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'fK'i. ''- Vi mm MARSHALL. N.C. THURSDAY. OCTOBKK 2H. 1!I71 VOLUME 70 NUMBER. 43 JVIHC Homecoming This Saturday Grants Given To Mars Hill College Mars Hill College will host alumni and friends to an event ruled homecoming day here Saturday. Oct 30. In addition to the pageantry of the traditional football game, the 118-year-old Baptist school has scheduled two ground breaking ceremonies for major campus buildings, a pop music concert, a musical comedy production, plus alumni workshops and reunions. The football contest will pit the Mars Hill Lions against the Bulldogs of Gardner-Web College. The 2 : 30 p.m. kickoff in Meares Stadium will signal the annual renewal of the athletic rivalry between the two Baptist colleges that spans five decades. Prior to the game officials of the college's board of trustees and board of advisors will break ground for a $1 million college union building and a $.5 million classroom-office building. The ceremonies will start at 1 p.m. on the central part of the campus. Construction of both buildings will begin in December. The day will begin at 9 a.m. with an alumni council workshop in the library auditorium for officers of the alumni association and the 28 chapters in the Southeast. The day will end at 8 p.m. with two events: a concert in Moore Auditorium by the pop music quintet, the Happenings, and the musical comedy, "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," in Owen Building theater by the drama division. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Madison County Crafts will sponsor demonstrations of such traditional mountain skills as carding and spinning, quilting and whittling and will hold a "flea market" sale of antiques, knicknacs and canned food and preserves. Other events will be the semiannual meeting of the 47 member board of advisors and joint luncheon with members of the alumni council and trustees' board and the 32nd annual reunion of ths Business Club Alumni Association. John N. Daniel of Asheville is chairman of the advisors, and Cecil Porter of North Wilkesboro is chair man of the trustees. Sleepy Valley Pumpkins Win National Acclaim The 4-H club motto is "To Make the Best Better." Two voung 4-H'ers from the Antioch Club in the Sleepy Valley Community of Madison County have a new version of this motto - "To Make the Big Bigger." Their specialty is giant pum pkins. Charles, age 10, and Robert, age 9, are sons of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Rathbone, Route 3, Hot Springs. Charles and Robert grew 38 pumpkins, the largest weighing 190 pounds when pulled. This pumpkin weighed in at 188 pounds at the N. C. State Fair in Raleigh and was crowned champion. The eight largest pumpkins weighed 1,281 pounds. The entire crop weighed the staggering sum of 3,470 pounds. These monstrosities are of the Austrian gray variety. "Charles and Robert feel that they have learned a new method of pumpkin culture and plan to grow a real giant next year," stated Willey DuVall, Madison County Associate Agricultural Extension Agent. "To Make the Best Better" or "To Make the Big Bigger," which ever way you say it, exemplifies the spirit of thousands of 4-H youngsters across this nation of ours. -i- Vi, ..... a. m.. - In m -m . 'ha j- r ':t1-,t m m Mars Hill College has received two grants totaling $21,500, according to Dr Fred B. Bentley, president. The college received a $20,000 special grant from Eastman Kodak under the company's 1971 educational aid program. Bentley said the gift would be used in the con struction of a new classroom office building for which formal groundbreaking ceremonies will be held Saturday, Oct. 30. The IieTourneau Foundation of Longview, Tex., gave a $1,500 grant to the college to help meet expenses of this summer's student camp project for Western North Carolina youth. The student- initiated ami student-administered camp provided a free educational experience for over 200 young people from urban and rural areas who had never before been to camp Bentley said. Specifically, the $20,000 will go toward the cost of eight seminar rooms in the three story building which are "much needed in the college's in novative approaches to learn ing," Bentley said. W K Gift, director of college relations for Tennessee East man Co , Kmgsport, Tenn., said Mars Hill was one of 20 in stitutions to receive an unrestricted special grant from the company this year. Hie foundation, a non-profit corporation for funding Christian religious efforts, was established by the late R. G. 1 Tourneau. manufacturer of earth-inoving equipment and famous lay evangelist. 1 i. M' mi m OFFICIAL GROUNDBREAKING for the Madison t ountv Consolidated High School, located on a 57 acre site adjacent to the Marshall By-Pass and Walnut Creek Road, was held Wednesday afternoon. Grading has started and plans are to let the general contract for construction in December or January, and to have the complex of buildings ready for use in the fall of 1973. Pictured above taking part at the Bill Will Ask For ceremony, left to right, Emery Wallin, Bobby Ponder, members of the board of eduction; R. L. Edwards, superintendent; holding spade is Ralph M. Lee, member of board of education; William C. Reeves, board attorney; J. Bertram King, of Asheville; architect; Mrs. Bobby Jean Peek Rice member of board of education; and William M. Roberts, chairman of the board of education. GOP Quarantine , n . . Convention Saturday Primaries Ig Lifted R. IAV HF.NKI.PV RESTING after the harvest are nooert ana manes Kathbone, Hot Springs. Included in the pile of pumpkins is the N. C. State Fair champion weighing 188 pounds. Tornadoes Defeat Rebels 22-0 In Final Game Of Season Marshall High's Tornadoes ended the. 1971 football season here last Friday night with a convincing 22-0 victory over South Greene's (Tenn.) Rebels, a Class AA school before a large Homecoming crowd. The victory gave the Tor nadoes, coached by Roy Reeves, assisted by Larry West, a 6-3-1 season's record. It was . again a tenacious defense which limited the visitors to 91 yards rushing and 65 ards passing. At the same time,; the! steady defensive Tornadoes' were stingy with the estate, .the offense was adequate enough to pile up 140 ;' yards rushing and 57 yards through the air. And this was ' V done with Marshall's leading Aground gainer and defensive ? standout Harkn Rice on the -' sidelines', due to a sprained i back.:"'.) " 1 The tornadoes got off to a good start when Jerry Cody, :'t Tornado tackle, recovered a Rebel fumbk on the Tornado. J4 yard, strip- Mika Freeman v. punted yards, the ball rolling I dead on the Rebel 3-yard line. On th down the Rebels had to . punt from their 1-yard line to give Marshall vA position on . . the Rebel yard lint. James ,- Bnggs passed to Jimmy Ponder for . 20 yards and . Boyce Myhew, who was outstanding in the victory, circled right end from the 15 to go into the end zone for the TD. Randy Roberts added the conversion with a perfect placement to give the Tornadoes a 7-0 lead in the initial quarter. Although Larry Ricker, star halfback of the Rebels, gave the Marshall defenders plenty of concern, the defense rose to the occasion each time the Rebels threatened. After the Tornadoes received a punt on their 11 yard line, Mayhew picked up 21 yards. Jimmy Ponder, who got off on several exciting runs, then scampered for 12 yards. On the 4th down, Mike Freeman went back to punt but received a bad snap from center and decided to run; and run he did, all the way to the Rebel 23 yard line. Briggs then threw a per fect pass to tarry Wright who caught it for a touchdown. , Again, Roberts sent a placement through the uprights for the extra point to give Marshalp a 14-0 lead. ? Kicker returned the ensuing . kickoff 25 yards but then Mike Freeman intercepted a pass to end the threat - Both teams battled on even terms in the third quarter but in the final quarter, Jimmy Ponder moved the ball to the Kfcbel 4 yard line on a beautiful run behind good blocking. From the 2 yard line, Ball crossed the goal line for the final TD. Briggs passed to Ponder for the two-point con version and the Tornadoes had iced the game, 22-0. On offense, Jimmy Ponder was the standout while Maynew was a defensive star. However, the entire Tornado team, in cluding the substitutes which Coach Reeves inserted in the final quarter, ended the season in great fashion. The spectators showed their appreciation for the 6-2-1 season by giving Coach Reeves and the Tornadoes a round of well deserved applause. The fine South Greene Marching Band entertained at halftime in a splended program, including an outstanding drummer who thrilled the large crowd with his talents. Rep. Uston B. Ramsey of Marshall will lead a drive this week for adoption of legislation by the North Carolina General Assembly to move the date of primary elections from Tuesday back to Saturday. The General Assembly met Tuesday to consider restruc turing the state's system of higher education, and Ramsey said he will attempt to get legislation through the House to stall the effective date of a bill enacted last summer changing primary election from Saturday to Tuesday That bill was sponsored by Rep Allen Barbee of Spring Hope, now a candidate for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. Legislation was enacted during the regular session of the General Assembly to ratify a constitutional amendment lowering the voting age from 21 to 18, and young voters are now saying that switching the primary date had the effect of taking the vote away from those who can't get to their home precincts except on weekends. Complaints also are being heard from organized labor, which says that construction workers and others who spend weekdays away from their homes will be hurt by the change. Blacks in some parts of the state have also objected. Ramsey said he would like to see legislation enacted allowing the use of civilian absentee ballots in primaries, but that the mechanics of such a change would make it impossible until the next regular session of the General Assembly in 1973. He revealed his plan Friday night during an interview at Grove Park Inn where he and other Democrats were taking part in activities of the two-day Vance-Aycock fund raising event Ramsey, a veteran lawmaker from Madison County who is considered an authority on North Carolina election laws, said the vote was extended to 18, 19 and 20-year olds "and 1 for one was happy to have been in a position to do this." Ramsey's position on the matter is considered an im portant move in the drive to make the primary election date change. He said he will either sponsor or co-sponsor a bill to change the primary date back to Saturday to give the young voters full opportunity to take part in all elections. "I personally favor absentee ballots for the primaries. But I realize the mechanics of this would be difficult during the short tune available to the General Assembly at this special session," Ramsey said. Jesse I. Iedbetter, chairman, announces that the 11th District Republican Convention will be held this Saturday at 4:00 p.m. in the N. C. National Guard Armory on Brevard Road, near NC 191 Expressway in Asheville. William Powell of Mars Hill is on the Credentials Committee and Lee Roy Griffin, of Weaverville and Marshall, is on the Arrangements Committee. Madison County is entitled to 15 delegates and 15 alternates. At the county convention here on Sept. 25, the delegates ap proved a resolution to the effect that any Republican attending the District or State Con ventions shall be a bonafide delegate with voting privileges. At 6 p.m. a covered dish supper will be served at only $1 a plate Union Service The restrictions on the movement of horses, mules, and ponies have been lifted by State Commissioner of Agriculture, Jim Graham. The cancellation of the statewide restrictions has been made possible by the excellent cooperation of the state's horse owners during the VEE vac cination program. A large percentage of the horse population in North Carolina was vaccinated against VEE. Approximately 95 per cent of the horses in Madison County were vaccinated. The horse owners in Madison County are to be commended for the tremendous effort made by some individuals to get their horses vaccinated. The fact that a large percentage of the horses in the state were vaccinated is the biggest reason the quarantine can be cancelled as of October 21. ' i a 1 1 ass .. '., mil 1 IT JIIIUII I v v 1 1 4 Here Sunday Head Start f Historical Society To Meet Nov. 6 First downs Rushing yardage Passing yardage Passes Punts Fumbles lost . Yards penalised .Return yardage ..- South Gretae,Teaa, Marshall S. G. 10 91 65 M. 10 140 57 3-14-3 6-9-1 Ml 5-29 1 ' -,. 35 . mt-a The Madison County Historical Society will hold its annual business meeting on Saturday, Nov. 6, at 2 p.m. at the Marshall library. A program on the early history of Marshall will follow the brief business meeting. Mrs. Am brose (Emma Goforth) Turn Clocks Back Saturday It's that time again! Ijrjnt forget to turn your clocks back one hour this Saturday night It's time to go from Daylight to Eastern SUi4irl .no- Plemmons of Asheville, former resident of Marshall, will be a special guest. Mrs. Plemmons recently celebrated her nintleth birthday, and suggest that all persons familiar with the early history of Marshall Join her in bringing to record many of the facts and stories of interest about the early history of Marshall. A social hour will follow. This meeting will be on the ground floor of the building. Members are expected to attend so that important business matters may be handled, bat all interested persons arc invited. Dr. Evelyn Underwood of Mars Hill Is president of the society which . holds four meetings a year. The regular 5th Sunday union service of the Marshall chur ches will be held this Sunday night at Ponder's Chapel Baptist Church beginning at 7 30 o'clock. Dr. Arthur F. Williams will preach; Coach Harrell Wood will sing; the Rev. J. E. Pedew will preside; and the Rev. W. C. Clark will also participate. The pubbc is cordially in vited Youths Honor Girl Scouts Spooks, goblins and old fashion dress was the order for the night Saturday, Oct. 23 at the Mars Hill Baptist Church. Brownies and Girl Scouts from Marshall, Mars Hill and Ebbs Chapel troops gathered at 7 p.m. in various costumes to celebrate Juliette Lowe's birth day, the founder of Girl Scouting in America. Games, songs and dancing were very much bi evidence as the night wore on with a sur prise visit from Juliette Low - protrayed by Caroline Osteen of Mars HUL . The Burnt was topped off with a large birthday cake, punch, cookies and donations from reach troop for the World Friendship Fund. Meetings Scheduled A series of meetings with parents of children 3-4 and 5 years of age that meet Head Start income guidelines has been announced by R. L. Ed wards, Superintendent of Madison County School. All parents having children ages 3, 4 and five years of age are urged to attend a meeting scheduled in the school serving the community In which the parents reside. The purpose of these meetings is to discuss and determine the type of Head Start program for Madison County. All interested parents are requested to make every effort to be present at the school in their community to plan Head Start for next year. All meetings will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the school. The schedule of meetings is as follows: Nov. 1 Ebbs Chapel School Nov, a-Spring Creek School Nov. t Hot Springs School Nov. Laurel School . ' Nov. 11-Walnut School . Nov. 11 Marshall School ' Nov. 15 Mars HiU School ' ' Nov. 16 Beech Glen School MUMS I , MMM.I- I i iuT' l " if, I m:fSPmr .i.i .- .7 'l 1 PHTUKfcD ABOVE are pictures taken Li t. c t cf The New-Kecord Office last Friday afterro i during the Homecoming Parade. Top picture is V Junior float which won first place; sccor, ! r"' re J the Sophomore float with Miss Unci a F r r ' tured, which won second place; t' ' I ; ' ' Freshman float which received Honor: fourth picture is Senior float with T! ? as motif; bottom photo is a poitr i Buncombe. Marching Hai l v1' '; parade.
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