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MARSHALL. N. C. -THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1972
NUMBER 18
VOLUME 71
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GOP Precinct
Committees Elected
Republican committees
elected at the precinct meetings
Saturday are as follows:
Marshal! Walter R Harrell,
chairman; Mrs. Roland
Ramsey, vice-chairman; Bobby
(handler, secretary; Ted
McKinney, Mrs. Loy P (Pal)
Roberts, Miss Marsha Payne,
Mrs Lucille R. Roberts, Mrs.
Frances Buckner, Howard
Riddle, members.
Laurel Odus Chandler,
chairman; Mrs. Mamie B
Hanks, vice-chairman; Mrs.
Thomas J. Ray, secretary;
Prim e Ciosnall, G M. Cutshaw,
R J Cutshaw, Clarence Cut
shaw, Ward Admas, members.
Mars Hill 'William P Powell,
chairman, Mrs. Ralph E.
Briggs, vice-chairman; Mrs.
diaries A Crocco, secretary;
Dr Larry N. Stern, Mrs.
.-.i. Slavic Mrs. Pearl T.
Amnions. McKuiley Hembree,
Bandy Cody, C Willard Briggs,
members
Beech Glen; Don Hall,
chairman; Walter Cody, vice
chairman; Mrs. C N. Willis,
secretary; Paul Briggs, Jr.,
Walter Chandler, Bruce
English. Zeno R Swann, Steve
Davis. Mrs Duffie Fox
Chandler
Walnut J Dedrick Brown,
chairman; Mrs Edith I-un-sford,
vice-chairman, Clyde
Randall, sec ; Jim F Craine,
Mrs Frances C Ramsey, Jack
Guthrie, Charles Eatomon,
Micky Joe Fowler.
Hot Srptngs Curtis Roberts,
chairman; Mrs Peggy B
IXitterer. vice-chairman; Mrs
Irene Cnbb Roberts, sec ; lee
Fowler. Frank Lee Roberts, Sr.,
Troy Self, Roy L Roberts,
Gilbert Stackhouse
Republican
Convention
Here Saturday
The Madison County Rep
bulican County Convention will
be held at the courthouse here
this Saturday afternoon
beginning at 2 o'clock.
Joe L. Morgan, county
chairman, states that Dr. Larry
N Stern will be the keynote
speaker
Delegatres to the 11th District
and State Convention will be
elected.
All Republicans are urged to
attend.
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PICTURED ABOVE ARE winners In the county 4-H
Demonstration: program held at . Walnut last
Saturday. Front row, Peggy Sexton, Billy DuValL
f- Rene Wyatt; second row, Ronnie Brinkley, Tommy
J Du Vail. Warren Wise, Felicia Bishop, Linda Du Vail ;
- back row. Tod McCormick, Jane Rice, Lee Sexton.
- Not pictured are Eddie Reed and Nancy Treadway.
Ebbs Chapel. Howard
Jenkins, chairman; Mrs. Ricky
Jenkins, vice-chairman; Mrs.
Xin Peek, secretary; Winfred
Tweed, Eddie English, Jr., Joel
Fender, Roscoe Briggs, Abbie
C Honeycutt.
Spring Creek: Spencer
Rollins, chairman; Frank
Massey, vice-chairman; Mr.
Edd Iangford, Sr., secretary;
l,arry Ferguson, Tony Plem
mons, Frank Hipps, Tommy
(lark, Eddie Langford, Jr.
Sandy Mush: W. Gale Brown,
chairman; Marshall Duckett,
vice-chairman; Robert
Duckett, secretary; Hubert
Sharpe, Neal Bradburn, Robert
Buckner, Robert Tweed, James
Ashe
Grapevine East Fork;
Frank W. Morgan, Jr., chair
man; Mrs. Lockie Rice Coates,
vice-chairman; Kerfman Clark,
sec; Harold Payne, Wayne
Clark, Fred Huffman, Everett
Gosnell, Mrs. Betty B. Clark,
Roscoe Sprinkle, Mrs. Jean
McDaris Edwards.
Alumni
Banquet
Saturday
Stanley Ward, president of
ihe Marshall Alumni
Association, announced this
week that Wayne Bradburn,
former football coach and
leacher at Marshall high school,
would be the guest speaker at
ihe 17th annual MHS Alumni
Association Banquet here on
Saturday night. May 20. The
popular coach, a native of
Madison County, posted an
enviable record while at
Marshal He is now Superin
tendent of Wilkes County
Schools
In addition to Coach Brad
bum, other features are being
planned
All graduates and former and
present faculty members are
urged to attend.
"We do not have a complete
mailing list and it is impossible
to send notices to all graduates
and teachers so if you should
fail to receive a written notice
don't let that stop you from
attending the banquet. We want
a large attendance present and
will be expecting you."
President Ward stated.
He also announced that
members of the 1957-58 class
would hold a special "get-
together
PICTURED ABOVE are members of the Marshall High School Senior Class of
1!7 1-72 who recently enjoyed a visit to Washington D. C. and New York City.
Pictured from left to right: Front row; Janice Worley, Sandra Bradley, Kaye
Buckner, Joyce Briggs, Nancy Collins, Debbie Hunter, Edna Ann Silver, Mrs.
(irover Gosnell (Sponsor), Congressman Roy A. Taylor, Mrs. J. Enelo Boone
(Sponsor), Cheryl Rice, Sheila West, Brenda Brinkley, Janet Cooper, I.inda
llaytiie, Diana Davis, Joyce Ball. Back Row: Randy Roberts, Terry Worley,
David Winsor, Jerry Haynie, Jim Baker, Ricky Buckner, Tommy Candler,
Melvin Teague, James All (Sponsor), Verlan Davis, Vandor Reid, Kirahrd
Koberson, David Teague, Johnnie Roberts, Charles Allen, Danny Ball, Jimmy
Ponder.
Support Of Public
Schools Shows Increase
North Carolina spent a total
$862.81 per pupil for public
education during 1970-71, an
increase of $74.52 over a year
ago.
The total 1970-71 expenditure
for current operating expenses
for public schools was
$725,349,611.55. Of this amount,
.67.9 per cent was provided by
the State, 14 7 per cent came
from federal sources, and the
remaining 17.4 came from local
sources.
In Madison County, a total of
$2,282,895.66 was spent for
current expenditures, with
$618,387.12 coming from the
federal government,
$1,506,250.82 from the state, and
$159,257.72 from local sources.
The total per pupil expenditure
in Madison County was $816.49.
The figures were released
loday by the State Department
of Public Instruction. The
Department cautioned that
because of differences in
transportation, heating, ad
ministration and other costs,
ihe average figures should not
be used in any way to assess the
efficiency or effectiveness of
ihe local unit.
Kunds disbursed under the
Head Start, National Youth
Corps, Work Study, Follow
Through, Adul Education, and
Summer School programs have
been excluded from the report.
The breakdown of the $662.81
state-wide per pupil ex
penditure reveale that $18.87
went for administration; $459.37
was spent on instructional
GOP Women
To Meet
The Madison County
Republican Women's Club will
meet next Monday night at the
home of Mrs. Frances C.
Ramsey at eight o'clock.
All members are urged to
attend.
Call For Runoffs
Both U. Gov. Pat Taylor and
Sen. B. Everett Jordan have
decided to take a second try
Jordan at winning renominauon
to his seat and Taylor at cap
luring North Carolina's
Democratic gubernatorial
nomination.
Taylor told a news conference
Monday that he has decided to
"sand and fight" and said he
will call for a second primary
against Hargrove "Skipper"
Bowles, who took 45 per cent of
ihe vote in the May I guber
natorial primary. Taylor
received J7 percent of the vote.
" Jordan also ' told a news
conference Monday that be
would call for a June S runoff to
give Tar Heel voter! another
' chance for "express of their
views on the man beat qualified
io represent them" is the
services, $32.91 went for
operation of plant, $20.69 was
for maintenance of plant, $67.85
was for fixed charges, and
$63.12 was spent on auxiliary
services.
In per cent of total ex
penditures, state sources range
from a high of 80.8 to a low of
58.1 per cent federal sources
range from a high of 31.7 per
cent to a low of 6 per cent, and
Hot Springs
Wins In 1-A
Playoffs
Junior Lamb fired a two
hitter Tuesday while fanning
nine Cullowhee hitters to hurl
the Hot Springs Blue Devils to a
3-0 win in the first round of the
State 1-A baseball playoffs.
larry Hunt singer pounded a
run-scoring double and David
Whitten collected a triple to
back Lamb at the plate.
Hot Springs will play
Hayesville in the second round
of the tournament Friday.
Fariner Certification Key
To Program Payments
Farmer certification is the
essential step preceding set
aside payments to producers
participating in the U. S.
Department of Agriculture 1972
set-aside programs for corn,
grain sorghum, barley, and
wheat according to Ralph W.
Ramsey, County Executive
Director for the Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation
Service.
He urged farmers who have
questions about certification to
call or come to their county
office of the Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation
St?nsl c
Rep Nick Galifianakis, D-N
C, led in the first primary,
topping Jordan by about 38,000
votes but failing to win an ab
solute majority.
The announcements set the
stage for another three weeks of
vigorous campaigning by major
Democratic candidates.
Republican Jim Holshouser had
already announced that be
would seek a runoff with Jim
Gardner for the GOP guber
natorial nomination.
Gardner tod Holshouser by a
slim margin H the Br primary
May e. Toe two Republicans
nave kept up their attacks on
each other while the Democrats
spent a week kt relative silence
waiting for decisions from
Taylor and Jordan about the
runoffs. ' '
local sources range from ahigh
of 35. 1 per cent to a low of .'i.4 per
cent.
The total expenditures per
pupil, state-wide, were $426.29
in 1966-67, $465.39 in 1967-68,
$531.49 in 196M9, and $588.29 in
1969-70. The relative con
tributions of federal, state and
local governments has stayed
about constanji Junng that
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Baccalaureate
Service
At MHS
The Baccalaureate Service
for Marshal IlighSchool will be
held this Sunday evening at 8
o'clock Dr James B. Connor,
D M D
dress
will deliver the ad-
The
vited
public is cordially ln-
Service i ASCSi.
"It's important that a farmer
know exactly what he is cer
tifying before he signs his
name," said Ramsey.
Final certification date this
year is June 30, but certification
may be made as soon as a
farmer has his program crops
planted and knows he is in
compliance with the programs.
As soon as a producer cer
tifies, the County ASCS Office
begins processing the date for
payment which will be made
soon after July 1.
"While it speeds payments to
get certifications in early,
producers should also
remember lhat mistakes can be
costly Once certification is
made, no acreage adjustments
can be made. A fanner has to be
in compliance with program
regulations -when he certifies.
That's why we're urging
producers to cal or come in now
if they're not sure about what is
required for certification,"
Ramsey said.
When a producer certifies, he
reports exactly what acreage be
has in set -aside land and what
acreage he has in the program
crops he signed up for . He also
certifies he has complied with
all program regulations and
will continue to comply
throughout the year.
. An error in cerUfVcatioa can
in foes of some or all of
the
set-aside payment, Spot
checks are made eah year on -farms
participating la the
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Hot Springs Health
Program Gets Grant
Dan K Kay, acting director of ''" program is funded with a
Mountain Ramparts Health $188,185 grant from the Ap-
Planmng Inc.. has announced palachian Regional Planning
the funding for the Hot Springs Commission.
Helath IVogram, Inc. According to Ray, the
Ponder Raps "Head
Start" Setup In County
Zeno Ponder, Madison County
political stalwart, and vice
president of the Opportunity
Corp. of Madison-Buncombe
Counties, took steady air and let
go a full blast Tuesday night at
Ihe new Head Start program
being introduced in Madison by
Mrs Rebecca StradJey, Head
Start director.
As vice chairman of the
planning and evaluation
committee, Ponder reported
lhat his group at an informal
meeting had discussed "how to
come up with an honest and true
evaluation" and said the
committee wanted to talk to the
people "All the people, not just
those who have been reached,
but those who have been missed
as well."
Ponder said Supt Robert Ed
wards of Madison County
Schools had come to him
"greatly disturbed about the
parents whose children are not
being reached." He said the
parents were those not in a
position to get their children to
the Head Start centers and who
were not being reached by the
roving teachers.
"Madison County people did
not want the Head Start
program thai lias beeii imposed
upon them," Ponder told the
Opportunity Corp. board
members.
With Kd wards, a strong op
ponent of Mrs. Stradley's
program from its inception,
Ponder, said, "We were asked
to make a survey to see what
ihe people wanted.
"We spent 40 to 50 hours at it,
I raveled 1!50 miles, stayed up
past midnight, talked to the
people whose children are
eligible and then took a poll. Of
a total of 112 concerned parents,
one favored the proposed
program and 111 were op
losed "
He said 50 were being reached
and 120 children who are
eligible were not "And the
people are unhappy about it.
They wonder why they are
being discruninated against."
Ponder said the school had
been moved from an adequate
sue in a well-equipped school to
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EPSILON PHI CHAPTER of Beta Sigma Phi held
its annual Mother's Day Tea. Sunday, May 7, in the
Faculty Lounge of the Mare Hill College Library la
Marc Hill. Those present were JoAnn Johnson and
mother. Mrs. J. C. Chandley; Sandy Hembree and
mother, Mrs. Frankie Slagle and adopted mother,
Mrs. Ed Howard; Angle Mitchell; Anna Neat
Stevens and mother. Mrs. Neal Matheson; Ann
Taylor: Joyce Thomasoa and mother. Mrs. Lee
Hamlin; Judy YVaUin and mother, Mrs. Calvin
Edwards and mother4a-4aw. Mrs. J. D. Wallia;
one lhat is inaccessible and
totally inadequate from the
standpoint of heating, lights,
playground and paint "mainly
because it doesn't have them,"
he said.
"It is inconceivable that she
would ignore two-thirds of the
eligible children and move out
to an inaccessible, inadequate
location," Ponder continued,
adding, "and if there is an
explanation, I'd like to hear it.
"But," he said, "if it's that
same garbage that her program
has to coincide with what
At lanta wants, then I don't want
to hear it. It's our program and
we have a right to run it to meet
our people's needs."
Mrs Stradley, who previously
had told the board that the
children Ponder referred to are
not eligible under the Head
Start guidelines, was not
present at the meeting.
$1 Million
French
Broad
EMC Grant
U. S. Sen. B. Everett Jordan
announced here that a $1,045,000
grant from the Rural Elec
trification Administrtion has
been approved for the French
Broad Electric Membership
Corp.
The funds include facilities to
serve 750 new customers of the
corporation which provides
electric service for five Western
North Carolina and East
Tennessee counties with offices
in Marshall, Burnsville and
Bakersville.
The 31-year-old power firm is
the second largest distributor of
electrical energy in the western
part of North Carolina and has
about 60,000 members.
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program will provide complete
health services for the 5,500
residents in western Madison
(iiunty.
The project, to become
operational June first, will
serve the health needs of the
residents of Walnut, laurel, Hot
Springs and Spring Creek
townships in Madison County
Ray calls the program "One
of the most unique health
programs in the United Stales "
It will provide complete
medical care, dental care and a
home nurse practitioner
program from the Hot Springs
Clinic in Hot Springs
Or Robrt Moffatt, president
of Mountain Ramparts said:
"the Hot Springs Program is
being used as a pattern for rural
clinics all across the country "
Dr. Moffatt noted that the chnic
and program had been m the
planning stages for the past
year.
Miss linda Ocker, project
director, announced that Robert
Blake, M. D. will begin work
with the program on a full-time
basis in July. A search is undo
way to secure the full time
services of a dentist for the
program.
Hot Springs Health Progr am.
Inc., will be located in a 13 room
clinic in Hot Springs. Work has
been going on from this clinic
since 1971, but br the first time
there will be a physician and
dentist and other para-medical
personnel on the staff on a full
time basis.
Two Asheville physicians,
Michael F. Keleher, M. D., and
Bejanun P. Sandler, M. D.,
have been providing part-time
services to the clinic during the
past year. Dr. Sandler visiting
the clinic four days per month,
and Dr. Keleher two days per
month, providing part-time
service to the residents of
Western Madison County.
In addition to the full-time
physician and dentist, there will
be other allied and supportive
services rendered by the clinic.
SWIMMING POOL CLINIC
A Swimmng Pool Operation
and Management Clinic,
sponsored by the American Red
Cross, will be held May 22, 23,
and 24 7:30 p.m., at Red Cross
Chapter Headquarters, 518
Kenilworth Road, Asheville.
This clinic is designed for pool
managers, lifeguards, home
pool owners, motel pool
operators, and anyone in
terested in safe, healthful
swimming pool operations.
There is no charge for the
clinic, and anyone involved with
swimming facilities is urged to
attend.
Wanda Hollifield and adopted mother, Mrs. G.
Wood: Reva Sheltoa and mother, Mrs. Lokie !.; ;
Martha Gault and mother Mrs. J. E. E'-r
Margaret Moss and mother-in-law, Mrs. J.
Moss. The mothers were presented with a crr -"
yellow. carnations trimmed with tlac'; i
. ribbon and refreshments mere eryd J ;
,. table was decorated with an err a: - -
flowers which were presented to sn '
the community. .
L."ir. Br.ker
Jim Baker
Appointed
West Point
Congressman Roy A. Taylor
has announced the appointment
of James Leonard Baker, Jr.,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Baker, Sr , of Marshall, to the
United States Military
Academy at West Point, New
York.
Congressman Taylor said
that Baker qualified on his own
merits by passiing difficult
academic and physical
examinations administered by
the Academy.
The young Marshall senior is
the first appointee to the
Academy from Madison County
although others have been
nominated.
Baker has maintained an
enviable record throughout his
12 years in public schools and is
one of the most popular and
highly esteemed students ever
to attend the Marshall school.
In his Junior year he was
president of the class, Junior
Marshal, a member of the
baseball and track teams,
president of the FFA Club, vice
president of the debating dub
and member of the Beta,
Camera, French and
Monogram Clubs.
As a senior, Jim is president
of the class, vice-president of
the French Club, president of
president of Camera Club,
secretary of FFA Club,
treasurer of Debating Club,
member of Beta and Monogram
Clubs, school yearbook business
manager; was selected as "Mr.
Marshall High School," and is,
needless to say, an honor
student. Jim also drives a
school bus where he has at
tained a perfect record.
Jim will leave on July 2 for
the Academy at West Point.
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