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'.vj'v;,.' I" n . M.-.jj- a--. 1. , VOL.. 69 ' J ' NO. 10 -V ,Vf a PAGES THIS WEEK MARSHALL, N. C THURSD VMARCW 8U970 10c PER COPT i 11111 1 1 '., ... 1 8 '', .".",',y' ' . ., " M 7 !"' !;... . a . 11 " "' 1 , 1 4 t mmm 1 l . ..: . - . ...... H . f SC3G Ic Accused Of Bragging! Its Feet Cloverleaf Requested At SR 1554 Intersection Near Mars Hill The State Highway Oomjniseion was accused of "dragging its feet" on road work in north Asheville at a publk Rearing Fri day alt North Buncombe High School. Although the general concept of the 'Appalachian Highway w comnMnded, the SHC was admon wlied tor not getting conntrue tion started sooner. Plans call for highway con struotion from the present end of the WeavervHle bypass to the junction of U. S. 9 and 2d near Mars Hill. It would be a fours lane, nine mile section. Right-of-way acquisition has been started onthe first portion. Criticism was also voiced for the highway plan in the Mara Hill area because the plan does not provide for controlled or lim ited access from a point beyond State Road 1554, Bill Harris, SHC chief engin eer for pre -construction, conduct ed the bearing. He said he would take the requests of those in at tendance to the Bureau of Roads and the Highway Commission for review. Dr. Fred Benfcley, president of Mars Hill College, asked that a cloverleaf or triangle interchange be constructed where the propos ed Appalachian Highway will in tersect with SR 1664. fit-Bwttojr eaid a "deit tre wauta do created ror Mars Hill (Continued To Last Page) Broyhill To Speak In Asheville At Lincoln Day Dinner Congressman James T. Broy hill is to be the guest speaker at Buncombe County Republican Club's Lincoln Day Dinner. The event is to be held the evening of March 7 at the Asheville Hellenic Community Canter following the Republican 11th Congressional District Convention Saturday af ternoon. Tickets are available from precinct chairman and par ty leaders throughout the district. 65 Public Funds Are Used For Schools Locally $103.00 Per Local Resident A Year For Education Is Required What does it take, in the way of money, to meet Madison Coun ty's educational needs? How much is spent in other localities? What proportion of tfa local budget goes for school construction and maintenance, for teachers salaries and for other school costs T Just as in moat other com munities across the country the largest as wall as the smallest local officials are faced with the problem of providing, with the a mount of money available, suf ficient educational facilities and opportunities to meet the ever growing demand. ' A Federal study of expendi tures for education at the local levaL covering all parts of the country, shows that each costs usually amount to nearly as much . . j , t au nnar costs comomea. , In Madison County, the figures indicate, approximately 65 per cent of all public spending fa for education. Ia some communities the proportion fa sormrwbat low er than that and, ia other, quits a bit tncrs.. . - . v ' . :' -- - Kattomuy, fas averags is 8 percent It fa 57 percent ia tle Stat of Korth Carolina, V i The analysis of local mant axpahditures, nafr (Continued to last Pafe) DELINQUENCY TO BE STRESSED HERE MARCH 17 Public Invited To Pane! Discussion Sponsored By PTA The North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers will present a television study and a discussiom program entitled, "The Public School as a Resotarce for Juvenile Delinquency Prevention", during Ithis month. Cooperating with the programs is the Marshall Parent Teachers Association, Mrs. Clyde Reed, president, announced. On next Tuesday, March 10, Channel 33 (WUNF-TV, Ashe ville) will have two 30-4ninute shows, the first at 11:00 a. m. and' the second at 8:00 p. m. Mrs. Wiley DuVall has invited every one interested in seeing these TV programs to her home on Redimon Road, Marshall. On Tuesday, March 17, a panel discussion involving juvenile de liquency will be held in the Mar shall school lunchroom at 7:30 p. m. Expected to participate on the panel will be the various law enforcement agencies serving in (Continued To Last Pags) 1 Madison County Population Data Reveals Changes Have you ever wondered what (the population of Madison Couiii ty was in 1860? What the 1960 census revealed? The U. S. Department of Com merce, Bureau of the Census, has issued the following figures which are interesting. Madison County Census: 1860: 6,908; 1870: 8,192; 1880: 12,810; 1890: 17,806; 1900: 20, 644; 1910 : 20,132; 1920 : 20,083; 1930 : 20,306; 1940 : 22,522; 1950: 20,522; 1960: 17,217. The 1970 census will be taken in April. SPRING CREEK, MARSHALL FALL IN TOURNAMENT Pleasant Gardens, Hiddenit Victors; Wildcats Play Tonight Pleasant Gardens walloped Spring Creek, 71- 48, and Hid denite moved past Marshall, 70-D Wednesday night at the Marion High gymnasium in first round action of the District 7, IA bas ketball tournament. Action continues tonight (Thurs day) wit Nebo facing Stony Point at 7 p. in. and Mars Hill bat tling Glenwood at 8:30. Ernest Scott netted 15 points and Robert Scott 14 points to pace Jtiiddenitrs euac as xney rallied from a 31-29 half time de ficit to take a 48-10 lead at the three quarter mark. Bobsrt Cameron scored 18 and Ricky Mc- Devitt 14 to lead Marshall's -of fense, .-vv h: ' Herbert Dellinger tossed In- 24 pointa and Mike Joyner 14 to lead the Indians to their easy victory in the second game over Caring Creek.' They took an early teed, (Continued to Last rags) . . MIXED TERM OF WURT STARTS HERE MARCH 23 C. N. Willis, clerk of superior court, announced this week that the civil term of superior court scheduled to begin here on Marc" 23 has been changed to a mixed term which means both crdmina and civil cases will be heard. Ttu change was made by order of the Adminietrative of the court at th request of Judge W. K. McLean in order to catch up on the crim inal docket In tfee Madison Coun ty superior court. EVANGELISM RALLY THURS. AT LITTLE IVY Albert A. Peverall, Jr., chair man, Assodational Evangelism, announces the Association Evan gelism Rally, which to planned primarily ss a "kdekoff" for the spring revival services in tills area, will be held Thursday, March 12, at 7:30 p. in., at Little Ivy Baptist Church (Route 19-23). Reverend Thad DowdJe, the new pastor of the Oakley Church ir the Buncombe Association will preach the sermon. Thad, who i; a - native of Franklin, has been working toward his doctor's de gree at New Orlean Baptist The ological Seminary in preaching. He was recently referred to by a leading minister in the Bun combe Association as "by far the finest preacher in our associa tionr - - - Two of our county's pastors. Reverend H. E. Wilson of Little Creek and Manson Warren of Up per Laurel, will share briefly their convictions on "The Holy Spiri'. in Evangelism" and "Personal Wit nessing in Evangelism." The Forks of Ivy Baptist Choir will lead the worship in music. Tax Collector' Office To Close On Saturdays Here It was announced this week that the tax collector's office in the courthouse will be closed on Sat urdays until next October. This means that all offices in the courthouse are now closed on Saturdays. Constable Terms Limited; Why Run? If you're thinking of running for a poet as constable in this county, forget it! The constable's office will bp abolished effective January 1, 1971 due to laws passed by the 1969 legislature. This notice is being published so that anyone seeking to be a constable and if elected could only serve from the first Monday in December to January 1 a period of only 23 days. So why run ? MEMBERS OF COUNTY i .TV Members of the Madison County Board of Elections were sworn ki bent Monday by; C.N. Willis, clerk of superior court. Left to ripht, Mrs. Virginia Anderson, chairman (Democrat); Lest Wi!3e, (Republican); Oscar McOevf.t, (Democrat), , ; HEART DRIVE IS EXTENDED FOR TWO WEE KS Mrs. Sharon Burnette Ramsey, chairman of the Madison Coum ty Heart Fund drive, announces that the drive has been extended for two more weeks in hopes that the goal of $2,000 can be reached. She stated that the drive was lag. ging at present and expressed hope tha. mors people wouid con tribute in the next few days. The County Heart Association ia headed by Rev, Ralph Ijogan, ipresident; Mrs. Ramsey is fund chairman; Dr. J. Bates Hender son, medical advisor; Mrs. George Shupe is public education chain.; treasurer Is Mrs. CloicePlem mon; Benefit chairman is Mrs. Millard Tipton; rural heart fund director, Mrs. Steve Wallin; coun ty schools educational chairmen, Mrs. Lawrence K. Ray. In charge of town solicitations Hot Springs, Mrs. Betty Padgett; Mars Hill, Miss Daisy Anderson; Marshall business area: Miss Cyn 'thia Niles. Grade students of Walnut school are assisting in the balloon sales. ACP SERVES IN POLLUTION AND OTHER FIELDS .The Agricultural Conservation Program, commonly referred to as the ACP, serves as a multiple purpose tool in that it not only belays in the pjeaarvaiionoi pur soil, water and forest resources but it also combats water and air pollution, beautifies and improves the environment of rural Ameri ca. Emory Robinson, chairman of the County Agricultural Stabili zation and Conservation Commit tee (ASCS) who administers the ACP at the county level points out that the thousands of acres of vegetative cover which have been established and maintained under the ACP has helped to con trol both water and air pollution. Conservation practices carried out under the ACP help keep sedi ment, animal wastes, and other harmful matter out of our streams and lakes. It also serves as an air pollution abatement tool in that it helps prevent dust storms. (Continued To Last Page) Primary Line-Up Candidates who have announ ced in this newspaper for various offices in the May 2, 1970 Demo cratic and Republican Primary are as follows: Democrats: Board of Education. Robert Z. "Bobby" Ponder, Mrs. Bobbie Jean Peek Rice, Emery Wallin, William M. (Bill) Rob erts. Clerk of Superior Court, Judson Edwards. Tax Collector. Harold Wallin. Sheriff, E. Y. Ponder. Republicans: Clerk Superior Court, C N. Willis. BOARD OF ELECTIONS ROAD HEARING TO BE IN SCHOOL, NOTCOURTHOUSE Location of the public hearing involving Highway 213, between Marshall and Mars Hill, has been changed from the courthouse to the Marshall! school auditorium, it was announced this week. The meeting is set for Tuesday, March 17, at 2:00 p. m. The change in location was made due to a term of superior court being held on this date in the courthouse. Ponder Announces Candidacy Fo County Sheriff E. Y. Ponder, of Marshall, Rt. 1, announces this week that he will be a candidate for sheriff of Madison County subject to the will of the voters in tihe Demo cratic Primary. Ponder is no stranger to Madi son County voters having served for four terms (1950-1966) as sheriff. Prior to becoming sheriff, he was a wholesale meat distributor in Buncombe and Madison Coun ties and a farmer. Since 1966 he has been as sociated with Ponder Auto Supply Company in Marshall. A member of the Antiooh Bap tist Church, his wife is the former Orla Ponder, of Mars HilK They have one son, Warren, of Greens boro. NEW PROVISION ' PRESERVATION FARM HISTORY Operators of tobacco farms can now protect their allotment his tory even though they plant no part of the farms allotted acre age, according to announcement this week by Ralph Ramsey, coun ty 'ASCS executive director. He explained that since allot ments are baeed on the farm his tory and as history acreage in ipast years has been defined as (the planted or considered planted acreage, some tobacco producers who have lost farm history by planting less than 75 per cent of their allotted acreage during the past two or more years may be interested in a new provision which permits them to preserve their farm allotment history even (Continued To Last Page) Bobby Jean Peek Rice Seeks Board Of Ed. Membership Mrs. Bobby Jean Rice is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dolph B. Peek of the East Fork commu nity of Madison County. She is married to McClelland Rice, son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Race of Walnut. Mrs. Rice is a graduate of Mars JHffl High School and Mars HOI t College. She was an honor stu ident in high school and was nam j d to the Dean's Honor List while it Mars Hill College. She gredu ted Cum Laude from Appalachian ;' 3tate University witii a Bachelor . if Science Degree in Mathematics. ;tn 1964, she received the Master ,iT " Arts degree from East Ten "aessee Stats University. i Mrs. Rice has taught in both e Madison County and Buncombe County . School . Systems. She taught at Marshall High School 'nd; Walnut High School for-six years and at - North Buncombe Sigh School for four years, la 1967, she'Joined the Mara Hffl Col lege Faculty,; where, she is now a member of the Matbematice De partment, ; During ' bar teaching t xperiencs sbs has been elected as (CorJnued Ts Last Tiffe) CMS Defeats S. C. Edges All County Players Are The makeup of fae, All-County teams was announced Saturday night. GIRL6 Helen Ford of Laurel; Connie Green and Susan Moore of Hot Springs? Pat McDevitt, Kathy McCormick, Dsbra Mayhew and Kathy Tipton, all of Marshall;; Linda Yelton and Diane Boone of Mars Hill; and Patsy Plenunons, Shirley Brook and Phyllis Go- forth, all of Spring Creek. BOYS Buddy Franklin and Dwayne Cutshall of Laurel; Arthur Rob erts of Hot Springs; Robert Cam eron, Calvin Rhinehart and Ricky McDevitt, all of Marshall; Monte Metcalf and Sigsbee Duck of Mars Hill; and Larry Allison and Har old Hunter of Spring Creek. Superintendent R. L. Edwards presented the trophies and an nounced the all-county selections 'amid a cheering capacity crowd with players end fans of Spring Creek and Marshall shouting "We're No. 1." And so ended the 1970 basket ball Uwnanrant . jrr. Draft Board To Be Closed Next Week Miss Darlene Ramsey, clerk of the Madison County Selective Service office (Draft Board) an nounces that the draft board will be closed next week. BREAKNECK PACE Remember, this is th age of high pressure and high speed: Let's not catch the fever it can be fatal. Local Citizens Inspect Virginia Housing Project DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENTS District court for the trial of crrminal cases adjourned Wedaea-. day with Judge J. Ray Braswell presiding. Judgmeats during the term fol low: Richard Fox. drivtnc under in fluence, fine ana cost; John Ran - dall, trespassing, coat; Larry Pen ider, driving under Influence, fine and coat; Mama Claude Ledford, speeding, fine and cost; appeal r Doris Carroll, possesion, guilty verdict, prayer for judgment,- con tinued; Grower Cleveland Robin som, driving under influence, fine' and cost; Walter Moody Bucfcner, driving under influence, fine and cost; Ronnie BnuriL bit and runvi no liability ineurance, fine, cost and restitution; lack Thorns; ae- sanlt on female, fine and cost: Harold English, driving under in- floeacv.'fiae and cost: ."Frank' Teague, pobhc drunkenness,' fine and cost; Lionel Sawyer, pubHc drunkaonea, fine and cost; -David Donald Ogle, driving under lnfjni once, guilty verdict; appeal:, W2- Ham E. Thomas, failure to report accident, cost; L B. Bucfcner. lar ceny, fins and cost; TJcky Eher Kn, larceny, cr-ft and re-' ikw Douglas f .: ITer, ex.. ;. z (Contiaued te Last Ti; ) HHS, 75-68; $, 35-26 Mars Hill Girls And Spring Creek Boys Win Consoltaions Calvin Rhinehart and Robert Cameron sparked the Marshall High Tornadoes over Mars Hill, 75-68, Saturday night to take the boys Madison County Basketball Tournament crown. Spring Creek ground down Mar shall's girls, 35-26, for the girls varsity title, end Mars Hill girls beat Laurel, 58-20, in the girls consolation tilt. 'Spring Creek's boys defeated Laurel, 73-69 on Friday night to win third place honors. BOYS GAME Mars Hill boys' loss came as much at the foul line as on the scoreboard. The .Wildcats had five players to foul out and al lowed the Tornadoes to take 49 trips to the foul line. Marshall collected 27 points at the line; whereas Mars Hill connected on eix of 18 free throw attempts. Nevertheless, Mars Hill rallied briefly in the last half and took a one-point lead with seven min utes left. But Marshall's Rhine hart got hot and scored' 12 points in the fourth quarter. Rhinehart finished with 28 points, hitting nine field goals, and teammate Cameron had 29 points, hitting 10 field goals. The Wildcat, duo of Sigsbee Duck and Seth Metcalf were just as good from the field. Metcalf had nine baskets and 20 points; Duck had 10 baskets and 22 poiKGC " 5- - - GIRLS FINALS Phyllis Goforth's 18 points, on five field goals and eight foul shots, paced Spring Creek's of fense. Kathy Fisher led Mar shall with 16 points. Although Spring Creek led all the way, the game was close 'throughout. In the final minutes of the game, the Marshall girls were forced to foul in order to get the ball but the gambles didn't pay off as the accurate foul shooting of the Spring Creek Hassles proved fatal to Marshall. (Continued to Last Page) LISH I Able To Construct Homes hi 1ess Than Month Aa 'ad hoc ermmittee of Madi son Qbunty citizens and other interested pensons concerned with isouaing needt. made a trip to Rua sefl County, "Virginia, last week to review a uTiique housing project. The Russell Area Development Corporation (OEO) is sponsoring a Low Income Sectionaased Hous- 1 project in cooperation with fche locel Farmers Home A6rdnistra- tion. Jsing unskSIecl labor in a training program LISH is akJ to construct and erecf oaiity bonus in less than a month. The was particularly impressed by the feasibility of such a pro STOn for Madison County and the ' potential industrial market of luson and Buncombe Counties. ' Te Lew Income HonsingJfcTeiop-.', I SMDt Corporation in Durham ha j wuraged tbe adoption of the j program locally with the intent to f uy some of the houses for ha Those attending' the meetinir were' Jim 'Adams, .VISTA worW of the Rural Development Court--cil; Mrs. Roberta Adams, direr '"r ' of Jlodel Madison; Mrs. Doro." y Arri -ton. dire-tor cf th r ,i v' , men Projort; Io-- j" ,r , ;iity r '.r cf 1 C t ty C- - r riith 1 S 'it f f i 1
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