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Horse Show To Be Held
On Island Saturday
Saturday is THE day for all
horse lovers of Western North
Carolina and Eastern Ten
nessee. The most beautiful and well
trained horses in this area will
display their talents on the
Island here this Saturday.
There will be two shows, the
afternoon show will begin at 1
o'clock and the night per
formance will begin at 7:30
o'clock.
In case of rain the event will
be held on the Island Sunday.
This is the seventh annual
horse show to be sponsored by
the Marshall Lions and each
year it has been "bigger and
better."
Approximately 1000 persons
from Western North Carolina
and Eastern Tennessee at
tended last year's event.
Jerry Pleminons and John
( orbett are co-chairmen of this
year's event.
Seventeen classes will per
form in the afternoon show and
17 classes, including the
championships, will perform in
the night's program, making a
total of 34 classes.
Officials will be Judge,
Honorable H. B. Pope, of
Winnsboro, S. C; Master of
Ceremonies, Lloyd Thompson;
Farrier, Chet Griffin;
Kingmaster, Jack Cole. A
veterianarian will be on call.
In addition to trophies and
nbbons, cash awards will be
awarded in the championship
events.
Hamburgers, hot dogs, soft
drinks, etc., will be available
during both afternoon and night
lerformances.
Sleepy Valley Club Celebrates 18th Anniversary
MISS BECKY CODY
Becky Cdy 4th Runner
Up In Teenager Pageant
Miss Becky Cody, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Doyle B. Cody, of
Route 1, Mars Hill, won the
honor of being the fourth runner-up
in the North Carolina
Teen-ager Pageant held last
Friday and Saturday in
Charlotte. By being named
fourth runner-up, this means
that Miss Cody had the honor of
being in fi'h place in the title
for Miss North Carolina
Teenager.
Miss Teresa Rivera, of
Havelock, won top honors.
There were 60 contestants in the
statewide event.
During the talent portion,
entitled "Do Your Own Thing,"
Miss Cody thrilled the audience
with a unique Pom Pom
Baptist VBS
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The Marshall Baptist Church
Vacation Bible School will begin
here Monday morning at
9 o'clock. The school will con
tinue through Friday of next
week.
Mrs. Claudia Greene, director
stated that a nursery will be
furnished for VBS workers.
Routine.
She was sponsored in the
pageant by Case Brother's
Piano Co., of Charlotte.
Attending the pageant from
Mars Hill were Mr. and Mrs.
Doyle Cody, Arthur Wood,
Randall Blankenship, Charles
McGee, Jean Wood, Vickie
Wheeler, and Mr. and Mrs. Bill
lwrance, of Hopewell, Va.
grandparents of Miss Cody.
Miss Nancy Treadway,
daughter of Mrs. Blanche
Walker, of Marshall, was the
other contestant from Madison
County. Miss Treadway sang
"Let There Be Peace" in the
talent portion of the program.
Although Miss Treadway was
not one of the 10 finalists, she
was described by those who
attended the pageant as "one of
the most attractive par
ticipants." Miss Treadway was spon
sored by the Marshall Lions
Club.
Attending the pageant
from the Marshall area were
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Plemmons,
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Sexton, Lee
Sexton, Penny Houston, Julia
Moore, Warren Roberts, Diane
Wallin, Mrs. Steve Wallin, J. C.
Mclntyre, Johnny Treadway
and Dora Ann Rice.
In May of 1954, a small group
of residents of the Sleepy Valley
area which is located between
Hot Springs and Newport,
Tenn., got together and talked
about trying to make some
improvements to their com
munity. They had heard about what
some other rural sections were
doing that had organized in the
Western North Carolina
Community Development
Program.
A group of ladies in what was
then known as the Home
Demonstration Club, with the
assistance of the Madison
County Agricultural Extension
Office, called a meeting of in
terested residents to see what
could be done about starting a
development program in Sleepy
Valley.
Wednesday night of last week
a program of speaking, singing
and social activities was held in
their new community center to
celebrate the 18th anniversary 61
the formation of the community
improvement program in the
area.
For 18 years, residents of the
Sleepy Valley section, along
with some of the folks from the
adjoining Shut-in and Fairview
areas, met together monthly
and have planned and carried
out a long list of projects.
Operating as the Sleepy
Valley Community Club for
many years, the organization
changed about three years ago
to the West Madison Rural
Development Group Inc. and
qualified for an assistance
grant from the Opportunity
Corp. of Madison-Buncombe
counties, to help on buying
materials for a community
center to serve the Sleepy
Valley and Lower Shut-In
areas. Since its inception, the
group had met in the various
churches.
A modern community center,
now nearly completed, was
erected by volunteer labor and
with many contributions of
money and materials by the
loccal people.
the celebration
L. McGough,
the Asheville
Development
met with the
group at their meeting in 1954
and helped them to organize.
McGough was introduced by
Earle Wise, Madison extension
chairman.
Speaker at
was Morris
manager of
Agricultural
Council, who
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In citing the many ac
complishments of the group,
McGough praised members for
not being satisfied with their
community. "You have shown
what can be done when people
really want to," he said.
"You were not content to wait
for others to do for you those
things which you could do for
yourselves. Through much
effort, hard work and per
sistence, you have turned
visions into reality. Through
your example, you have once
again shown that the path to
progress is blazed by the
achievers."
The Sleepy Valley group
showed that they will not be
content to rest on the laurels of
18 years. Before the meeting
was over they made plans for a
clean-up campaign.
Fire Destroys
Home
Fire of undetermined origin
destroyed the "Old Clark
House'' between Marshall and
Walnut early this morning
(Thursday).
The two-story dwelling was
unoccupied and was one of the
few remaining "landmarks"
here.
Marshall firemen answered
the fire call but the old,
dilapidated structure was
engulfed in flames when
firemen arrived.
"Golden AA Club' Is Organized
At Mars Hill College
Supporters of the athletic
program at Mars Hill College
gathered on the campus
Tuesday night (May 23) and
formed a prestige-type boosters
club which will help Lion
athletic teams compete
favorably with other schools in
the Carolinas Conference.
(Mars Hill was admitted to
membership in the conference
Saturday at a meeting of
coaches and athletic directors
in Salisbury.)
About 50 lion fans most of
them from Madison, Bun
combe, Yancey and Haywood
counties formed "The Golden
M. Club" and elected Dr. Er
nest Stines, a trustee from
Canton, as president.
Also elected were Asheville
businessman Burton Stanford,
vice president, and Mrs. Earl
Leininger of Mars Hill,
secretary.
The club will enroll boosters
who contribute $100 or more per
year to the school's athletic
program.
A membership goal of 200 has
been set for 1972-73; and Dr.
Stines announced that he,
Stanford, Athletic Director Don
Henderson and Development
Director Jim Cox will map
plans for a membership drive
that will reach out to all former
varsity athletes at the college,
to interested former students
and to other Lion fans. Com
plimentary season tickets,
reserved parking, reserved
seating and other inducements
will be offered.
The regular "M Club," which
has been in operation for
several years, will continue to
function, according to Hen
derson. It will enlist supporters
who contribute less than $100
per year.
At the meeting, Basketball
Coach Jack Lytton reported
that he has been able to book all
of the conference teams on his
1972-73 schedule except Atlantic
Christian and Newberry. His
team played Guilford,
Catawba, Lenoir Rhyne and
Presbyterian last season and
will add Elon, High Point and
Pfeiffer.
Lytton reported the signing ot
the three top prospects on his
player recruitment list for the
coming year. Two are 6-7 and
the third is 6-9 and he expressed
confidence that they will hep the
Lions compete favorable in
their new conference alignment.
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LION BOOSTERS Newly elected officer of the newly formed "GoUen M
Club" at Mart Hill College pose wiUi Athletic Director Don Henderson fright).
They are (left to right) Burton Stanford of Asheville, vice president; Dr.
' Ernest Stines f Canton, president; and Airs. Earl Leininger f Mars Hill.
Mars Hill's head football
coach Harold Taylor reported
at the meeting that he has three
Carolinas Conference teams
back on his schedule for the
coming season: Catawba,
Newberry and Presbyterian. He
also reported a successful
spring of recruiting and ex
pressed confidence that his
team will perform creditably
against Carolinas Conference
competiton.
Dr. Fred Bentley, president of
the college, reported that the
college budget for 1972-73,
which was officially approved
by the Board of Trustees at its
meeting last Saturday (May 20)
totals $3.6 million and includes
an appropriation of ap
proximately $143,000 for the
athletic program. Athletic fees
paid by the students will furnish
approximately $54,000 of this,
he explained, leaving roughly
$89,000 to come from other
sources. He said the formation
of the Golden M. Club is an
effort to obtain new revenue for
the athletic program from in
terested Lion fans and relieve
some of the financial drain on
the college's general operating
funds.
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CONSTKl'CTION was resumed this week on the Marshall Shopping Center on
the bv-pass. Work was temporarily stopped due to the death of Harry Lee
Gieentanner. His son, Harry Lee, Jr., is now project director of the Madison
County Plaza and Landon Fender, a native oi ivladison County, is project
supervisor. The tenter, expected to be completed by early Fall, will include 10
different businesses with Ingles being the prime tenant. The parking area will
accomodate about 250 cars and approximately 49,000 feet of the business area
will be under one roof. The project will be located on some four acres.
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PART OF THE group present for the 18th anniversary meeting of the Sleepy
Valley West Madison Rural Development Group.
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PICTURED at Sleepy Valley meeting, left to right, Tom Willingham, rural
organizer of the Opportunity Corporation of Madison-Buncombe counties;
Mrs. Marie Osteen, president of the community group; Mrs. Emma Kate
Davis, secretary and Earle Wise, Madison Extension chairman.
$40,000 Worth Of Scholarships
Given To Mars Hill Students
Over $40,000 worth of
scholarships were handed out to
students at a recent honors day
program at Mars Hill College.
Students were recognized for
academic and athletic ac
complishments as well as for
community contributions
through student originated
studies, tutoring, internships
and other service - learning
programs. Dr. Richard Hoff
man, vice president for
academic affairs, said, "Honors
Day is set aside to emphasize
our commitment to total
student development the in
tellectual, emotional,
psychological and physical
development of the person. The
awards and recognition are
given not only for what the
person has achieved
academically, but for the
quality of his or her fife."
The following students from
Madison County , - and
VeayenrUl were honored: v ?
MARS HILL Misi Sasan
Chapman, daughter, ot Mr. and
Mr. Robert R. Chapman and a
rising Junior organ major was
co-winner of the J. Dwood
Roberts music theory prise
given to the student who ranks
, highest in the first two years of
imi"BC theory and was named a
; college maral In recognition
of her academic starving. Ben
jamin Jolley, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harley E. Jolley and a
rising senior biology major,
recieved the $500 Brazil Pre
Medical scholarship award,
given by Dr. W. O. Brazil,
Asheville physician and Mars
Hill trustee, and the Lloyd M.
Passenger Dies
After Auto Fall
John Lawson Higgins, 25, of
FUg Pond, Tenn., was fatally
injured about midnight Wed
nesday of last week when the
car in which he was a passenger
went out of control on N. C HI
six miles from the Tennessee
State Line.
Ponder said Higgtas, who was
blind, was a passenger in a car
.driven by his sister, Mrs.
Sandra Higgins Thomas, S,
also of Flag Pond.
The car went out of control on
; the narrow road, throwing
Higgins from the vehicle, which
then struck a bridge abutment It
;, was reported.
Mrs. Thomas was taken to a
Greenville, Tenn., hospital,
where her condiUm is reported
as satisfactory.
Earl StwUon 21, of F'. s? r ' 1.
another p--.T, s' '
injured and is r ", ' '
satisfact ry c i.
Bertholf biology scholarship
award, given by the biology
department to a major on the
basis of character, scbolarshlp,
interest, application and ac
complishment Jolley, a charter
member of the Epsiloo Chapter
of Alpha Chi national booor
society, was also named college
marshal. Miss Jeancia Diana
Lee, a senior bllogy major and a
charter member of the Epsilon
Chapter of Alpha ChL was on .
of three winners of the Black
well Award, given by the
biology department hi honor of
President Emeritus Hoyt
BlackweU for scholarship,
personality, character. Ker
sister. Miss Janet Lee, a rising
ophomore, was named coUrc e
: marshal. Both art daughters of
Mr. and Mrs. Pare I'
Maurice Metcalf, son of I tr. e 1
Mrs. Tataiadse Mater :'f cf It. 2
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.major, won a l
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