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I, , , .'I I. ' , , ' ',,, . '4 i . V ',2 if . ' r n f, n n mm VOL. 69 NO. 30 8 PAGES THIS WEEK MARSHALL, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1970 10c PER COPY $4.00 A Year In Madison and Adjoining Counties $6.00 A Year Outside These Counties John Eleid Is Named To Development Post Marshall Resident Is Recent Graduate Of Western Carolina University The Madison-Buncombe Rural Development Council named John Reid, a recent graduate of West ern Carolina University, as pro gram development officer here Thursday night. The council met in the RKA Huilding in Marshall with Mrs. Ora Chandler presiding- Reid, who has worked previously in the PACE program in recrea tional development in Western Madison, will have the responsi bility of making an analysis of the extent and kind of poverty exist ing in the rural areas of the two counties and of developing pro grams to meet their needs. He will seek both federal and private funding for these efforts. Reid was employed under a grant made available to the MBRRC by the Opportunity Corporation of Madison-Buncombe Counties. He also will coordinate MBRBC efforts with those of other public and private agencies concerned with rural development and anti poverty efforts in the two coun ties. Mr. Reid is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Troy Reid, of Marshall. He is also an ordained Baptist preach er. Wreck Victims Improving Here Terry Sawyer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Sawyer; Marcel la Davis, 9, daughter of Harry Lee Davis and the late Mrs Davis, and Clesta Sawyer, 10, also the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Sawyer, of Marshall, are improv ing following an automobile wreck at the intersection of NC 213 and US 25-70 at Rollins on July 11. Marcella received a broken leg and a severe tongue cut; Terry received a broken leg and other cuts and Clesta escaped with bruises. Local Softball Team In Tourney On Canton Field The Poor Hoys sol'tball team of .Marshall is participating in the Western North Carolina District Slo-pilch tournament being play ed in Canton The local team defeated Sam's Tiling A; Roofing team. 4 .'! last .Monday night. The Tool P.oys will play How-I ard's Amoco team Sunday after r.orn at four o'clock. Plans Underway For Wheat Referendum Here Next Week Robinson Explains Results Of Voting; To Be By Mail Wheat growers in Madison County will be voting July 27-31 by mail in a national referendum on wheat marketing quotas for the 1971 crop unless action by Con gress before that date postpones the referendum or changes the law requiring it. "Most wheat growers will re member that Congress postponed the scheduled referendum in 1965, and then passed the Agricultural Act of 1965 which suspended mar keting quotas," Emory Robinson, Chairman of the Madison County Agricultural Stabilization and Con servation (ASC) Committee said. "However, the Agricultural Act of 1965 expires at the end of 1970, which means that legislation that was in effect prior to 1965 will ap ly next year. While the 1965 law was in effect, there were no wheat referendum. Now that the law that was on the books before 1966 applies, we are planning1 to hold referendum the last week of July," the Chairman explained. The County ASGS Office ex pect to tend out 1971 wheat allot ment notices and ballot, along with ail's information leaflet, to (Continued To Peg Six) CLOUD NINE DAY CAMP TO START NEAR HERE MON. Cloud Nine Day Camp for Girl Scouts starts next Monday morn ing at 9:30 o'clock with a flag ceremony in front of the Brigman Hunting Preserve. Campers will set up their outdoor homes and plan the activities for the week. Swimming is available, compli ments of the Marshall pool. A variety of crafts will be taught by Tania Rollman with the Pisgah Council. Hiking and a picnic at Silvermine are scheduled for Wed nesday for Cadettes, Bear Cubs and some Juniors. The Creen Eagle bus will be chartered for this trip. Exhibits and a campfire pro gram are planned for the public on Thursday. Girls of Cadete and Senior age may spend every night. Juniors will spend one night. Consultants in a variety of areas have been secured, Mrs. Ma rion Wallin stated. Ford To Launch Atkinson For Congress Drive Congressman Gerald Ford of Michigan, minority leader of the U. S. House of Representatives, will officially launch the Atkin-son-for-Congress campaign on Saturday, August 1 when he ad dresses an Eleventh Congression al dinner meeting at the Battery Park Hotel in Asheville at 7 p. m. The program begins at 8:00. The meeting is sponsored by the Eleventh Congressional Dis trict Republican committee, Jess l.edbetter, chairman, and arrange ments are being handled by the Republican women. Congressman Kurd was first e lected to Congiess in 1!MK. He served in the Navy during World War II anil following the war en tered the practice of law in his hometown of Grand Rapids. Mich. He rose rapidly in the Republican ranks and in l!ti,r members of his Party overwhelmingly elected him their minority leader. He has been re-elected to that post in each Congress since that time. He is recognized as one of the most active leadeis the Republic ans have had in the House and has been a spokesman for much of President Nixon's legislation. Salvation Army's Mountain Singing To Be Held Aug. 2 The Salvation Army's 34th Sing ing on the Mountain honoring Ma jor Cecil Brown, founder of the Salvation Army Mountain Mis sion program, will be held at Ma ple Springs Gap on the Madison Haywood County line August 2, from 10:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m. Featured singers will be the Voyagers Quartet of Winston-Salem, the Shelton Family of Waynes ville and other quartet, trio, duets, soloists and church groups. All singers and the public are invited. Bring your picnic lunch and spread it out on top of the moun tain where the view extends even to Mt. Mitchell on a clear day. There will be guest speakers nd a good time to be had by all. Wilson Improve Russ Wilson, Marshall coal deal er and filling station operator who was injurd last week when he fell from his coal track in Man chester, Kj'Jt improving at Me morial Mission Hospital . CITIZENS BANK BUYS COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES Prank T. Moore, executive vice president of the Citizens Hank, announced this week that the Cit izens Hank had purchased the $2110,000 school building bond an ticipation notes of Madison Coun ty at an interest cost to the coun ty of o.OO percent. The local hank was the lowest bidder of the several bids made. The Madison County voters ap pioved a .f.tfiO.OOO bond issue for a consolidated school earlier this year. The funds derived from this note sale will be used to acquire land and prepare architects plans and specifications for the initial work on the project. Mr. Moore explained that the bank purchased these notes in keeping with its policy of support of the local government and its people. DISTRICT COURT TO START HERE NEXT MONDAY A criminal term of district court will begin here Monday morn ing with Judge J. E. Holshouser, Sr., presiding. Phillip M. Thomas is the district prosecutor. More than 100 cases are listed for trial. Mt. Mitchell Craft, Youth Jamboree To Be Held Aug. 6-7-8 The Mt. Mitchell craft festival and youth jamboree will be held in Burnsville August 6, 7 and 8, U has been announced. Also listed among entertain ment is the play "Never Too Late" at the Parkway Playhouse on Au gust Ti-C-T-K, at K:.'!ll o'clock nightly. The above group, the Bald Mountain Cloggers, performed last week-end at Wolf Laurel when a couple of winners in the AliC network television show, The Dating Game, were guests. The cloggers are all members of Mrs. Raleigh English's 4th grade class at Mars Hill Elementary School. Pictured left U right: Judy Franklin, Roger Edmonds, Nancy .ink, Perry King, Debbie Keith, Mike Rice, Charlene Ray, Theresa Rice, Rebecca F'o, Cynthia Stanton. Brenda Wheeler, Theresa Amnions, Linda Ammons, Craig Mcltans, Freda Hensley, Joannie Osteen. Not pictured is Dean Griffin. Mrs. Ruby Ramsey assists Mrs. Eng lish in training the Bald Mountain Cloggers. 3fr 9fi Bald Mountain Cloggers Entertain Dating Game Dinners Last I'Jeek dogger Are Trained By Mr. Raleigh English Of Mar Hill Last week-end a couple from the nationally known. ABC net work television show, The Dating Game, stayed at Wolf Laurel at four season resort north of Ashe ville, for their "date." Highlight ing their date waa a performance by the Bald Mountain Cloggers, assisted by a musical group, The Mill Wheels. The Bald Mountain cloggers re all member of Mrs. Raleigh EnglkVs fourth grade , class at Mars HflJ Elementary School and the Mill Wheels include Randan GOP RALLY AT SPRING CREEK NEXT MONDAY W. H. Zink, chairman of the Madison County Republican Exec utive Committee, announces that a Republican Rally will be held in the Spring Creek High School au ditorium next Monday night be ginning at eight o'clock. County GOP candidates will be recognized and there will be other' entertainment and refreshments. All Republicans are urged to at tend. MATO OPENED MONDAY WITH 84 PRODUCERS Officials Well Pleased With Opening At Local Shed Vine-ripe tomatoes started pour ing into the Mato shed last Mon day afternoon as the local plant started operating for this season. A long line of trucks bearing tomatoes lined the top of the hill leading to the large shed and ma chinery started moving, men and women started grading, separat ing, boxing and loading at 4 p. m. Officials stated that 636 boxes, 20 lb., and 'AS boxes (40 lb. No. U) were graded and boxed on opening day, with 84 producers bringing in tomatoes. "We are well pleased with both quality and quantity on Monday," an official stated. The shed was not opened on Tuesday but did open Wednesday afternoon when 98 producers at tended. Results of Wednesday's busi ness: 800 twenty pound boxc; 103 forty pound boxes. SHCEDl'I.E The shed will open Kriday af ( Continued to I,ast Page) BALI) MOUNTAIN (LOGGERS ENTERTAIN AT Si 2 3 Blankenship, Charles McGee, John ny Bailey and Mary Ellen Daris. The cloggers have been together since August and have performed all over the state. At Wolf Lau rel the youngsters danced their old fashion "clog," but gave it with such enthusiasm that all that watched were fascinated by the Dating Game couple. On May 19, Wolf Laurel was featured on the Dating Game Show, which is carried on 194 lo cal TV stations. The prise was a stay at Wolf Laurel to Mr.. Lloyd Seversen and Miss Kristin Bo lich. The couple arrived at Wolf Laurel in the late afternoon of Tax Rate, Including School Debt Service, 5c Less Than At Present GREEN SPEAKS AT BOOK CLUB PICNIC HERE Lewis Green, Asheville nuthoi and feature writer for the Ashe ville Citizen, was guest speaker at the annual picnic of the Mar shall Garden Club here Monday night. The bountiful meal was spread on the lawn of Mrs. Nell Dinwiddle's. Green discussed his popular book, '"And Scatter The Proud," and also told the group that he has started on another book. The popular author and newspaper writer also told the group of his experiences in speaking to various clubs and also related the many difficulties there are in writing and reporting news stories. Attending the picnic were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ramsey, Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Gregory, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Haker, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde M. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. John Corbett, Mrs. Ted McKin ney, Mrs. Peggy Dotterer, Mrs. R. R. Ramsey, Mrs. Grace Eng lish, Mrs. J. B. Tweed, Mrs. Ethel Sprinkle, Mrs. Wade Huey, Mrs. Wiley M. Roberts, Miss Louise Chandler, Charles Huey and the hostess, Mrs. Dinwiddie. Annual YCI Meeting The annual meeting of the Y. C. I. Association will be held in the Elementary School Building at Burnsville on Saturday, August 1. The program will begin at 10:30 and lunch will be served at 12 noon. All former students and teachers are invited and urged to come, liring a basket of lunch and the whole family for this meet ing. WOLI LAI Kl l. SfcA'L JT1 hi hi Friday, July 17. During the visit at Wolf Lau rel they stayed in Settlers Vil lage, ate at the Wolf Laurel Res taurant, climbed to the top of Big Bald Mountain and walked one of two Nature Trails that have been designed at Wolf Laurel by Ben Garrison, Mars Hill college, in tern, who also served as their guide. After leaving Wolf Laurel, Sun day, July 19, the couple toured BiHmore Estate. Before leaving Wolf Laurel the couple expressed to the management their sincere appreciation of such a "wonder ful week-ead." Also they noted (Cbatinaad Ta Last Page) 32 RALPH BAKER APPOINTED FHA COMMITTEEMAN .lames T. Johnson. Stall' Direct or of Farmers Home Admiiiisi i a lion, has announced tin- appoint nient of Ralph iiakcr. of Marshall, to the Madison County Partners Home Administration County Committee for a three-year term. Haker succeeds Fred Shelton whose term has expired. Mr. Maker's term of office be gan officially on July 1. He will serve on the three-member com mittee with Grover Tninhcrlin and Johnnie McDevitt. The Farmers Home Administra tion County Committee certifies eligibility of applicants for Mann ers Home Administration loans and recommends action in making and servicing loans to the FHA County Supervisor. The commit tee also advises on other activities connected with the varied pro ( Continued to Last Page) Local Men Visit Raleigh In Search Of Industry Here Representative L. B. Ramsey, D. M. Robinson and C. E. Mash burn, members of the Marshall Township Development Board, were in Raleigh last Thursday where they conferred with high state officials in interest of an industrial plant. The local Development Board has been approved" for $304,000 SI! A 502 loan to partially defray the cost of construction of a man ufacturing plant on the .Marshall lly Pass. Officials in Raleigh stated thai they hi re working on several pros pects for Marshall. Mrs. Dotterer To Be Honored At Open House Here In lionoi of 1 1 -et retlted Madiso l la ll. t hel e w ill In at the Marshall on Friday, July hours of four and Peggy Hotter i County libra an open house Public Library. 4. between the st This event also marks the end f fifteen pio- g'l essive yeais of I Madison County. The public is co attend. uar V rdiiillv invited Attention, Scouts Ml 1 Juniors, arc ask t 'ounty il l Scouts - Brow ntes. Cadettes and Seniors d to be at the Madison Library on Friday, July I 1 from 4 to 6 o'clock. looking foi I i j, T- , 111 m ? ""feT " " m t a ' , j ' r -. ; , 1 ) ; CHARLES CRALVE, Madison County Ranger of the orth Cam lina Wrest Service has been recognised for having sold the moat tree seedling ia District I, inclading Bmeombe, Henderson, Madison, Vc DowelL Mitchell, Polk, ftutherforJTnd Taacey counties for 1969-70' planting season. Ha exceeded Ua goal Vstt percent and waa top man in the thirty-four county. westem-jegioa. Pictured, left to right, at: the recent presentation art' David M. Bryant, chairman of the For. stry-Csmmissioa f thetAshevin Agricultural Development Council, contest eVasot.JiWXaifldresa ofSylva, member, of the For-e-CimfcteVof the. North Csiolini BoaH f o ft ..j Development; Crane and Ralph C aenting the plaque. . y $2,070,252 Budget Adopted; An Increase In Valuation The Madison County lioaid o ( mini .-loners adopted a $'.il7u, ::.V2 luideel for the 1'iseal yea I :T() 7 J at 1 1 1 e i r regular meet i in HIT This ten selltsa the bud of $:::wr.!i ove ltn;:i IHTn which t ol l!n;:i I !i7n which w as I , 7:il .:ik:!. liven with the increase the Com niissioiieis were able to drop the Tax Rate per $100 valuation from the present $2.0o to $1.K0; bow ever with the addeil cost of the recently passed School Hond it will take an additional 20c this next year to meet the needed in terest payments on the issuing of Horn! Anticipation Notes. Even with this the Tax Rate including the School Debt Service will be down to $2.00 per $100 valuation or Tic less than this year. The Commissioners pointed out that this decrease was made pos sible by an increase in property valuation from last years' value of $19,iK.'l,4!ll to the present value of $21,36:5,324, also the anticipat ed income from the lc option. Sales Tax is estimated to be about $100,000 which is a tremendous help to offset the rising cost of County Government. It was also pointed out that the Special Tax for the Marshall School District has been eliminat ed since there is sufficient funds on hand to pay these bonds as they fall due. The Special Tax for the Hot Springs School District was decreased to 5c per $ 100 valuation from 15e since this fund has ac cumulated a small surplus in the last few years toward repayment of their Bonds. Both of these Special School Districts have Bonds that were voted for the con struction of a gymnasium in each District. Chairman Carl Cody stated that with the tax payers of the county being very conscientious about, paying their tax that Madison ('ounty was not burdened with a large 'hack log of uncollected tax like most of the counties of the State. Policeman Gunter Is Cited For Aid In Tool Recovery Lieut. Cole. of the Southern lf-.ilu!. Soerial Service; . f Kitoxville. Tenn.. commended Mar shall Policeman Garlic Gunter for his assistance in helping recover the n.issmg tools which were taken l;om the tool shed near the Mai shall depot on Tuesday night of last week. Sheriff Roy Roberts stated that as far as he knew no wan ants have been served. WASTE TOO MUCH The reason some people fail is because they waste too much time sympathy. Wint worth. State FnrAut!- v I V - x 4 -j'
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