Lion PreFtJent Jack Cole mtrdduced EJwarda as m graduate of both Berea and West ern Carolina Colleges and a far mer Vocational Agriculture te&ch- Edwards outlined the growth cf the Institute frora its bes':- S in 1961, when it served 17 co r -ties, until the present ( ' cf terr. ir 6 cou..'..'c3. T I r o!; .-tives of the I, . r (1) Pware cx:--,, "" t $3.00 A Year In Madison and Adjoining OoubMss H-00 A Tsar Outride Thai OotmMsS Causes County House Sub-Committee, Rep. Ramsey, Key Factors In Decision By JAY HENSLEY Citizen-Times Staff Writer Raleigh A House sub-com mittee tolled the death knell Thursday for a bill considered by some as the only chance for con solidation of five small high schools in Madison County. A Senate-passed bill introduced by Sen. Bruce B. Briggs of Mars Hill tJq place MadSson under the statewide elective school board law was given an unfavorable re port in a House Local Govern ment sub-committee with only one dissenting vote. But whether the measure lives or dies is largely up to Rep. Lis ten B. Ramsey of Marshall, a vet eran legislator and chairman of the full House Local Government Committee. The bill will go before Ram sey's committee Wednesday with a recommendation by Rep. Julian IB. Fenner of Rocky Mount for an unfavorable report. Fenner, as chairman of the sub-committee on local legisla tion will make a routine motion for an unfavorable report, and un der normal conditions Ramsey would say "I have a motion is there a second?" But this is Ramsey's home county and one that is frequently if not con stantly embroiled in political strife. He will comment one way Or another on the bill, and what ever he Bays will carry consider able weight. Briggs, a Republican says the bill. . has bi-partisan support in tor. the non-partisan election of the County Board of Education. Ramsey is a Democrat and one of the few remaining Democratic officials in Madison. There is speculation around the State House that he is in line for ap pointment to a state post by Gov. Bob Scott. Whatever his future in politics may be, the way he handles the school board bill Wednesday will have a profound effect on the po litical future of hia county. Briggs introduced the measure at the request of local officials and a bi-partisan committee de veloping plans for a bond vote on funds to build a new high school. Dr. Fred Bentley president of Mara Hill College and chairman of the "Committee of 100" said the bond referendum doesn't have a chance unless the neoole of (Continued on Last Page) Reports Heard Election Is Held; Resolution Adopted Seventy-tfive persona s repre senting all areas of the County attended the first Annual Meet ing of Model Madison on the Mart Hill CbDegs Campua, Monday. Lewis S, KuaWll, Chairman, pre sided. , .s. -i ... If y ' Tha membership re-elected the present T Board t ef tTHrectora who. have served Model Madison since its incorporation in October.' 1968 The fifteen Board Directors are: i Robert Edwards, Andrew V. 2 Graves, r.khard l. Hoffman, Iloy ilcDevifct, C. Edwin MaaUjum, "arie Osteen, Cloice JTcmmor.s Dr. Charles Powell, Fm""a C "-y Douias ' M. I.S, h-tmm, r-J.r.sni, rrry C. CJrer, "- FreJ T.'Of'J, ar.l ' ons, 1 f a it t' ' h'S.1 -I-' " ' 'a v ' i e i . . - . I Mt : : 1 !n I K.e Tuna wouJ le i.x . 1 j.: i. X- -t fe 3 jrr- ; r C . 1 . r I I. ) i
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