Madison County Llbrfcrv
Marshall, N . C. 28753
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County Could Be Home Of Mararishi University
By CONNIE BLACKWELL
aad BILLY PRITCHARD
Cttfsea Staff Writen
If plans work out, Madison
County will have a second
higher education Institution
opening this fall, but the
planned university will be quite
different from Mars Hill College
or any other college in the
United States.
Representatives of Maharishi
International University,
headquartered at a Hot Springs
motel, now are surveying about
1,000 acres in Anderson's Cove
between Spring Creek and Pine
Creek as a site for its world
headquarters.
Some sources say there may
be a problem concerning a
certified deed for the land and.
VOLUME 71 NUMBER 22
Dr. Morgan
Receives
Accolades
Dr. Monroe T. Morgan,Sr.,
Route 2, Johnson City, Term.,
and chairman, Department of
Environmental Health, East
Tennessee State University, has
recently received several ac
colades, one of which resulted In
him being included in the 197
DICTIONARY OF IN
TERNATIONAL BIOGRAPHY.
Headquarters of the DIC
TIONARY OF IN
TERNATIONAL BIOGRAPHY
are In London, England, and the
Dictionary ha record of con
temporary achievement, in
cluding people from 130
counu-fes of the world. Also Dr.
Morgan has been Included In the
TWO THOUSAND MEN OF
ACHIEVEMENT, 1972 edition,
which la published in London,
England. In recognition of his
role in environmental research
and environmental science, he
has been included In the twelfth
edition of AMERICAN MEN
AND WOMEN OF SCIENCE.
The membership committee,
consisting of Lowell Thomas,
Jack Anderson, and Art
Linkletter, has invited Dr.
Morgan to membership in the
INTERNATIONAL PLAT
FORM ASSOCIATION, an
organisation which "is in fact,
the WHO'S WHO OF THE
AMERICAN PLATFORM."
Those accodlades come to Dr.
Morgan as a result of his
pioneer work in environmental
health education and his
leadership in public health.In
1970 he was included in OUT
STANDING YOUNG MEN OF
AMERICA and in 1971 in
PERSONALITIES OF THE
SOUTH.
Dr. Morgan, a 1952 graduate
of Marshall High School and a
IKS graduate of Mars Hill
College, is the son of the Rev.
and Mrs. Frank W. Morgan. Sr.
'1
ML MORGAN
Bell Institute
Homecoming
On Sunday
The thiH Sunday of June will
be bornecornlng and Memorial
Day and also the annual
naating of the Ben Institute
Alumni - at ' the Walnut
rresiiy tenon enures. Morning
worship asm wflU begin at 11
: o'clock, followed by a business
meeting of the Ben Institute
'Alumni. At the dose of this
meeting, there win be a picnic
lunch oa the church grounds.
At I p. m. there win be
memorial service for members
who hare been c!?i to be vita
our Lord. The UsrCna of these
members are brriUd for tbis'
Sfrioe.
M
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if so, the deal will fall through.
Jerry Caldwell of Asheville,
however, who owns the land,
said Friday that the group has
taken an option to the land, to be
finalized on or before July 5 at a
price of $234,000.
He said the property, some of
the most beautiful and secluded
in the Western North Carolina
mountains, is a combination of
several tracts hi purchased
about 25 years ago. Most of it,
he said, is "old man Roberts'
place" and is sometimes called
Andersons Cove and sometimes
called Highlands.
He said it contains about 150
acres of cleared land which he
has been told will be used for
construction of buildings and
the rest is wild country covered
UUuu
GREGORY PEEK
Gregory, Larry Peek
Attending 4-H Forestry Camp
Gregory Poek, age IS, Jon of
Mrs. Irene Peek and Larry
Peek, age 14, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Don Peek of Marshall,
have been selected as the 4-H
representatives from Madison
County to attend the annual 4-H
Forestry Camp at Camp
Millstone near Rockingham.
These are among almost a
hundred boys each chosen to
represent his county as a 4-H
Club Forestry Leader. This
week these boys are converging
on Camp Millstone in Richmond
Country for the annual Forestry
Awards Camp.
Both Southern Bell and the
agricultural Extension Service
at North Carolina State
University sponsor this
program which is geared to the
development, among the young
people of our state, of leader
ship and knowledge in forestry.
Special activities conducted
at the camp for young foresters
include the planting of and
caring for trees, the in-
FHA Change
To Benefit
More Families
Many additional families in
North Carolina are now eligible
for rural housing loans from the
Fanners Home Administration.
FHA State Director James T.
Johnson announced today,
"In families where both
husband and wife are em
ployed," Johnson explained,
"the new policy permits half of
the wife's gross income to be
excluded in determining
whether the total family income
is within the maximum limit for
loon eligibility."
For example, the husband is
the principal 0001-00 of income
with 91,000. His wife earns
4,000. His entire income, plus
half of his wife's or $2,000, total
$$,000. This Is within North
Crollna's moderate income
level of $1,000 so the family may
be eligible for a Farmers Home
Administration Loan.
- State. Director Johnson
emphasised that newty-eligible
families mast demonstrate that
they otherwise merit FHA
financing, and that credit is not
available from regular com
mercial sources. ,. -
- The sew policy vis assist
families in which the wife's
income is needed te Improve the
standard of living. Note mat if
the wife is the principal
breadwinner, the rule does not
apply. This change will in no
way affect oar expanding
service to - low-income
families,' , -
with timber. He said he had
used it only "for a little farming
and cattle raiSing" but that
years ago several families lived
in that area.
The unviersity, if it is built, is
expected to be finished by mid
October of this year, to be
financed through foundations
and contributions in addition to
tuition. No state or national
funding will be sought.
It is planned to begin with
about 1,600 students, 200 faculty
members and 200 service
workers, and will be a teacher
training unit for other centers
throughout the world.
Students are expected to
attend from all over the world
with an interchange stressed
between the organization's
TO
LARRY PEEK
dcntlfkitij.i 0: rccs, tht
proper cutting of forest for
timber purposes, the safe use of
forestry equipment and the
study of fire fighting
techniques. All of these skills
are taught on a "learn-by-doing"
basis so that most of the
"on-the-job training" takes
place in the outdoors where
experts can skillfully guide the
boys in actual forestry skills.
Several special interest
programs are planned for this
year's camp. These include an
archery expert, a snake and
reptile authority, with live
samples, and an exciting
science demonstration
by Southern Bell's Archie
Parker on innovations in the
world of communications.
In addition to recreational
activities such as baseball and
swimming, the boys are also
encouraged to engage in ac
tivities which encourage the
healthy development of
citizenship and character.
MBS ELLEN FELNtAN
Lions Horse
Show Is
Successful
The 4th annual Mars Hill
Lions Club Horse Show, held
last Saturday afternoon and
night on the school grounds in
Mars Hill, was termed as "quite
successful" by Lion officials.
Results were unavailable for
this issue but if available next
week, this paper win endeavor
to publish the championships,
etc
In Taiwan.
U.S. Air Force Sergeant
Stephen O. Greene, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Drills Greene, Rt ,
Marshall, has arrived for duty
at Shoe Lin Kou Air Station,
Taiwan.
-' Sergeant Greene, a com
maaicatieas specialist,
previously served with s USA F
support unit la Turkey.
A 1981 graduate of North
Buncombe High ' School,
WeaverviDe, received an A. A.
degree in data processing la
1969 from Ashevlile-Buncombe
Technical Institute, AshevUle.
other planned unviersities in
Spain, Switzerland and Italy.
There will be five terms
annually-to last 10 weeks each
with toal fees running from $600
to $700 per term. International
smposiums also are planned
each year, according to sour
ces. The organization is not a
religion or connected with any
church or cult, accordin to
available information, and
students are not affiliated with
the use of drugs and, in the
majority of cases, not even with
tobacco, spokesmen said.
The teaching of tran
scendental meditation comes
from Maharishi Mahesh Yogi,
perhaps better known in past
years as guru to the Beatles and
Teenagers Prepare For Bike
Ride Here Next Wednesday
An army of teenage volun
teers, under the direction of Pat
Franklin, Campaign Chairman,
will cycle around Marshall on
Wednesday, June 21, to raise
funds for research and patient
care at St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital. The
announcement was made by
Mrs. Franklin following her
acceptance of the appointment
by Danny founder of St. Jude
Hospital located in Memphis,
Tenn.
Mrs. Franklin will command
a teenage volunteer corps ex
expected to number over SO. She
is recruiting teenagers from all
over Madison County. "I think
the community will be pleased
with the response of our young
people, and I am confident that
IrrTOi I.
DANNY THOMAS, well-known television star and
founder of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in
Memphis, Tenn., is shown above with one of the
patients. Proceeds from the Rlde-A-Bike promotion
next Wednesday will go to St. Jude.
Miss Feldman Enjoys
Workshop In Washington
A prominent Madison County
4-H youth, Miss Ellen Feldman,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
Feldman, Mountain View Road,
Mars Hill, attended an Adult
Youth Interaction Workshop
held in Washington, D. C, July
4-10. The Adult-Youth In
teraction Workshop, held at the
National 4-H Center, was at
tended by representatives from
most of the 50 states. North
Carolina was fortunate in that
four youths were selected to
attend the workshop the only
state to have more than two
delegates. The workshop was
financed by a grant from the W.
K. Kellogg Foundation.
In an interview with Miss
Feldman, it was determined
that the purpose of the
workshop was to involve older
youth in effective and realistic
4-H progamming and to identify
factors and conditions that are
most conducive to effective and
satisfying communication
between adults and youth. In
fact Miss Feldman summarised
it to several words. "There It no
generation gap, only a com
munication gap.1! Perhaps this
is in itself a more than adequate
statement concerning today's
youth program. 1
. Miss - Feldman ' further
discussed the program which
Included biter-personal acttoa
to bring about compatible
reUtionshlpe between adults
and youth; communications
techniques to minimi existing
other well-known persons in the
entertainment field.
The original organization,
from which the university
evolved, is Students' In
ternational Meditation Society
which has about 75 Asheville
members, according to an in
terview Citizen columnist Bob
Terrell had recently with one of
the group, Jim Stebbins.
Stebbins graduated from the
University of North Carolina
this year with a degree in
psychology "It's an experience
of the mind," he told Terrell. "It
does not conflict with any
religious belief or practice. It is
a process of direct experience.
The goal is.. .an enhances state
of activity and fulfillment in
MARSHALL, N.
the teenagers will do a good
job," she said.
St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital was founded by en
tertainer Danny Thomas to
fulfill a pledge to St. Jude
Thaddeus, patron saint of
hopeless, made in 1937. At that
time Thomas was an aspiring,
unemployed entertalnef . In
desperation he pledged to build
a meaningful shVine to SJ. Jude
if he ever found his place In life.
Thomas appealed to the youth
of America to help htm raise
money to build the hospital, and
now the hospjl defends on
young people to support this
unique research institution
where pediatricians and
biological scientists seek cures
for childhood 1
barriers; role of youth in
community; and potential of
youth involvement in 4-H
planning at local, county,
district, state aad federal level.
There were three two-hour
adult-youth sessions per day
where the above topics were
discussed.
Included in the workshop was
a complete bus tour of
Washingtron, D. C, Mt. Vernon,
and Montgomery Mail. The
workshop was climaxed by a
formal reception and banquet
held at the Executive Dining
Room at the National 441
Center. As Ellen stated, "It was
all great."
Methodist
Appointments
In County
Methodist appointments
made Sunday at the Western
North Carolina United
Methodist Conference at Lake
Junaluska included the
following In Madison County:
Hot Springs; Baxter Proffitt
fron Nathan's Creek replaces L.
Paul Beafner, who gone te Cm
Mm Spring Church hv the
Marion District " '
Marshall: Ti be supplied. The
Rev. W. C Clark, who has bean
pastor, Is retiring.
Pastors of other Methodist
Churches la county win remala
"as Is." .
life."
Behavioural scelntists are
interested in the technique.
Stebbins said. He said that
people who practice TM (as
devotees term it) "find that
behaviour which is not life
supporting, such as drugs,
cigarettes smoking and
drinking, fall off without ef
fort." The representatives of MIU
declined to comment on their
plans at present but promised to
call a press conference when a
definite decision is made.
No information was available
concerning MIU from reference
books and listings of univer
sities at Pack Memorial
Library. However, an article in
the May 15 issue of Newsweek
C.
The hospital recently an
nounced that it has achieved a
IS per cent cure rate for
children afflicted with acute
lymphocytic leukemia. In
addition to leukemia and other
blood disorders, research is
being conducted in the areas of
childhood cancer, muscle
disorders, endocrine problems,
and nutrition.
Patients are admitted to St.
Jude Hospital upon referral of
their family doctor, regardless
of race or creed; and there is no
charge for treatment.
Teenagers and adults who are
interested in helping the young
people organize and conduct the
campaign are invited to get
involved by calling 656-2540 or
656-2400. Recruiters for the bike
Republicans Attend
11th District Meet
Madison County Republicans
turned out in full force at the
11th Congressional District
Convention , Saturday af
ternoon at Erwin High School.
The District Executive Com
mittee met at 3 p. m. prior to the
Convention with these
representatives from Madison
County: Mrs. Charles Crocco,
Dr. Larry Stern, Mrs. Frances
Ramsey and Joe Morgan.
Bruce B. Brlggs served as
temporary and permanent
Charlman of the Con
vention.Speakers were James
E. Holshouser, Jr., GOP
nominee for Governor, Mrs.
Grace J. Rohrer, Acting State
Chairman and GOP nominee for
Secretary of State, and Col.
Frederick R. Weber, GOP
nominee for Commissioner of
Labor.
The entertainment began at
6:30 with the Barber Shop
Quartet, Square Dancing, Door
Prizes and other Surprises.
Then the Happy Happening
Dinner was enjoyed by the
hundreds of delegates from the
seventeen counties of the 11
District.
Charles Von Cannon, mayor
of Banner Elk, and Mrs. Elsie Z.
Pyatt of Marion were elected as
delegates to the Republican
National Convention In Miami
Beach.
Dr. Larry N. Stern of Madison
County was nominated as an
alternate delegate to the
National Convention by Joe
Morgan with seconding
speeches by Mrs. Charles A.
Crocco and Mrs. Frances C.
Ramsey. 0r5tera was elected
with 180 votes and Orvffle
Coward, a Sytva attorney was
the other elected alternate with
23 votes. Roy Yeager of
Haywood County was
nominated a presidential
elector.
Hadky B. Whittemore at
Hrtdersoa County and John
Robert ; Jones, el Robeson
County were aaneuaced at
Candida toe as delegates te (he
GOP National Convention from
the state-eUarre and win be
voted oa at the State Republican
Convention ka Greensboro next
Saturday (at U noon) te the
said the Maharishi 's non-profit
organization, Students' In
ternational Meditation Society,
"envisions the establishment of
a global network of 350 teacher
training centers that
theoretically will evovle into
full-fledged universities of
meditation."
The magazine's story said
that the Maharishi was last
heard from in Fiuggi Fonte,
Italy, where he went from India
in 1970 after an inquiry into his
financial affairs.
The land in question is about
12 miles from Hot Springs and is
bounded on one side by the
Pisgah National Forest and on
others by private property.
Roads will have to be built Only
narrow logging roads now lead
ride are Faye Reed in Marshall,
Father Jeff Burton in Hot
Springs, Tom Willlngham and
Dorothy Cody in Mars Hill, and
Peggy Cutshaw and Patsy
Norton of Laurel.
CORRECTION
The article published in last
week's issue listed four youths
injured in a wreck in Marshall
on Sturday night, June 3.
Three of the names listed
were in error, according to
Sheriff Ponder. The three
names should have been Robin
Sprinkle, Sandra Tread way and
Gary Marler.
Coliseum Complex in Green
sboro. James M. Baley, Jr. a former
Madison County resident,
served as Parliamentarian of
the Convention. Col. Jessi I.
Ledbetter presided at the
Executive Committee meeting
and spoke to the Convention on
the importance of harmony,
unity, and work in all phases of
the 1972 fall elections.
Those from Madison County
who attended were: Miss Ann
McKinney, Sherman Ramsey,
Mrs. Alma Shepherd, Dr. Larry
N. Stern, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce B.
Brlggs, Mrs. Frances C.
Ramsey, Joe L. Morgan, Mrs.
Charles A. Crocco, Solicitor
Clyde M. Roberts, Mallie A.
Brown, Mr. and Mrs. C. N.
Willis, C. William Brlggs, Larry
R. Swann, and Miss Helen
Price.
Cody, Henderson
Purchase Bid.
On Main Street
The Redmon Building, for
merly occupied by Redmon
Worley Motor Co., and the
adjoining house located on Main
Street here, has been purchased
byKermlt Cody and James
Henderson.
Mr. Henderson, who resides
In Detroit, Mich., at present, is
the son of Otto Henderson,
formerly of Marshall. He Is
married to the former Miss
Mary Alice Rector, also for
merly of Marshall. The Hen
dersons piaa to retarea here m
the near future.
Plans for the building are
Incomplete at this time.
Brigman's Store ,
.Broken Into t
Sheriff Ponder stated bars
this week that Knox Brigman's
store at Walnut was broken Into
late Saturday n!it or e-'.y
Sunday morning. An aJ
machine and e'., cartons of
cigarettes were takni.
No arrests have yet been ma e.
into the acreage. The borders
run from Cooley's Gap down the
ridge of the mountain to Hap
Mountain north to Doe Branch.
Another problem that has
delayed the project to date and
may cause this location to be ab
andoned is the Anderson
Cemetery. One of the smaller
tracts acquired by Caldwell had
belonged since before Civil War
days to the Anderson family and
generations remain on the land
in the old burying ground.
MIU representatives want the
cemetery moved and, to date,
Anderson descendents have not
agreed to this. Rumor is that if
the cemetery is not moved, the
university will not execute its
its option and will look at other
property in Virginia.
THURSDAY, JUNE15, 1972
': lVfv.
ARNOLD HYDE, of the Candler Lions Club, who
was a warded'Lion of the Year" honors of District 31
A on Sunday, is shown presenting awards at the
Marshall Lions Club meeting Monday night at the
Rock Cafe. Top photo shows Hyde, left, presenting
Dr. Bruce Sams, chairman of the Madison County
Board Commissioners with an appreciation award
for the cooperation of the county board in assisting
in the screening unit and other Lion projects in the
county. Center photo shows Tom VYailin, right,'
receiving award of "100 per cent Secretary" at the
Marshall Club. Bottom picture shows Lion Jerry
Plemmons, left, receiving citation for his oat
standing work on brochure and scrap book activity.
Democrats Attend
11th District Meet
Democrats la the 11th
Congressional District went all
out Saturday to comply with
new party rules requiring that
delgates to the national con
vention .reflect the voter
makeup of Ins district -
A Negro and two women were
among the five delegates picked
at the district convansoa in
Wayneavifle to take part in
nominating a . presidnetial
candidate at the. national
convention m Miami July 10. ;
At the Democratic con
vention, the forces to ' Sen.
George -v McGovera . were
quietly at work but there was
never a public declaration on
the. part of the nations!
delegates as to wtare t r
second-ballot surport r
The McGovern s " Tt, q
naturally, was her- 1 1 1
the t'x r ' C -&'
un.r - -.' " 1 '
Ce t i I '
vs r.u a; ? -
In addition to its main
teaching, transcendental
meditation, the unviersity
apparently plans to emphasise
ecology studies and con
servation, having told Caldwell
that the land will not be
developed, except for that
already cleared and space for
two roads but will be left in its
natural site.
Information from another
source is that combustion
engines will not be allowed and
that plans are for electric or
steam vehicles to be used on
campus.. .or "shank's mare."
The location is ideal for
eoclogical purposes with the
Appalachian Trail running
through Hot Springs to the
Great Smoky Mountains
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III.
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unanimous not - eves', an
delegate selection.. :,, -iv'.
Five ' candidates . ; front
Buncombe County ware
nominated for the Ave national
delegate slots. The other II
nominees were from Chero&ea,
1 Haywood, Henderson, Jadaon,
; Rutherford, and Pc3c Courts.
. Democrats elected Zr:e
Pender of Madison Cou- '7,
Monroe Redden Jr., cf I w
deron County, Fr?J L " r 1
Mrs. W. E. LI;' 1 t!
Buncombe as .. 'i '
delegates to us" c -vent:
on.
Rep.Ii-'on B. f
t . y