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VOL. 69
V! NO. n-'TIMkTlIIWEEK. MARSKAL
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THE REMODELLED COURTROOM
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Correct Date
SET FOR Al
TICKETS Of
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Top picture shows the official section of the remodelled court
room, with the new tables, choirs, jury box and new ceiling with new
overhead lighting fixtures.
Center
the front.
picture shows courtroom from the rear looking toward
Bottom picture is how the courtroom looks from the Judge's chair
Sfi Jfi 9fi 9fr
Everyone seems proud of the "new look" of the Madison Count;
courtroom. The remodelling started in earnest the first of the year
and today, the courtroom has new furndahdndngs, tile, two enclosed jury
boxes, new jury seats, accoustioal ceiling, flooring, new lighting sys
tem, and even the two stairways leading from the lobby to the second
story have been enclosed. The cos of the entire project was approx
imately $16,000.
H. M. R.k-0 ($- Pons, Inc., of Weaverville, were supervisors; Ashe
ville Electricatf Company was in charge, of all electrical fixtures; Ben
ita Insulation Co., of Ashevdlle, installed the aecouBtfcal ceiling; Smit'
floor Covering Co., of Weaverville, furnished the flooring, tile and
sanding; Everett Barnett, of Marshall, did the painting and othest
equipment was purchased from Southeastern Equipment Co., of Baler!
City.
The courtroom furniture is of oil-finished walnut. (See Editorial)
Caldwell, Ramsey Honored
At Lions Steak-Dog Dinner
The annual 4J1
will ,be hed Pridaj-'
3 at 730 o'clock iatl
College AuddtoriipiirtL'
the county watT be" I
variety of talent "mM
entertainment of V
Everyone is invited
special 4-H activity.
A small admission
ed for the Talent Stim
lie may buy ticket
members beginning in
of March, Money fi
of tickets will go irM i
dual club treasuries'. Ik
also be purchased at till
tne night of the Talent'
money collected at that i
ibe deposited in tha
fund. An entertaining
! promised for all those
tend. )
BAPTISTS TO
IN EXTENSU
The combined thrust of
ern Baptist benunanes are
viding a program of studi
aeveiop cnurcn leaoers, p
ins true tiona in Bible, docf
church history, preachiig,
ious education, and cnuch
ine overall curriculum; pit
(for thirty-four courses If a
The French Broad Bajtis!
sociation joins with these ix!
inaries in providing four el
of study: Unoer Laurel Mi
ary Baptist Church Mi
This cours is designed Sun-,
day School superintendent, teach :
era and church worker?; Forks ol
Ivy Missionary Baptist Cnurclw
M. H. Kendall teaching New Test
ament, a detailed stud of tin
Hook of Romans; Vernon Woo.i
teaching at Mars Hill Bapti.s'
Church, comparative religions
"The Religions of Mankind;" and
Rev. A. A. Peverall teaching at,
Hopewell Missionary B a p t i s
Church in the Newfound Associa
tion, Old Testament, "The Hear
of Hebrew History."
There is no basic
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CLINIC
LE FOR
IN MAR.
Wood, Madisor
Director, has an
laltb Department
Or the month of
mkB listed an
Wth Depanbme n
Bpecified.
2 General Im-
ie Hot Springs
J:00 p. m.
3 Eye Clmi
only.
larch 4 Pedi
Clinic, by aip
6 General
hfc Mars Mil
4:00 p. m.
6 General
jUC, :30 - 1Z:U(
p. m.
0 Mjaterna-
.''IS General
lie, 8:30 - 12:00
fth
20 General
iic, :30 - iz:v
L an.
fc 24 - Family
hy appointment
; 27 1 General
Page Four)
fan. I Mte
Isltifl
Marshall - Hot Springs J.V.
Boy To Meet At 6:15
O'clock
The Madison County high
school basketball tournament will
resume in the local gym tonight
(Thursday) with one junior var
Btty game (Marshall-Hot Springs
Iboys) starting at 6:15 o'clock. In
the varsity division, the Marshall
girls will meet the Laurel girls
at 7:30 o'clock and the Laurel
Marshall boys will collide at 9:00
p. m.
The tourney, which started last
'Friday night saw the Laiutrel girls
eke out a 27-25 victory over the
Hot Springs sextet. The win ad
vanced Laurel girls to the semi
finals against Marshall which
drew a bye in the opening round.
The Spring Creek girls ad
vanced to the finals by defeating
Mars HiU last Saturday, 31-19.
Spring Creek will meet the win
ner of the Mare hall-Laurel game
for the championship and the two
'losers will meet for third place
honors Saturday night at 6:15 o'
clock. ' 1 :
The Mars Hill Wildcats ad
vanced to the finals by handing
Spring Creek boys a 72-48 de
ft at last Saturday night. Mara
Hill will meet the winner of the)
iMarshall-Laurel game in the fi
nals at 9:00 p. m. Saturday.
Spring Creek will meet the loser
of the Marshall-Laurel game at)
6:15 o'clock Friday for thirds
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Telephone Company Officials
" Manslaughter Case Take:
T., MA Annniinrp Most Of Term Thus
As Candidates For
Board Of Education
WARNING! DON'T
LOOK DffiECTlY
AT THE ECLIPSE
Permanent Eye Damagw
Could Be Caused, County 1
Lions State
Marshall Men Cited For
Heroism In Saving
Four Lrres
Kay Caldwell and Earl Ramsey
both of Marshall -and employee
of French Broad Electric Mem
bershlp Corp., were guests of hon
or at ithe MtaahaQ 'lions Go'
Steak-Hot Dog dinner .at Th i
Mountaineer Restaurant on Tun
ttel Road .Tuesday night
Tfas
cited for
two nsn
' ( their quick action and heroism in
River last Noretnber 12 and. sar
v-y Ing the lives of four persons,- in
dong an infant Th inciden
occurred pposalis Krervievr Esse.
Station when tha brakes of a ci
gave way whils eoroing down thr
Steep Ivy highway. Tbs car,
at terrific speed, crossed the dou-fcls-lrs
highway and pbrjd in
to C a river. Ths two r-" rush
ed to t'is sws s;J I ". 1 I' t
occupants to safety.
Lion President Jerry Plemmonf
presented the men with beautifu
golden plaques and also present
ted them with letters of commen
dation from Congreeaman Roy A
Taylor.
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Following the presentation, the
lions and guests settled back and
enjoyed" the annual steak-hot dog
dinner. vEleven Lions at deliciour
22-ouncs steaks while six of tho
Lions ' presenc'had to1 settle f?
hot docs. - The steak-eaters wr
winners in ths annual Chrlstmaf
,'baskets for the blind contest vhilr
the losers hi-the contest had to
eat hot dogs. However, ' ths fco
dogs were about a fooilona: aad
deliciously prepared .'-r. v r r -'
Enjoymg ths steaks, In Sdd'tkn
to the guert wers lions Ed Mor
ton, Jerry rieeamons, Pags Brig
man, Georre GwrV terry Com,
r.',h J'-O.'-fv: k, ry Eceves,
Meimbers of the Marshall, Mars
Hill and Hot Springs Liona Oufce
this week issued a stern warning
concerning the eclipse of the son
on Saturday, March 7 about 1:30
p. m., (EST), Ine wamfcg
states r
DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT
THE ECLIPSE OP THE SUN.
You can damage ths taside of the
eye permanently by, looking at
the sun and (he urn ef srhoked
glass, , exposed film, or sunglasses
only makes ft wrse. TQERS ISf
NO fiFE WAT TO LOOS AT
THE ECLIPSE DIRECTLY! A
Ths' infwmsd lays of ths iuni
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Meet Here, fiext
Monday jtfignt:
Two more Madison County men
have announced their candidates
for the nomination en the Madison
County Board of Education, sub
ject to the will of the voters in
charge toA y 2 1970 Primarjr-
EMERY WALLIN
In last week's issue, Emery
Waffin, of the Big, Laurel com
munity announced end this week,
Robert Z. "Bobby" Ponder, of Hot
Springs, is also announcing.
Mr. WalKn is a former member i
of the board of education where
he served for four years.
Mr. Wallin is a member of the
Chapel Hill Baptist Church where
he is a deacon.
A prominent farmer, he is also
a director of fi Farm Bureau f
Madison County.
He is married to the former
MSbs Flo Crfoshall and they have
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Far
The February term of superioi'
court for the trial of criminal'!
cases started here Monday morn
ing with Judge W. K. McLea'
presiding. Clyde M. Roberts is
ithe solicitor.
The trial of Donald Howard
Ledford, charged with manslaugh
fcer in connection with the deatl
of G. W. Shook last May, is still
in progress as this paper goes tc
fress.
ShoWk, 81-year-old citizen and
retired farmer of Mars Hill Route
'!, was struck and killed abov
0:45 p. m., on Monday, May ' '.'
1969 on Smith's Creek Road ahott
12 miles north of Mars Hill.
Ledford, 34-year-old resident o.
Johnson, City, Tenn., was report
ed as the driver of the car which
struck Mr. Shook.
Other cases heard thus far re.
suited in the following judgments
William Press Peters, breakintr
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C. O SUfford, Jr.
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nepstco Tclgwne Co.
alls ChangcsMictrOp
tie I staff will presnt a program
on ths pu rpoe- and; accomplish-'
ments of ETHA-
Tbs third grades ,wffl bare the
devotions. r .
"AH xsre-8 and teachers - are
urged to t'.tend. . '
The "ve f -"-'.'.if rHl
st 7 "i p. m., r v
TZX r
$1,400 In Deductions
For County Taxpayers
r The MarWiall PTX will meet . at
750 p. m. on Monday. March' S,
tn the echool hncirp6n...,llis;lvLagtvBa. together for th 169 re-
JSelow Figures Only Gqicle)
Accurate Records Must
; B Kept
Bow large are tbs tag sedup.
tlons claimed- br sTadfawm Cotsi-
tyresideobs in tiiefip Federal &
come tax reports, compared with
those .taken by people.,. hi oqf
parts ae me country i .jr ,
What ' are tha Bormal dbdoc
tlons.' "at" each. Ineome kreeL for
contribilons, taxes, foetUoal fc.
nsea ana msresc paysKKs v -Thess
pWions, of fcrpotrtaads
to taxpayers who are poiUng such,
ports, are tuawered lit a study
reads by tfe Commerce. Clearing
Hottm. specialist in taxes and bus-
mess law-,' n th baslf ol d&'a
ofrnined from, tha Treasury De-
It ' ows that, ta treersl, fin-
? '-rt Cm Uifti r. '
'. 1st J . .m vJ 'J '
r -7 i v .
dnotaons of about i00, squlva-
lent to 21 percent of their total
earsJags. v'.-.
"The peroera4ges Tary wltji ,Jn
cons, ft Is eund, They rang
from 14 percent; bj 22 perosnt
The deductions bakeo ; by W-ln-
fsuSUes. represetat bigger
iproiwtiiun of tbefr earnings than
is the ease mhigh-incobva fatnt-
For Msifison .CodhtT. janklies
above or bek ths local averssfe,
the ' dedactsona will yary fiooord-
Those & rs .fhTthtf 13.000
class,4 for example, -. ded.t-
ing arproxinmtely ;i,7J 1 If th7
.ave aorswj outlays. For
i.t the 5X0-3 lmi the ded-. .,
will be about ,
A brpltil-a of 14
'.;.-m;."y taq ty i v
ms t 1 t '.' 7" '
i.
"Feed Al
. Schbo
?0o
Change To Result In Better
Customer Service, James :
- Armstrong Says
r.i:n.-t t '
" More ' ttan 19m tetephon
vriU bs. -eerved hy 14 sxchng.
in : 'new,- dlstrk) t tt faster .
TeJephone Cnnpany and the West-.
co Telephone Company wMcll wills.
1 Students In Alrijhs .-Wfosttsw- in Wsaverv
LUNCHROOMS IN
COUNTY GIVEN
HIGH HONORS
U Daily I.
unty Goal
Word has just been 'recsiysd
that four nixiroomaJsrafisbn
County hate MeiTawajded-twy
high honor. Eabh of these schools
was presentedfaa A'ward of Merit
for: Exceptionally High Student
Participatioh for ' the 1968-1969
school yean
' . Spring Creek and Hot Springe
awards contain a red seal desig.
nating 93-09i psj4icipation. Wal
nut and Beech CJeb Awards eon-
taia a black seal designating 90-
"Our goal is to feed all stu-
denst in every school, every "day.
Let's oonUmie t work for awards
of merit in afi lunchrooms) and
no hungry students in any'elass-
roomv It can. be done If we
t-'l our s' -older to the wheel sncf
H '. tc.- ;her,m- Mrs. Lr'-'"-
'nson, school nutrilioni&t, i ,i-,
viHe, it was annownwsd by Jsmefti.
Armstrong, ; presidss. a tha two .
cotnpsMas, ... "(
R te r;-
tfeos February V 1979 a aad
hdedbyA O, Stafford, Jr, rfcs .
president and' . TWvm T)Dfi. '
plani operations- inajragerA C R. '
Allen,- h , Eastern Wstrfc Oonaner-
dal Manager. ; Tha new: .aervica ,
area Includes the counties' of Bun- .
eoinbe Madison,, McDowell, Ten- '
ceyMltcfhell, and Deriel
change. Armstrong sail
"is. being implementied to orovida . '
improved cusbotner" service in V a
stern part of our eleven coir ' '
ervics area in North Ctir: ' ' -".w
Kr. Stafford's respon.-'' ,
v-ill be the overall superv ' ' n ;
plant constrtKiaon, " ' ?
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