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bounty
Contest
No Charge For Entering;
f A ? k t. '
vinim 1-Dmii.nrs ..
Available;
Monday, February 2, is the last
day few turning in your entry form)
for the Madison County Burley
Tobaooo Production Contest. Hie
contest is conducted each year by
the Agricultural Extension Serv
ice. Each year it is sponsored by
local business firms. The Bank of
' French Broad and The French
Broad Electric Membership Coop
erative iare each furniahing fifty
dollars in prize money for the two!
first-place awards. Houston Broth'
era and Bowhian Hardware are
each supplying: twenty-five dollars
for second place priie money.' 1
Winners will be selected from
small allotments, 6 tenths acres;
and under, and from large allot
ments or those above 5 tenths
acres. To enter, a farmer need
only fill out an entry form describ
ing the way in which he grew his!
crop, the pounds he grew, and for
how much it Bold. There is no cost
for entering. Contest forms may
s be picked up from the sponsoring
firms, from other dealers, or from
the Extension Office. Contest
forms must be turned in to the
Extension Office by 4:30, Febru
ary 2 or postmarked not later than
that time.
Madison-Buncombe
Youth Council To
Meet Saturday
The Youth Council of Madison
and Rural Buncombe Counties will
hold Ma regular meeting Satur
day, January 81, at 2:00 in UW
Majrtgril Memorial ParlCvThe pro- J I Co.!...
gran ceivef official iiiidW4PeiHrG ?aurqay
tie last week so then wiH.be
some very important planning at
this meeting. New activity groupa
will also be organized.
AH chairmen of community
youth groups are urged to attend.
Rain Likely Today
Rain is likely during the day
and chances are it may turn into
snow flurries by Thcrsday night,'
High Thursday should reach in
to the 60s. A sharper drop in
temperatures than usual is expect
ed after sunset Low Thursday
night is predicted between 26 and
34.
For State Senate
William P. Powell
Powell Announces
For Re-election
To State Senate.
William P. Powell, former may
or of Mars Hill, who was appoint
ed to serve as State Senator when
Bruca Briggs resigned, baa an
nounced that be will be a candi
date for re-election. Ia making
the announcement, Powell issued
the following ataisraantU j
! I, William P. Powell, do hereby
announce that I will be a candi
date for re-election to tfca Nortb
Carolina State Senate for the 81st
District, consisting rf Butaeombe,
Madison, Yancey, and. Mitchell
Counties, on the Republican tick
et ' ' t-:-' "
Hating served as Mayor of Man
Uni for over "four years. I ,p
preci is the increasing responsi
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PAd& thi 'week
'DarlQyr.Toucceo
GIosgs TJondoy
Seeks Reelection
Congressman Roy A. Taylor of
'Black Mountain today announced
has candidacy for reelection as
llth District Representative in
Congress. He has forwarded his
filing fee to the State Board of
Elections in Raleigh.
He will seek nomination in the
May Democratic primary.
The 59-year-old lawmaker has
represented the llth District in
Congress since I960. He is ai
member of the House Interior
Committee and chairman of the
Subcommittee on National Parka
and Recreation. He also serves'
as a member of the House Science
and Astronautics Committee.
Ramsey, Ray To
.Mftke Movie Soon;
Obray Ramsey and Byard Ray,
Madison County musicians, will
leave by plane Saturday for Hol
lywood, Calif., and Mexicali, Mex
ico, where they will be featured
in a Western film, "Zacharias,"
with Bridget Bardot.
"We are looking forward to
making this picture and aire also
thrilled to be appearing with Miss
Bardot," the men stated this
week.
The secret of success in life is
for a man to be ready for his op
portunity when it comes.
Seeks Nomination
ROBERTS SEEKS
SOLICITOR FOR
24TH DISTRICT
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': Solicitor ; Clyde M. Roberts, 60,
of Marshall, announced Saturday
that be will seek the Republican
nohnnatiott for the 24th Distrk
Soticitorial post in the May pri
mary instead of' the post be pre
sently holds.
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He baa been solicitor , for the
19th District since the 1966 elec
tions. The o4d 19th District in
cluded both Buncombe and Madi
son. ' : , rs. Z ',
However," the Sessions Law "of
19S7, Chapter ,'1M3, r,Je the
solid torial districts' cor-f3?m -lrfk'
the judicial districts and UadSson'
f fi''.!ii f
l
Oyde M. Roberts
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MARSHALL; N. C,
HEALTH CLINIC
SCHEDULE FOR
COIMYINFEB.
Dr. Barbara A. Wood, Madisoiv
County Health Director, has an
nounced the Health Department
Clinic Scfiedufs "for tiie iri$ftff of
February 1970. CHniea listed are
held at the Health Department un
less otherwise specified.
Mon., Feb. 2, 1970, General Im
munization Clinic, Hot Springs'
Town Hall, 1:00-3:00 p. m.
Tues., Feb. 3, Eye Clinic, by ap
pointment only.
Wed., Feb. 4, Pediatric Super
visory Clinic, by appointment on
ly. ' hil
Thurs., Feb. 6, General Immuni
zation Clinic, Mars Hill Town)
Hall, 1:00 - 4:00 p. m.
Fri., Feb. 6, General Immuniza
tion Clinic, 8:30-12 Noon; 1:00
4:00 p. m.
Tues., Feb. 10, Maternity Clinic,
12 Noon.
Fri., Feb. 20, General Immuni
zation Clinic, 8:30-12 Noon; 1:00
4:00 p. m.
Tues., Feb. 24, Family Plan
ning CHnic, by appointment only.
Fri., Feb. 27, General Immuni
zation Clinic, 8:30-12 Noon; 1:00
4:00 p. m.
Nurse Screening Clinic, by ap
pointment only.
At all General Immunization
Clinics protection is available a
gainst diphtheria, polio, whooping
cough, tetanus (lockjaw), measles
and smallpox. Blood testing and
tuberculin skin testing are also
available at the General Immuni
zation Clinks.
House Sustains
President's Veto
President jNixon won hi budget
batO with "Oongr. Wednesday
when; Edd
override his veto of a $19.7-bUlion'
health and education money bill.
The White' House promptly let!
it be known that it would be wil
ling to accept increases totaling
J448 million over Nixon's budget
rejuest in place of the $12 billion
added by Congress in the vetoed
bill.
The 226-191 vote in favor of ov-
verriding the veto was 62 votes!
shoot of the two-thirds majority
needed, far more than even Re
publican leaders had forecast. The
result was final, with no Senate
action needed.
Named To Committee
Senator Ted Dent
3fc 9fc 9fr
Dent Named To
Committee On
General Assembly
Lt. Governor Pat Taylor an
nounced Tuesday the appointment
of Senator Ted Dent to the Citi
zens Advisory Committee on the
General Assembly. ', Dent repre
sents Buncombe, Madison, Mitch
ell and Yancey Counties in the
General Assembly , and is serving
his second terms as Vice Chairman
of the Senate Committee on Rules.
The Legislative Act which waa
paewd , during the 1969 session;
appoints S members of the Senate
an& S members of the House to a
30 member committee - ., "consisting
of outstanding citizens from all
walks of Sfe." . :-; ;'',. . . . '.
The purpose of the committee
is "to study the legislative needs,
organization, facilities and func
tions with the goal of Improving
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THURSDAY, JANUARY
01IXJS NMiED; .'
IN-SERVICE ED.
To Keep Updatedr Will
Attend Regional
Grover D. GUlis, General Super
visor, Madison County Schools,
has been named Local Coordina
tor of In-Service Education in
North Carolina by Craig Phillips,
Superintendent of the Department
of Puiblic Instruction,
The Program for the Profes
sional Improvement of Teachers,
State financed program, pro
vides funds to administrative
units for local in-service programs
in accordance with regulations
and procedures adopted by the
State Board of Education.
James Valsame, acting director,
Division of Staff Development, ex
plained that the local coordinator
will be invited periodically to re
gional meetings to bring them up
to date on State sponsored in
service education and staff devel
opment opportunities.
"Funds are still available for1
all phases on the program for the
current school year, and all teach
ers are encouraged to take advan
tage of these programs. The Lo
cal Coordinator will be invaluable
to the teachers in their adminis
trative unit and to the Depart
ment of Public Instruction in help
ing to make this program even)
more meaningful, to s.ili; Improve
ment of pubjic ehKatfbn," Dr.
Phillips sajd'
CRIMINAL TERM
DISTRICT COURT
STARTS MONDAY
''4- 4. . vt'.
The February 2nd term of Dis
trict court for the trial of criminal
cases will begin here next Monday
morning with Judge J. E. Hols-
nouser presiding. Ttus will be a
non-jury term, C. N. Willis, clerk
of court, stated.
The opening session will begin
at 9:30 a. m.
A DIFFERENCE
Doctors advise walking for
health, but did you ever see a
mailman who looked as though he
could whip a truck driver?
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29, 1970
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COUNTY HEALTH
PLANNING COMM.
MET TUESDAY
Several members of the Madi
son County Health Planning Com
mittee of Central Highlands Health:
Council and several interested of
ficials of the Council met at al
luncheon meeting Tuesday at the)
Madison Grill.
Dr. Barbara Wood, of the Mad
ison County Health Department,
presided and explained the func-'
tions of the county committee and
the committee's opportunities to
aid in developing better medical
facilities for Madison County as
well as the other counties involv
ed.
Jerry Plemimons, president of
the Marshall Lions Club and of
ficial in the Council, discussed va
rious phases of the Council and
told of the Lions' activities in alt-
tempting to secure a doctor andf
facilities for Madison County.
Mrs. Naomi Garrison, publio
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NATL FOREST
CAMPING WILL
BE HALTED FEB. 1
Cut In Funds Is Reason;
To Reopen On
June 6
All recreation areas in Nation
al Forests in North Carolina are
closed as of February 1 to June
6, 1970, Forest Supervisor Peter
J. Hanlon announced today.
Forest Supervisor Hankxn said
that all the developed recreation
areas in Pisgah, Nantahala, Uw
harrie and Croatan National For
ests are affected. This includes
601 picnic units and 767 camping
Units. "' - --..-.- , . . ...t
Primitive or undeveloped camp.
ing will be permitted.
Users should remember to leave
the camps cleaner than they found,
ithem. This will insure our being
able to leave the primitive area si
open.
Hanlon said the forests began
feeling the budget pinch last July
when appropriations for recrea
tion cleanup and maintenance
were reduced. The second cut in,
funds took place in January. The
second cut resulted in the neces
sity to close all recreation areas
until June 6.
ONE OF COUNTY'S
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A apectacular fire completely destroyed one of the county's most beautiful home
near Marshall Thursday aftaiiioon.- C'Kfe-v :?T. ' re-k' f t
. The residence, known as the .OM.W. C, Sprinkle Home, 'was located near & intend
action of the Marshall-Mare Hill Highway and the Marshall by-peas on US 25-70.
The huge structure, built about 86 yean lo, contained ten rooms and two baths.
For many Tears waa owned and occupied by the Pwnard Ramsey fmi'y - .
- ia rocenc ywe wi vaamm ana
Metealf and family..
Firemen from Marshall were called but 1 , '
idly spreading flames in the old and laire eL-ik
by were able to save practically all the h-r. 1
A Tear la
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Invention patented
J. Bewley Tweed
J. B. Tweed Gets
Patent On Fishing
Box Invention
J. B. Tweed, . former Marshall
mayor and well-known fisherman,
has been notified by the Patent
Office in Washington, D. C, that
i i i i
he has been granted a patent on
his transparent fishing tackle box.
The notification is dated January
20, 1970 and the pamphlet accom
panying the notification elaborate
ly displays the fishing box and its)
various compartments. i
Mr. Tweed invented the useful1
box in 1967.
This pocket-size tackle box is
partially unique because its parts'
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IS EXTENDED
TO FEBRUARY 14
W. B. Zink, county auditor, an
inounced this week that time for
listing personal property has been
extended until February 14 due to
the severe winter conditions of
iroads, etc 1
The schedule for the extended
'time can be found in an advertise
ment elsewhere in this issue.
LANDMARKS DESTROYED BY
oeen ownea f - i c ocui Jed fcy V.r. t
t,.ulj be done to exJ
re. Ne;Mr. frn-.n
J t
urr.;.-.'.!r: end cl-.
ueirare
mi
Restored
hi'
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If'? :
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ttuHann Lmd kAilihL
-w a. i ear vncsMe roese UMnmea
Be
Dill
Next Month
Rapid Increase Of A.F.D.C.
Caused Temporary
Reductions
North Carolina public assistance
in the Aid to Families with De
pendent Children category, who
had their grants reduced in Janu
ary will find their February
checks restored to the December
level. In addition they may be
receiving greatly increased medi
cal and food stamp benefits.
John R. Jordan, Jr., Chairman
of the State Board of Social Serv
ices, announced in Raleigh today
that his board, with the approval
of the Advisory Budget Commis
sion, had ordered restoration of
the cuts which had averaged about
6.6 for most recipients.
"An overwhelming majority of
the counties have agreed voluntar
ily to supply their share of tha
funds needed to match the addi
tional appropriation provided by
(he State," said Jordan. The four
counties which have refused to
supply the extra funds are Dup
lin, Moore, Warren and Washing
ton.
"We cannot penalize the rest
of the State because a very few
counties were unable or refused
to provide their share. We expect
fiflCal . endcd
-
that these few will find a way to
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GIRL SCOUT
NEIGHBORHOOD
HOLDS MEETING
Mrs. Tama Rolknan, District
Advisor, of the Madison Girl Scout
h4 Neighborhood presided at the
meeting held Monday at 7:30 o'
clock at the Fellowship Hall of the
Marshall United Methodist Church.
Leaders, Assistant leaders and
tiroop committee members receiv
ed information about events and
activities to be held during the
spring months. A calendar of
activities was distributed to each
person present.
Girls in troops will be very ac
tive for the next several months.
The annual Cookie Sale will open
January 30, with girfe taking
orders through February 14. The
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