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j Madison C6unty ' Library Marshall, N.C. 28753 jI(g(0 LH1 VOLUME 71 MARSHALL. N. C THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1972 NUMBER 6 4.5 Degrees Normal In January The month of January, usually the coldest in Western North Carolina (although not the snowiest, as a rule), was more like a spring than a winter month this year. But there were touches of real winter, when the temperatures went tumbling. The average temperature during January, based on date compiled by the Natinal Weather Service, was 42.1 degrees, 15 degrees above normal. Ttftemperature range between maximum high and minimum low was 67 degrees the low point being zero on the 16th, and the high on the 21st. Mostly, though, the mercury ranged up into the 50s and 60s during the day, and the low zig zagged up and down, mostly between 25 and 50. Sky cover was above average for the month, with nine clear days, five partly cloudy days and the remainded cloudy. Rain and fog occurred frequently, although the month's precipitation added up to 3.57 inches, a little below the normal 4.17 inches. There was little snow, it falling on only two days, the 5th and 15th. Four Men Arrested In Break-Ins Tots young men are being held in Madison County Jail on charges of breaking and en tering and larceny after an intensive investigation by the sheriff's department that in volved the aid of county citizens and law en foremen officers in Yancey County. Sheriff E. Y. Ponder said the men are charged in connection with an incident at the James Robinson home in the Beech Glen section. In jail in lieu of $3,500 bond each are Dean Chandler of Enka, 22, Gary Dewitt Holder of Asheville; and Danny and Gerald Miller of Burnsville, 24 and 19. He said the men had been under surveillance for some time, that various people around the county had been provided with discriptions and were on the lookout for them in connection with several burglaries in Madison, Yancey and Buncombe counties. Ponder said he had received descriptions in several breaking and entering incidents of the same vehicles being used and had circulated these reports to selected observers around the county. George Wilson of the Beech Glen section spotted one of the cars at the Robinson home when he knew the family was gone. He went to the store where the Robinsons were and ac companied them back to the house in time to see the young men coming out with guns and other items in their hands, Ponder said- Wilson and Robinson grabbed Holder and held a gun on him until Ponder arrived, but the others fled on foot and in the car. Ponder said he then got bloodhounds from the Craggy unit of the N. C. Department of Cbrre&taa and caught one of them vary shortly. A third one of the sjrotip was caught when heretsrntdJn the car to pickup the others The tourtn suspect was picked tap in Yancey County by Sheriff Kermiti Banks and returned to Madison .Pander said. (Candidates Up to f&on Wednesday, the following candidates have Sled for Ma&jaoi County Offices: Auditntr, Emery Metcalf; Registers ot Deeds, HQliard Teatme t ,Ti Collector, Harold WaUin . Commissioners, R. Bruce Sams, W. T. Moore, Ervin A Js; incumbents; Jim Cody, ar1 WUliam Chandler. L. B. Ramsey, represen t :ve, has also filed for re- ATTENDANCE AWARDS AT HOT SPRINGS PLANT EMPLOYEES of the Burlington Worsteds Plant at Hot Springs were recently recognized for perfect attendance of one or more years. Joe "Luke" Moore, Overhauled Spinning Department.with 13 years, and Jerry Ramsey, Sectionman, Spinning Department, with 10 years, hold the Perfect Attendance record. They were presented their certificates by Truman Melton, Plant Manager and Joe King, their supervisor. $3 J fe LEFT TO RIGHT: Truman Melton. Plant Manager. Jerry Ramsey 10 years. Luke Moore 13 years, Joe King, Supervisor. THE ABOVE employees were presented their Perfect Attendance Awards by their Supervisor. Front Row, left to right; Rosa Garrett 2 years, Viola Moore 2 years, Calude Sawyer 1 years, Max Osteen 2 years. Back Row, Left to Right; Hugh Rathbone 2 years, Floyd Waldroup 2 years, Doug Ramsey 3 years and Willard Norton 3 years. New Option Offered Producers As sign-up opened in the 1972 voluntary programs for feed grain, wheat, and cotton producers, a new set-aside option was offered to corn and grain sorghum producers by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. A higher set-aside payment rate can be earned by producers who agree to reduce their farm's corn-sorghum acreage below last year's planting. At the same time, all previously-announced options remain open to feed grain producers, according to Emory Robinson, Chairman of the Madison County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee. Provisions of the wheat set-aside program are unchanged. Additional set -aside options for wheat were an nounced in January. Producer sign-up in the 1972 farm set-aside programs opened February 3, and will continue through March 10 at ASCS county offices throughout the nation. Under the new option for feed grain producers with corn or sorghum bases, the payment rate for up to at least 10 percent and possibly IS percent voluntary additional set-aside will be the same as the qualifying set-aside rate SO cents a bushel for corn and 78 cents a bushel for grain sorghum. USDA will accept up to 10 percent of this voluntary set -aside Mien offered by the producer at sign-up. The remaining 8 percent will be at the option of the Secretary of Agriculture, with a later an nouncement on whether 1 will to accepted. - . If be chooses this new option, a producer will hold his 1872 corn-aorghurn acreage at not more than last year's acreage minus twice the additional set aside acreage. ' Producers who choose the W new oorn-sorghum option in the feed grain program will forego the option previously an nounced for additional volun tary set-aside for corn, grain sorghum, and barley. Explanations for all 1972 set aside programs and options except this new com-sorghum option have been presented to fanners. Details of the new option are currently being made available to farmers. Robinson expressed hope that every farmer will make sure of understanding all program options before making a sign-up commitment. When a producer signs up, he chooses among the options open to him. In each case, he agrees to set aside a percentage of his land and to comply with all provisions of the farm set aside programs. By par ticipating in the voluntary farm programs, farmers will earn set -aside payments and their program crops will be eligible for Commodity Credit Cor poration loans. In conclusion Robinson urged farmers to visit the ASCS Office for the details of the program provisions and the filing of their intention to enroll if interested. Alan Briggs CamDCliCin MOT. r 9 9 . pOI JliTl Gardner Mr. Briggs is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Briggs, and fa the timber and shale business. Alan Briggs, of Mars IQl. has been named as campaign manager for Jim Gardner, Republican l candidate for governor of North Carolina. . Alan's father. Ralph, was campaign manager for Mr. Gardner to 196S. . . LEFT TO RIGHT: Bill Lawson 3 years, Billy James, Supervisor. THIRD SHIFT: Pansy Sawyer 1 year. Mars Hill Students Receive High Honor Mars Hill High School students have been selected as Outstanding Teenagers of America for 1972, according to Fred Dickerson, principal. Selection for the Outstanding Teenagers awards program automatically qualifies these students for further state, regional, and national honors and scholarships totaling 17,000. Ixcal nominees are: John David Roberts, son of Mrs. Dorothy Roberts; Pamela Diane Wallin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Wallin; Louise Shelton, daughter of Mrs. Viola Shelton; Charles Stanley McGee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Advertising, Subscription Rates To Increase Advertising rates in The News-Record will be increased effective March 1. Rates have not been in creased since April, 1968, although costs of producing a newspaper have soared. Postal rates have increased as well as newsprint, labor, etc. Local advertising rates will be 75c per column inch to regular monthly customers of the newspaper. The new rates for all other advertisements (not regular monthly ad vertisers) will be 90c per column inch. All legal and political ad vertising rates will be 90c per column inch, it was announced. Administrator's notices will be $10 for the four insertions and divorce notices will be $12.00 for the four insertions. Mall Call Make The Mail call has been known to make or break the day for many an anxious soldier in Vietnam. That's why a fast, efficient postal operation is so. essential to morale in an unaccompanied lour like Vietnam. There ' are several Army postal units fa Vietnam, but none handles as large a volume of mall as the 38th base post office . ' (BPO) with headquarters at Long Binh. Working In the post office at Long Binh is Army Specialist four Gary S. Ho&ifield, 24, son of Mrs. Maggie E. HoCifield, Route L Leicester. , Wlllett, Supervisor, James Ellison 2 years, Frank Roberts 1 year. Charles Thomas McGee. Nominated by their prin cipals, the Outstanding Teenagers of America are chosen from individual schools across the country for ex cellence in community service and academic achievement. The local students will now vie for the Outstanding Teenager of the Year Trophy to be presented by the state's governor. Similar trophies will be presented to winners in other states. The state winners are selected by the Outstanding Teenager Awards Selection Committee, in cooperation with the Board of Advisors. Classified advertising will remain $1.00 per column inch per insertion. It was noted that these in creases are necessary to maintain a newspaper in Madison County. SUBSCRIPTION RATES OUT-OF-COUNTY sub scription rates including ad joining counties: Buncombe, Yancey, Ha yt wood; Greene and Unicoi, Tenn., will be increased as follows: 15 months, $9.00; 12 months, $8.00; 6 months, $6.00; (Add 4 per cent Sales Tax if tat North Carolina i. Present subscription rates will not be increased in Madison County. The current $ 4.00 per year plus tax will prevail. Can Day Approximately 100 men i conduct the whole operation, which coven a multitude of obs y ranging from sorting tetters to selling money orders. . The receipt and dispatch of mail goes on seven days a week : and is handled by two working : shifts each day. The first shift v works from 7:31 am to 6: JO pjn. ; The second shift begins at 4pm and works until all the mail Is sorted out, which is : usually around akfoight - i ' The' soldier's wtfe, Mary, f Dm at 0 Cumberland Ave, Asheville. - . . The 1972 Madison County high school varsity and junior varsity basketball tournament is scheduled to start in the Marshall gymnasium Friday night. Defending champions are the Marshall girls and the Mars Hill Wildcats in the varsity and the Mars Hill girls and boys in the Junior Varsity competition. The opening game of the tournament will pit the Mar shall JV boys against the Laurel JV boys at 6:45 o'clock Friday. At 8:00 o'clock the Hot Springs GOP Chairman To Cancel Registration In Robeson The chairman of the Madison County Republican Party said Thursday he had never at tached any importance to the fact that he is registered and has been voting in two counties. Joe Iee Morgan of Marshall, Rt. 2, in a telephone interview from Johnson City, Tenn., said he would take immediate steps to cancel his registration in Robeson County, however. "I hadn't considered it so important, but I will certainly take appropriate action," Morgan said. Morgan had been registered Young GOP Club Elects Briggs The Madison County Young Republican Club met at the Mars Hill Community Center, Monday night, Feb.7th at 7:30 p. m. Officers were elected as follows: Chairman, William Briggs; Co-Chairman, Marsha Payne; Secretary, Sherry Smith; Treasurer, Allen Briggs; and Reporter, Frank Morgan, Jr. A resolution affirming the Club's complete faith and ab solute confidence in the leadership of Joe L. Morgan as Madison County Republican Chairman was unanimously passed by the members. Plans were made for mem bers of the county club to attend the State Convention of Young Republicans to be held in Greensboro on February 11th. The time and place of the next meeting will be announced later. ABOVE IS THE picturesque scene of l.A f, ri. Few towns in Western North Carolina can match the beauty of Hot Springs, located near the French Friday In Marshall Gym varsity girls will battle Spring Creek varsity girls and I-aurel varsity boys and Spring Creek varsity boys oppose each other in the finals of opening night competition. Drawing byes on opening night were Mars Hill, Marshall and laurel varsity girls, and Mars Hill, Marshall and Hot Springs boys. In Junior Varisty brackets, the Spring Creek, Mars Hill and Hot Springs boys drew byes on opening night. In the Junior Varsity girls competition there were no byes as a voter in the Grapevine lYecinct of Madison County at least since April 6, 1968, when the looseleaf registration system was started there. He registered March 2, 1970, in Robeson County. Since that time, he has voted once in Madison and twice in Robeson County. The Madison votes were cast by absentee ballot. Although Morgan has ap parently never voted twice in the same election, it is a violation of state law to maintain a voting residence in more than one location. "I never intended to roister . I Marshall, Hot To Play Cage The "game of games" will be played in the Hot Springs gymnasium next Tuesday night beginning at 7:30 o'clock when members of the Marshall lions (Tub play members of the Hot Springs lions Club in a benefit basketball game. Proceeds will be used for blind activities of the Hot Springs lions Club. Many super stars of yesteryear will see action in a battle which offers plenty of excitement and laughter. Some of the Marshall stars ATTENTION HEADSTART PARENTS All parents of children 3 to 5 years of age who think their children are eligible for the Headstart program, will meet Monday, Feb. 14 at 10 a. m. in the Madison County Office of Opportunity. Federal Income guidelines have been set. For information contact the Renewal Development Office, 649-3512 or the Madison-Buncombe Office of Opportunity, 253-1281. since only tour teams are to compete. On Saturday night, February 12, the laurel JV girls and the Mars HiU JV girls meet at 5: 30 o'clock and the Mars Hill-Hot Springs JV boys battle at 6:45 o'clock. Varsity action on Saturday night will pit Marshall vs 1-aurel girls at 8:00 o'clock and Marshall-Hot Springs at 9:15 o'clock. Tournament action will resume on Thursday night, Feb 17, Friday night, Feb. 18, and permanently in Robeson County," Morgan said. He said "it never occurred," to him to cancel his Madison County registration at that time. Morgan said exposure of the double registration was "making a mountain out of a mole hill." "I am sending a letter to Robeson County immediately. I will write a letter of can cellation," Morgan said. Morgan, who was employed at a school at Red Springs in 1970, said he registered "rather hastily," to take part in a Springs Lions Game Tuesday expected to see action include Roy "Dynamite" Reeves, "Jumping Jack" Cole, J. C. "Dribbler" Wallin, "Tumbling Tom" Wallin, Robert "Rough meup" Davis, Jerry "Sink 'em" Plemmons, Ed "Lightning" Morton, Ed "Foul-out" Niles, Charles "Snowbird" Huey, and many others. ELECTION BOARD HOURS... The Madison County board of elections announces that the office is open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:30 to 4:30 for those wishing to register. For the accomodation of young voters, and others, who cannot visit the office on the regular hours, the board office will be open on March 8 and 15 from 8:30 a. m. to 9 p. m. and on March 11 and 18 from 8:30 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. It is also urged that all voters who have moved to visit the office on Main Street and execute transfers. Brnad U.vrr s- I a lowf-ring mountains. varsity championship games slated for Saturday night. Feb. 19 The championship i;;unes slated for Saturday night. Feb. 19 The championship girls' game will start at 7iU ;tnd the boy's finals at 9 0(1 o'clock Clock operatois will be Lamar Lunsford. darl.ind Woody and Jack Cole Alternate operators will be lloy ".mmoris and Hoy Reeves. Scorers will be Sharon Baker, Billie J Kedmon and Shirley Franklin. particular election ther-: in which he was interested. Morgan said he voted ab sentee ballot in the general election of 1968. He sent his ballots from Gainesville, Ga , that year, he said. Morgan said he was sure he voted in that election, because he voted for himself. He was trie Republican nominee for state superintendent of public in struction. Jim MclntyrJ Promoted Effective on Monday of this week, Jim Mclntyre assumed the duties of Outside Plant Supervisor in the Weaverville Area. He will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of all subscriber telephones located in Mars Hill, Marshall, Hot Springs and Guntertown exchanges. Mclntyre '--ted to work with Western Carolina Telephone Company in July, 1961. Before going to work with Western Carolina Telephone Company, he was employed by American Telephone and Telegraph Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, from 1952 to July of 1961. Mclntyre and his wife, Marie, and their son, J. C. Mclntyre reside m Marshall. 4- .., f r s )
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