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vol. 70 NUMBKK 51
PICTURED above are the county officials who took office here on Monday. Center front, Sheriff
E. Y. Ponder; left to right, Emery Metcalf, auditor; Bob Davis, coroner; Ervin Adams, com
missioner; Harold Wallin, tax collector; W. T. Moore, commissioner (directly behind Sheriff
Ponder); Dr. R. Brace Sams, chairman, commissioners; and Judson Edwards, clerk superior
court Judge W. K. McLean, who administered Ike oaths, to shown ia back.
A PORTION of the crowd which filled the courtroom for the swearing In ceremony Monday.
Officials Take Oaths And Offices Monday
Superior Court Judge W. K.
McLean, of Asheville, ad
ministered oaths to the newly
elected Madison County of
ficials in the courtroom here
Monday prior to their taking
office. The courtroom was
filled for the occasion.
Judge McLean asked Sheriff
J'.Y. Ponder to call the
season to order and following
this he administered the oath
to Sheriff 'Ponder. Each
elected candidate was then
called to the bench separately
where they took the oath of
their particular office.
These included Emery
Metcalf,- auditor; Harold
Wallin, tax collector; Judson
Edwards, clerk superior
Moore and Ervin Adams,
enrrtmiiuinwn- and Rnhart
commissioners; and Robert
Davis, coroner. ; -
Also taking oaths were
Richard Freeman and Erin
Payne, District Magistrates;
; tuvussi w ar a vmUJwI auu KiflU
and Mrs. Erma Sprinkle,
deputy clerk of court and Mrs.
Hattie Eller Nix, assistant
deputy clerk of court' ; c:'
' When District Court Judge
J. Ray Braswell, of Newiand,
entered the courtroom to
attend the swearing in
cere '"s, 7 I! -Lean
iavilcu turn tojsX oa be bencb
with him during the
"session". Judge Braswell
accepted the invitatrion.
McLEAN PRAISES COUNTY
Following the official
ceremonies. Judge McLean
said he would like to reminisce
for a few minutes He told the
packed courtroom that he was
a native of Madison County
ami had many kind memories
about his experiences here. "I
came to Marshall to practice
law in 1933. 1 was later elected
your solicitor and can vividly
recall my first murder case in
this courtroom", McLean
said. He spoke of former at
torneys and Judges, men
tioning such men as Guy V.
Roberts, J. Coleman Ramsey,
John McElroy, Carl Stuart,
Calvin Ednev. Georse Prit-
chard, and others.
McLean praised the county
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pnasnea me suouny tx me
elsewhere and stated that wt
were most fortunate in our,
county, to be able to live
' peacefully and sanely without
the dangers of - rioting,.
bloodshed, arson, violence and ;
aetnonstraSona. He stated the
tapartanca ef law and order
and ended Ms remarks by
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stating that he regarded the
citizenry of Madison County
as among the best in the
nation.
Before ending his remarks
he cautioned the two District
Magistrates of their
responsibilities and duties as
such and said their respon
sibilities were actually more
important than those of the
judges of District or Superior
courts.
Following adjournment,
hundreds of spectators milled
around the courtroom
congratulating the officials
who officially started their
duties here Monday.
Christmas Pageant
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v,x Mrss
For the eighth consecutive
f amed Marshall
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C3lTCiUlsJUI IgtWlV Will . QB
-rented . this year - on
Saturday night, Dec. 19 ;
Monday and Tuesday nights,
Dec- n-O In front of the
courthouse beginning at 7:30
o'clock.' J
Dean Shields, coordinator,
announces that Joseph will
agate he nurtrarod to Stanley -
Ward, son Of Mr. and Mrs,'
fc3has Ward; and Manr will
New Personnel
In Courthouse
When the new county of
ficials assumed office here
Monday the personnel
changed also. In order that
public may know who is in the
various offices helping the
actual officials, the following
is published:
Auditor's Office: Charles
Huey, Mrs. John F. (Pat)
Kent.
Surplus Foods personnel:
Mrs. Betty Hunter, Howard
Ogle.
Tax Collector's Office: Mrs.
James (Wilma) Hylton.
Clerk of Court's Office: Mrs.
Irma Sprinkle, Mrs. Hattie E.
Nix.
Mrs. James (Christine)
Lister remains in the Register
of Deeds Office.
Cantata Here
Sunday Night
The adult choir of the
Marshall Baptist Church,
, assisted by several Mars Hill
College students, will present
"Love Transcending," a
Christmas cantata by John W.
Peterson, at the church on
Sunday evening, Dec. 13,
beginning at 7 o'clock.
Soloists are Miss Suzanne
McGuirt, soprano; Miss
Jennifer Blythe, alto; Terry
Chenoweth, tenor; Hugh
O'Shields, baritone; and Mike
Holt, bass, college students;
and Charles Huey of Marshall,
baritone.
Ken Byerly, minister of
musicwill direct the cantata.
Accompanist is Miss Janice
Nash and the Rev. John Reid
is narrator.
Following the cantata a
reception will be held in the
fellowship hall of the church
The public is invited.
Singing
The regular 2nd Sunday
night singing will be held this
Sunday night at the Alexander
Baptist Church beginning at 7
o'clock.
Dennis is in charge of
singing and the Rev. Joe
Honeycutt is pastor.
All listeners and singers are
invited.
S. , S. A
be portrayed by Carol Shelton,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Vadet Shelton. Other mem
bers of the cast witt be an
nounced next week.
.Roy WHd wul again be in
charge.;of lighting; Alton
Payne n charge of livestock
and Aaron Sronce, of Bone
Camp, is furnishing the
"ftfare r Lulls'
published next week, ;
I70
Library Board Signs Contract
To Join Regional System
Public libraries in seven
Western North Carolina
counties are considering
joining forces to organize a
regional system that would
aid them in broadening and
upgrading library service to
residents of their respective
counties and the area as a
whole.
It would be called Pisgah
Regional Library after Pisgah
National Forest which borders
or is a part of six of the seven
counties.
The counties where public
library boards of trustees are
considering participation are
Haywood, Henderson, Jackson
Macon.m Madison, Swain and
Transylvania. They have a
combined population of 155,000
people, based on the
preliminary 1970 census
figures.
Headquarters for the
regional library would be
located in Haywood County.
Regionalization would give
their patrons access to almost
160,000 .Volumes at the outset.
the seven counties offers its
patrons more than 40,000
volumes.
Regionalization has long
been encouraged by state
libraries, including the N. C.
State Library, as the most
economical means of ex
panding the scope and im
proving the qualify of library
service. Formation of regional
library systems has been the
most significant trend in
library service across
America in recent years.
Fifteen regional library
systems, involving about half
of the state's 100 counties,
have already been organized
in North Carolina, and several
others are under consideration.
If all counties where
regionalization is being
considered elect to par
ticipate, Pisgah Regional
Library would be the largest
in the state in terms of the
number of counties.
If all seven do participate,
Pisgah Regional Library
would qualify for a minimum
of $127,000 per year in state
and federal grants for
personnel and operating ex
penses. None of the counties,
acting individually, can
qualify for a regional grant,
because they are too small.
Plans are to finance the
regional library entirely from
state and federal grants. No
centralized depository is
envisioned, since materials
wffl he distributed to the
counties according to me need
and demand for them.
Formation . of Pisgah :
Regional Library has been
under' consideration since
-early summer. A committee
of librarians and
iiosmrlnr public
Ebraries In seven wuutUt
have t-.a ?'ei;.i.,ii.3
regionalSxation in detail sjaco
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W B Zink, chairman'
of the Madison County
Library Board of
Trustees, announced
this week that the local
board has signed a
contract for this county
to join the regional
system.
September 1. Representatives
on the study panel are now
reporting the committee's
findings to their local library
boards of trustees.
To join the regional system,
the local library board must
recommend participation to
its county board of com
missioners, which has legal
authority to contract for
participation.
The regional library would
be governed by a board of
trustees appointed by the
board of commissioners in
participating counties. The
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on
regional board would
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be
Reeves Named
Attorney For
This County
The Madison County board
of commissioners Monday
named William C. Reeves,
well - known attorney
and former teacher, as county
attorney for Madison County.
Reeves succeeds J. M. Baley,
Jr., of Asheville. He started
his duties here Monday.
A native of Weaverville,
Reeves is a graduate of the
University of Alabama (1932)
and Asheville University Law
School. He was admitted to the
North Carolina Bar in 1934.
Below is a brief summary of
his accomplishments:
Taught, in Swain and
Catawba public schools (1936
1940); Deputy clerk superior
court. Buncombe County,
(194044); U., S. Army (1942
46) ; practiced law in Marshall
(1955-58 in firm of Leake &
Reeves); taught in Marshall
high school (195842); Mars
HiU (196344); Chairman
Buncombe County board of
elections (196648); attorney
for Madison County board of
elections, 1961 and present);
attorney for Madison County
board of education, (1969 and
present); director Bank of
French Broad . - ( 1960-70) ;
director. Carolina Federal
Savings k Loan, (1960) and
present). "'.-,
- Mr. Reeves, a Methodist, is
Rtarriad to Hut farnw Clara .
W. Hunt Mr. and tL s. fceevts
reside in Weaverville. . , "