VOL. 70 NUMBER 49
Draws Praise
From OEO
The Opportunity Corp. of
Madison-Buncombe . Counties
hgi received high praise from
a field representative of the
Office of Economic Op
yportunity in Atlanta, as being
me ucai piiu-fjuveny agency
out of five such agencies in
this region.
Chuck Schadl, who has
been in Asheville for the past
week investigating the war on
poverty efforts of the Op
portunity Corporation, said,
"I personally feel that the
agency is seeking out and
listening to the poor here."
During the last OEO board
meeting, some of the board's
urban members charged that
the agency's cap 81, which is a
program guide for the
agency's programs next year,
was illegal.
Schadl said one of the
reasons he had visited
Asheville was to verify
whether the program guide
was a legal document or not.
"i will report to OEO," he
said, "that indeed Cat
properly written and that it
reflects the wishes of the poor
in Buncombe and Madison
counties."
He also commended the
staff of the anti-poverty
branch for being actively
involved in seeking out the
wishes of the poor.
Powell Withdraws Buncombe Vote Case
The North Carolina Board of
Elections Saturday granted a
request by William P. Powell
of Mars Hill that his petition
for a new election be with
drawn. Hiram H. Ward, a
Republican member of the
board, issued a statement in
Raleigh Saturday saying that
he had received a telephone
call from Powell while the
board was deliberating.
Powell, a Republican, ran
fourth in a four-man race in
the 31st state senatorial
district, which includes
Buncombe, Madison, Mitchell
and Yancey counties.
Powell had charged that
voting machines in Buncombe
County were set in a way
which prevented voters from
being able to make a "free
District Court
H ere F riday .
A session of District court
for the trial of criminal cases
will be held here this Friday
with Judge J. E. Holshouser,
Sr., presiding. Phillip M.
Thomas is the district
prosecutor.
Another year has sped past and America
again faces one of its most cherished
holidays - Thanksgiving Day - with a deep
sense of gratitude that we of this country
have so many blessings. Once again, we
thank our God that He has seen fit to give us
so many great and good gifts of a bounteous
land, enterprising people and freedom . . . in
every meaning of the word.
This year, as we offer our special thanks
for these gifts, let us humbly beseech God to
grant us peace and to give this Democracy of
Man the strength and courage with which to
maintain it. And as we acknowledge our
manifold blessings, let us not forget the
millions of other people around the world
who live under the heel of tyranny.
Let us pray, too each in an earnest way
- for the men of our armed forces who
safeguard our freedom and for the ones held
captive by those who would rob us of our
freedom.
I do hope that you. your family and your
friends will have a joyous Thanksgiving and
that you will be inspired by its meaning.
Sincerely,
.... . ., : : ar:
MARSHALL, IN. C. THURSDAY, NOVKMKKK 26, 1970
choice" among the can-,
di dates.
Candidates for the two seats
from the 31st Senatorial
district were Powell and R. T.
(Ted) Dent, Republican in
cumbents, and Democrats I.
C. Crawford and Lamar
Gudger, both of Asheville
attorneys, who were elected in
the Nov. 3 elections.
Powell had asked the board
to either set aside the Bun
combe County vote or call a
new election in the district.
Ward said in his statement
that Powell "stated that he
carefully reconsidered his
request for a new election and
realizing that the cost to the
taxpayers of Buncombe
County for such a new election
would exceed $10,000 and
would delay certification of
3 Are
Inducted
Three Madison County men
left Nov. 18 for induction into
the U. S. Army.
They were Buddy Griffin, Rt
3, Marshall; Ray Dewey
Buckner, Rt. 7, Marshall; and
Jack Stafford Ramsey,
Marshall (volunteered).
Request Granted
the senators from that
district," he had reluctantly
decided to withdraw his ap
peal. Ward said Powell felt that
the board of elections and the
citizens of the 31st district and
the state "are now aware of
the irregularities and
deficiencies of the procedure
under which the 31st
Senatorial District election
was conducted, and that it is
abundantly clear that the
blame and fault is with the
Buncombe County Board of
Elections."
In conclusion, Ward said,
Powell expressed the hope
that a recurrence of the
irregularities could be
prevented.
In a separate statement
issued by Asheville, attorney
Edwards Killed By Hit-Run
-Rs
23, of Mars Hill Rt. 1, was
killed on U.S. 19 at 1 a.m.
Monday while walking along
the highway, the State High
way Patrol reported.
State Trooper A. L. Feld
man said Edwards was ap
parently walking north in the
left-hand lane when he was
struck.
Feldman said Edwards was
knocked out of his Texas style
boots and had been run over
by more than one vehicle
when the body was
discovered.
An ET&WNC tractor-trailer
driver, Dalton Harold of
Elizabethton, Tenn. Rt. 1, was
the first to see the body.
Harold told FelUman he saw
the body and thinking it was a
dog, swerved to the left lane
and stopped around a curve.
By the time he returned with
flares, a second, tractor
trailer rig, operated by David
Ledford Jr. of Erwin, Tenn.
Rt. 2, had run over the body
and stopped, Feldman said.
Both drivers said two
vehicles were in front of them
and neither stopped. One was
a tractor-trailer with a
Florida tag and the other a
rental truck.
Feldman said neither of the
driven who stopped were
accountable for the death and
that no information was
available as to the driver or
vehicle who first hit Edwards.
He asked that anyone having
seen a person walking on the
highway at or near 1 sjb. or
having seen suspicions
vehicle in the area contact the
Highway Patrol
The State Highway Patrol
dispatcher 'at Troop . G
Headquarters ia Asheville,
Jack Westall, who
represented Powell in the
action before the board,
Powell said that it was his
understanding that the board
would consider and examine
the problem further, and
make such regulations as
were within its authority to
prevent such an incident from
happening again.
Powell said in the statement
that he would be satisfied with
the results of his petition if the
ultimate effect is to clarify
and correct deficiencies in the
voting laws.
In other action the board
refused to grant a recount in
Alamance County but ap
proved a recount in one
Columbus County precinct
where Republicans alleged
numerous voting
that, no clues had turned
up in the case.
Funeral services were held
at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in
Bull Creek Baptist Church.
The Revs. Clifford Cable
and Ben Iee Honeycutt of
ficiated. Burial was in Ed
wards Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Car . oil,
Willard, Paul and Mike Ed
wards, Robert Shook and
Criminal Courl To
Begin Monday
The November term of
Superior Court for the trial of
criminal cases will begin here
next Monday with Judge P. C.
Froneberger presiding. Clyde
M. Roberts is the solicitor.
Approximately 50 cases are
on the docket for trial during
the three-day session.
A list of jurors drawn for the
term follows:
William P. Chandler, Albert
Sams, Donna Roberts, Albert
Wm. Bullman, Mrs. Isam
Fender, Gary Bruce Buckner,
Bertha Greene, Robert A.
Howell, Mrs. C W. Anthony,
Faroid Coates, John Henry
Hailey, George W. Gentry,
Wallace OTJell, Charles Ed
ward Eatmon, Andy Glenn,
Wilms Carver, Emily R.
Burley Sales
Burley tobacco sales opened
in Asheville Monday with one
at the warehouses having a tint
day average price of $74. Prices
ranged from $12 to 177 per
hundredweight. ; . .
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irregularities occurred during
the Nov. 3 election.
Republican Hubert Ixiwe
had asked for a recount in the
Alamance state senate race,
which he lost to veteran
Democratic Sen. Ralph Scott,
uncle of Gov. Bob Scott, by 13
votes.
Alex Brock, executive
secretary of the state board,
announced the effects of the
board's decisions in four cases
brought before it by
Republicans. Brock said the
decisions of the board in all
cases were unanimous. The
board has three Democratic
and two Republican members.
Written copies of the board's
findings of fact and the
reasons for its rulings will not
be available until early next
week.
Driver Monday
"l?Tcll;yRiPt.-
Mr. Edwards was a veteran
of the Vietnam war.
Surviving are the parents,
Clyde Edwards of Weaverville
and Mrs. Cora Mae Reed of
Asheville; two sisters. Miss
Shirley Edwards of
Weaverville and Mrs. Robert
Shook of Asheville; and a
brother, Westley Edwards of
Kansas City, Mo
Holcombe Funeral Home
was in charge.,
Wallin, Ann Harrell Lee,
Reuben Caldwell, Frank
Mcintosh
Mary Virginia Bridgers,
Ollie B. Davis, John S. Suitt,
Alvin Green, Ovie Peek,
Shirley Wilds, James D.
Lunsford, Ruby C. Chandler,
Winnie P. Hunter, H. F.
Goforth, Virginia Jolley
Laney, Ethel M. Harkleroad,
Jarre 11 King, Lilly Forrest
Smith. L. F. Boone, Grover
Baker, Charles Hudgins,
Bailey Lewis, Barnus Norton,
D. C. Rice
Orvil Gunter, Hardie
Plemmons, Imogene K.
Rudisill, Roy Weldon Rice,
Douglas M. Hensley, J.
Ronald Kggins, Ines Payne,
Howard Price, Ruetta Anv
tnons, Shirley C Ledford,
BuTie Henry Keller, Myrtle M.
Mashburn, R. M. Roberts, M.
H. Kendall, Mrs. Boyd
Waldroup, Clarice M. Ed- '
wards, Donald Norton,' Carl -Cody,
Jeanette Meadows and
Archie Clark. - - - !