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Madison County Marshall, H.C Q753 TO rn UJ MARSHALL, N. C T1IURSDA . IK( KMBK !). I!I71 NUMBER 50 VOLUME 70- epic1 Opportunity Corporation Training Sessions End The third and final training lession for the Opportunity Corporation of Madison Juncombe Counties board of directors was held Thursday niRht of last week in the cor poration's conference room m the former Livingston Sreet School. In two previous meetings, xard members and members f the Policy Advisory Com tiittee were Riven intensive nstruction on Office of economic Opportunity guidelines, and on their func ions, roles and responsibilities n the positions they hold. The instructors were Miss Kim Bauman and William Link f Controls System Research, Atlanta. The firm holds a xmtract with the OEO for raining directors of 64 selected :ommunity action agencies hroughout the Southeast. At the meeting Thursday light, the various groups into which the class had been divided offered solutions they fiad worked out to hypothetical 1972 License Plates Go On Sale Here January 4 The application cards necessary for obtaining 1972 license plates will be placed in the mail on December 20 and 21. Department of Motor Vehicles officials expect this huge mailing, estimated at more than 3,500,000 cards, to be delivered by January 1. lbe 1972 Blue and White plates will go on sale throughout the State on January 4. The 1971 plates expire December 31 and their use beyond that date is permissible only if they are duly registered by the department to the vehicle on which display is made. Owners who have their ehicles properly registered by the Department have thru February 15 to obtain new plates. Surreunding area residents may obtain plates at the Marshall branch office on Bridge Street. Office hours will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The office will be closed on Saturday. Also it will be closed from 1 to 2 p.m. daily for lunch. The local license agent, Mrs. Margaret Ramsey, points out that "TO RENEW A PLATE YOU MUST HAVE A RENEWAL CARD" AND CAUTIONS AGAINST THE MISPLACING OF IT WHEN IT IS RECEIVED. She also asks you to open the envelope, read the instructions and complete the application according to instructions before presenting it for a new plate. This will ex pedite issuance and keep lines A BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED Christmas tree) tn e lobby of the courthouse here adds to the Holiday th xtt. Personnel from ue auditors outce are sponsible for the attractive tree. r r" . : r rc problems based on actual situations experienced by other community action agencies. Miss Bauman, who is supervising all board training in Kentucky, Tennessee, North an South Carolina and also the training of community action training staff, said the program takes into consideration the many difficulties faced by new members. "We look at the problems of new members joining the board without previous knowledge of their responsibilities or the guidelines they must follow, as well as the difficulties of people from different educational and economic backRrounds working together toward a common goal," Miss Bauman said. "Our whole thrust is to give board members training which will help them formulate policies and develop programs which will be effective in helpinR the poor." This is one of the attempts made by the regional office of OEO to help develop strong, independent from forming. The Department of Motor Vehicles has made arrangements with the Post Office in Marshall to turn over to the local office renewal cards which the Post Office has been unable to deliver. Anyone failing to receive an application card may possibly find it at the local office. "It will take from ten days to two weeks to get application cards from the Department of Motor Vehicles in Raleigh," says Mrs. Ramsey, County Youth Is Killed Tn Automobile Wreck Robert Anthony Hensley, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Baxter Hensley of Rt. 3 Marshall, was killed Saturday, Dec. 11, 1971 when the car which he was driving hit an embankment at 8:40 p.m. on NC 212 in the Shelton Laurel section. Sheriff E. Y. Ponder, who investigated along with the State Highway Patrol, said Hensley lost control of the vehicle when it scraped the sides of a bridge. The car traveled some 200 feet before crashing into a cliff, the sheriff said. The youth was killed instantly and the car was demolished. Hensley was alone in the car. Surviving are the parents; a brother, J. V. Hensley of Rt. 3 Marshall; two sisters, Mrs. Bruce King of Rt. 3 Marshall local agencies," she said. In a special board meeting preceding the Thursday night training session, the board adopted, with two changes, 10 revisions of the by-laws recommended by the Function and Strurture Committee in accordance with a request from the State OEO office. Also approved were five changes in personnel policies, submitted by the Personnel Committee. An attempt to seat Mrs. Hazel Vardeman as a West Asheville representative of the poor on the board of directors, failed to receive action, but Mrs. Var deman and Mrs. Charlotte McKinnney were invited by Acting Chairman Zeno Ponder to return when the board meets again and make their presen tation to the full board. Action also was deferred, due to the scheduled training session, on a matter involving Head Start in Madison County, but the board voted to hold a December meeting, the date to be announced later. and she suggests that those who have not received an ap plication apply to her office as early as possible so that there will be time to get one out of Raleigh if she does not have it. Motor vehicle owners who have not received their license application cards by January 1st, should notify the Depart ment of Motor Vehicles In Raleigh. "It will take you from ten days to two weeks to get one and you should, therefore, act promptly," says Mrs. Ramsey. and Mrs. Glen Shelton of Erwin, Tenn.; and the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. McKinley Tweed of Rt. 4, Marshall. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Carmen Church of God. The Rev. Olen Shelton of ficiated. Burial was in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens in Greeneville, Tenn. Friends of the family were pallbearers. Bowman Duckett Funeral Home was in charge. Operating Loans Made By Farmers Home Administration The Farmers Home Ad ministration makes operating loans to operators of not larger than family farms primarily to assist them in making ad justments and improvements in their farm and home operations necessary for successful farm ing. To be eligible, an applicant must have a farm background and the farm experience or training needed to be successful in the proposed farming operation. He must possess the character, industry and ability to carry out the proposed farm ing operation. The applicant must manage and operate the farm, and be unable to obtain sufficient credit else"N"-e at reasonable rates and terms to finance his actual needs. The Farmers Home Ad ministration County Supervisor will assist the applicant In working out a farm and home plan to make the best use of land and water resources, labor, livestock and equipment. . Thii plan will be a guide for the borrower and his family. Before a loan is made, it must be dear that the borrower win nave enough Income to meet farm . operating and family living expenses and to repay the baa and other debts. Borrowers are Republicans To Meet H ere December 20 A joint meeting of the Madison County Republican Executive Committee, the GOP Women's Club, the Young Republicans, and the interested and active Republicans of the county will be held in the courtroom of the courthouse in Marshall at 7 p.m. on Dec. 20. The meeting was originally scheduled and announced for Dec. 17, but due to conflicting with the annual Marshall Christmas Pageant on Dec. 16, 17 and 18, the date of the GOP meeting was chanRed to Dec. 20. The meetinR will consider five items of business and will hear the State Republican Chairman, Mr. Frank Rouse, or a representative of same and will take up any other legitimate business brought before the group. A brief report on the 1971 State Republican Convention will be given, and issues and prospects for 1972 will be discussed. Mrs. Frances C. Ramsey of Walnut is Chairman of the Women's Club; David A. Freeman of Mars Hill is Chairman of the Young Republicans; and Joe L. Morgan of R-2 Marshall, is Chairman of the Madison County GOP Executive Com mittee. Every Republican who possibly can come is urged to attend this important meeting. Car Dealers Announce Xmas Holidays Here It has been announced that Service Motor Sales, Inc., French Broad Chevrolet Co., Inc., Houston Brothers, and Ponder's Auto Service and Supplies will be closed from 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 24 until Monday, Dec. 27. Two Plays At Cutshalltown Sunday Night There will be a Christmas program at the Memorial Church of God in Cutshalltown this Sunday night beginning at 7 o'clock. Plays entitled "More Blessed to Give" and "Memories of Pioneer Days" will be presented. The cast will be dressed as in pioneer days. The Rev. Lawrence Wilhort, pastor, invites everyone to attend. encouraged to obtain as much of the credit needed as feasible through other sources when such credit is availabe to them on terms they can meet. Each loan will be secured to adequately protect the interests of the Government. Security will usually consist of a first Ben on crops to be produced, as well as on livestock and equipment purchased or refinanced with loan funds. Also a lien may be taken on certain other chattel property. A farmer applies at the county Farmers Home Ad ministration office serving the area in which he expects to carry out his farming operations. There he will be given an application and the supervisor will be glad to an swer any questions he may have. Pageant Sunday At Hopewell Baptist Church , A Christmas Pageant, "The Traveler," will be presented at the Hopewell Baptist ChurCh this Sunday aight at T o'clock The Rct. E. M. Pettie, pasur. tavitea everyone Is attend. .. , Christmas Edition ext Week The annual Christmas Kdition of the News-Record will be published next week with numerous Christmas Greetings from firms and individuals. It is requested that correspondents send in their news as soon as possible. If you have not been con tacted and wish to have a Greeting in next week's issue, contact this newspaper (649 2741) before Tuesaday noon. Presbyterian Candlelight Service Sunday The annual Candlelight service at the Marshall Presbyterian Church will be held this Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The public is cordially invited to the impressive service. Ed L. Loftin, Attorney, Passes Wed. Ed L. Loftin of Weaverville, chairman of the Buncombe County Democratic Party, died Wednesday morning in St. Joseph's Hospital following a brief illness. He was 68. Mr. Loftin, an attorney who maintained an office in Asheville, was admitted to the hospital Tuesday afternoon and placed under observation in the intensive care unit. His physican reported he had suffered a stroke Wednesday morning. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Weaverville United Methodist Church. The Rev. Bryce Parker, pastor, and the Rev. H. B. Dendy will officiate. Burial will be in West Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Zeb Weaver Jr., W. W. Shope, Sr., Edison Hill, Harold Bennett, Robert J Robinson, Jack Stevens, I.andon Roberts, Ward Hendon, Thomas H. Ferguson and Anthony Redmond. Honorary pallbearers will be members of Buncombe County Bar Association, Buncombe County Democratic Executive Committee and officals of Asheville and Buncombe County. loftin was well-known in Madison County having frequently represented clients in court terms her. He also had a host of friends in this county. Whitt For Buncombe Commissioner Asheville businessman Bailey Z. Whitt said Tuesday he will be a Democratic candidate for the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners and became the first announced contender for a local office in the 1972 elections. A native of Madison County, Whitt, 49, of 842 Sand Hill Road, attended Western Carolina University. He is the son of A. Z. and Byrdie Whitt, both now living in Asheville. When he went to Asheville from Madison County in 1946, he was affiliated with Asheville Hying Service and operated the Charlotte Street Food Store until he got into the tire business in 194 on Lexington Avenue. He now operates Whitt'! O. K. Tire Stores in Candler, on Charlotte Street and Hen dersonvUle Road in Asheville and in Black Mountaar Prior to World War II. Whitt was em ployed by an automobile dealer in Burnsville. Whitt is active in the affairs of Acton United Methodist Church, where he has served oa the board of trustees and the administrative board. He is oa the board of directors of. Hominy Valley ' Recreation Park. Inc, a member of the Candler VTW and the Hominy Valley Wildlife Chib. k aaBak aaaaaaiSI NMWMRMMBs1IWnaW'SllaIIW fWwlWW BMKBMKI M I pa ' I M- W . a -ue S & t J r ' 't BEAUTIFUL AND REALISTIC FIGURES, made by JBiH Mantn. an xpprt graphic artist of near Walnut are shown above on the courthouse lawn in ASC County Convention Held Here Monday Emory Robinson, well-known Madison County farmer was re elected to the County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation ( ASC) Committee by delegates to the ASC County Convention, held Monday, December 13, at the ASCS Office in Marshall. The delegates also selected F.mory Robinson and Andy Woody as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the three-member County Committee, and named Claude A Cody and Eugene Wills as first and second alternate committeemen. Woody is serving under an unexpired threeyear term Bert Freeman is serving as a regular member on the County Committee under an unexpired term. The County ASC Committee is responsible for local ad ministration of Government farm programs such as acreage Result of Devaluation On Your Pocketbook Your pocketbook probably won't be severely strained by devaluation of the dollar, and it might be fatter. Only those things that come from foreign countries such as Japanese cameras, radios and televisions, imported cars, French wines and perfumes will go up, and they'll probably cost you about 10 per cent more. It won't affect such things as eggs, milk or football tickets. But American goods will be cheaper abroad, and therefore you can expect to see more of our goods selling in foreign countries. ftorth Carottaa ranks Bftb among states at expert ef cricnl tore products, a ad Utk ta Ike expert ef Bwnfactared feeds. ; Therefore, the farmers In the Carounas who grow tobacco,' soybeans and cotton should fed an Increased demand. And rliidceni. now compel inf with a government subsidized industry ; in Scandanavfc, should sell, - allotments, loans tor eligible crops, the conservation cost sharing on agricultural lands, the feed grain wheat set-aside program, and the wool in centive program. The vacancies were filled and the County ASC Committee officers named by delegates are newly-elected ASC community committeemen for 1972. Community committees assist the County Committee in farm program administration and help keep farmers informed of program provisions. County committeemen are elected by the community committeemen to serve staggered three-year-terms, so that ordinarily one vacancy occurs each year. The County Committee alternates are elected for one-year terms. The newly elected county and community committeemen take office January 1. better. So should textile products, furniture, and even Bibles I we're number one in exporting scriptures. ) But if you work for a company that distributes products manufactured abroad, watch out. Another impact: if you are planning to travel abroad, it will cost you about 10 per cent more for hotel rooms and other ex penses. And it will cost American servicemen more to live abroad. Still Cut Down ' ' When ho entered the house she A SOO-gallon capacity Silver hotP" Cloud still was cut down in the ""d ""d, the shot entering Big Laurel-Rice Cove section ot Presnell's right chest. Madison County last Saturday, r-"He was rushed by ambulance Sheriff E.Y. Ponder stated.. , " Memorial Mission Hospital , . ...t :-,v -.fl -,, -' but was dead on arrival, the ''; The d was iMt hi operaOosr' -and no arrests were made. Ponder stated tht Mrs. Pander said. . . . - ..if connection with the Christmas Pageant which will be presented this Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at 7 :30 o'clock. These figures, wfil be remotad for live characters during the actual performances. Lighting Contest Competition Requires Telephone Call All residents of the Marshall area are reminded that they must officially enter the contest by making that telephone call to the local French Broad EMC office, 649-2051, or to Mrs. J. B. Twee, Garden Club president, 649-3647 by 6 p.m. on December 22. A total of $50 in prize money is being offered to winners in four categories of the Christmas lighting contest co-sponsored by the French Broad Electric Membership Corporation and Presnell Is Killed By Wife Here Mrs. Carolyn Presnell, 23, of Route 6, Marsha D, is being held in the Madison County jail charged with murder in con nection with the early-morning slaying of her estranged husband, Reeves Presnell, 34, Sheriff E. Y. Ponder reported today. According to Ponder, the shooting occurred about 1:15 o'clock this (Thursday) mor ning at the home of her brother, Kenneth BurreO on Roberts Hill Road, Marshal Ponder stated that Mrs. Presnell said that her estranged husband came to the house and tried to persuade her to " come back tohim." She said after she , refused he tried several more, times. When he left the bouse she attempted Is blockade the doors but he came back and forced his way to. Presneii s partnts, i.r. f t Urs. I-uther Eurre'.I, wm at t e , -. j Marshall Garden Club $20 for best decorations-using religious theme; $15 best decoration using non-religious theme; 7.50 best door decoration; $7.50 best window decoration. Out-of-town judges, not familiar with the town or community, have agreed to judge the deceratiens between the hours of 6 and 9 p.m. on December 22. Make that telephone call now and make sure your efforts are in the competition! house and heard the shot. Bowman-Duckett Funeral Home will announce arrangements. 4-H News Marshall Helping Hands f H'ers have had three meetings to make Christmas decorations and gifts. Items made wrere exhibited at the nauaj Achievement Program ia December and again at the Christmas Ideas ExtUJt en December II and U. ; Monday, December 20, at f p.m.. a 441 Christmas party is planned at the home of Vs. and Mrs. Steve Wall la Inexpensive gifts will be exchars! Members . are in char of games,' refreshments, and decorations. The Hsrs V 1 4-H C i '1 have a Or i r Mars r .1 C Mur', v, I : Lit'Je I rsve a i " I c. H r 7 7 r ! 4
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