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M-dlson County Llbrtg Marshall N u TOE LxllEg - E(Q VOLUME 71 MARSHALL, N. C. AUGUST 10, 1972 NUMBER 30 New Location Sought In This By JIM Mark Cutter, a member of the Maharishi International University Building Crew, who is now residing in Hot Springs, stated this week that plans for the erection of MIU on Anderson Cove in this county have been discon tinued. Cutter gave as the principal reason for the action is due to the presence of a cemetery on thecampus site which must have been moved before the erection of theuniversity.No settlement could be reached, Cutter stated. Although plans have been changed as to the Anderson Cove site, Cutter said that a small Land Search team is still looking for a suitable location in Western North Carolina, Tennessee andSouth Carolina. "Weprefer Madison County for the site of our Eastern Area university, we like this county and its people and appreciate the fine way we have been received," Cutter commented. The com prehensive search for a new location has resulted in ser veral posssible sites in thecounty. "Should we agree on a new location in Madison County we will inform the press im mediately of our plans." Bids To Be Opened Soon For M.H. Road The State Highway Com mission today released details of 19 projects in 19 counties containing 120 miles. The announcement said that bids on the projects will be opened on August 22, 1972, in the Auditorium of the State Highway Commission Building at 10 a.m. to deter mine the low bidders. The list of bids includes: Madison County : 2.909 miles of grading, coarse aggregate base course, bituminous concrete binder and surface and culverts for relocation of US 19 and 23 from about 1000 feet north of the intersection with NC 36, northerly to about 795 feet north of the in tersection with NC 213. (The above is -mile north Four Injured In Car Wreck Saturday Four young people were injured shortly after midnight Saturday when the car in which they were riding left the Mt.Carmel Road near Erwin high school and sideswiped a tree. Miss Joyce Ball, 18, of Marshall Route S, a passenger In the back seat, sustained a fractured bone in her skull, cuts and bruises. Miss Deborah Rice, 10, of ML Carmel Road, and their two boy companions were also injured. AH of the four youths art in Memorial Mission Hospital. Miss Ball, who has been student at UNC -A this summer, is listed In critical condition. Names of the two men were antra Bable tat relatives stated that the four young people were returning from 1 Asheville to Miss Ball's sister's home on MtCarmel Road when the accident oc-. curred. - fv. :'" - The car was demolished. - For MIU County STORY Cutter stated. "The sudden death of Ron Michaelove and two other prominent leaders killed in an airplane wreck in Jackson County, was a tragic loss to the project," Cutter Mid. Cutter stated that nil of the members of the Land Search Crew were In Austria at the present inspecting a site donated by the Austrian nation for a university. "When this visit is completed, we expect the members now in Austria to return to Madison County to further study the feasibility of building a university in Madison County. IN the meantime we will leave no "stones unturned." Lectures on Science of Creative Intelligence and its practical aspecs of Tran scendental Meditation will be held in the Humanities Lec ture Hall at UNC-A tonight i Thursday) and also on Friday nights at eight o'clock. There will be no admission and the public is invited to attend, Cutter said. Lectures have been given In Hot Springs and have been attended by many Madison County citizens who were curious to learn exactly what Transcendental Meditation is all about. of NC 19-23 intersection to Burnsville from Forks of Ivy. MHC Summer , .ommencement This Friday Over 50 Mars Hill College students will receive bachelor's degrees here at summer commencement exercises at 8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 11, in the Anderson Amphitheater. Dr. Fred B. Bentley, college president, will deliver a short commencement address following the awarding of degrees by Dr. John M. Hough, summer school director. The Rev. Robert Melvin, college chaplain, will deliver the invocation. Music will be provided during the ceremony by organist William Dan Hardin, a May graduate from Clyde, and tenor Michael Ellis, a rising senior from West Palm Beach, Fla. In case of rain the exercises will be held in Moore Auditorium. The Baptist college will begin fall semester classes Wednesday, August 30. I Those who participated la the Western North . Carolina Jr. Dairy Show August 2 are (from left to right) Eugene Young, red and blue ribbons; Vickie Childs, blue ribbon;. Brian Ramsey, red ribbon; V Douglas Ferguson, spectator; and Francis Rice, red ribbon. The Dairy Show was sponsored by the Dairy Commission of the Asheville Agricultural ' Development Council. Prize money wsas awarded as follows: blue ribbons, 112 each, red ribbons, ft , each. .... ; r.v , , ... - , ,-.t ... MEMBERS of the Mars Hill Volunteer Fire Department are pictured above. Left to right, kneeling: Morris Wheeler, Bryan Chandler, Bobby Joe Her nandez, Dennis McCurry, assistant chief; Phillip Briggs, chief; standing, Ken Hembree, Herbert Buckner, Billy Powell, J. C. Moss, Don Vines, Wayne Proffitt ; third row, Roy Moore, Allen Arrington, Randy Proffitt.. Mars Are Dedicated, Hard Working Group The present Mars Hill Volunteer Fire Dept. was organized in March 1969. Since that time, the Dept. has made many improvements and bought a considerable amount of equipment such as protective clothing, breathing apparatus, new hose for the truck and a partial renovation of the Fire Dept. building. Most of these improvements and additions were paid for through money earned by the Dept. through fund raising projects. The most recent project of the M.H.F.D. was a car show on July 15 and 16. The car show was the first event of this Wreck Is Still Victim In Hospital Kenneth Eatmon, 20-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eatmon of Walnut, remains in critical condition in Memorial Mission Hospital where he was taken Monday of last week following a one-car accident on Highway 25-70 near the Madison-Buncombe line. Charles Eatmon, father of Kenneth, was driving a truck when it struck slippery clay on the right side of the highway and plunged down the em bankment. Mr. Eatmon was uninjured as was another passenger in the truck, a Mr. Thomas, also of Walnut. 1 I .,,Mfiii;H Firemen type in this area and despite rain on both days the Dept.f considered the show a success and plans are already being made for a similar show next summer. There were thirty three official entries in competition and several cars exhibited on a non-competitive basis. The types of cars ranged from antique, and custom cars and competition (racing) cars to custom motorcycles. The most interesting and unusual entry was a three wheeled cycle powered by a Buick engine, belonging to Conard Schultz of Knoxville, Tenn. This cycle has been shown all over the Eastern U. S. and Canada and will soon be featured in a national motorcycle magazine. There were entries from as far away as Bartletsville, Oklahoma and Atlanta, Ga., However, most were from East Tenn. and Western N. C. The show was held in the Mars Hill High School Stadium and the purpose was to raise the total in the fund toward the purchase of a new fire truck. Trophies weregiven in nineteen classes and the trophies were donated by the merchants in and around Mars Hill. Donations came from merchants in Marshall, Weaverville and Burnsville as well as Mars Hill. A concession stand was operated by the Mars Hill High Cheerleaders and a chicken supper was served by the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. Both groups worked in con junction with the Fire Dept and graciously shared their profits with the Dept. Two Highway Projects In County Get Light Two highways projects in Madison County got the green light at the August meeting of the State Highway Com mission in Henderson ville. Highway Commissioner Norviue C. Hawkins of Mars Hill announced that the im provement of US 25-70 from weavervffle to the Marshal Bypass and the project to knprove NC 213 from Mars KD. to Marshall both took significant steps forward. The Commission, - at Hawkins request, approved the acquisition of right of way a both projects, and of time and energy in operation of office and .gistering the the entries was made by Pam Wallin and Melanie Chapman. Their help along with all the others is greatly appreciated by the Dept. WELL QUALIFIED The Mars Hill firemen have had approximately 104 hours of training under qualified instructors and they hope to have a pump school later this year. They also have plans to buy another new fire truck in the near future. The Mars Hill firemen are members of the State Firemen's Association and the W. N. C. Firemen's Association. Several members belong to the Firemen's Pension Fund. Among the outstanding firemen is Dennis McCurry who was voted "Fireman of the Year" by the fire department members who congratulated McCurry on his fine work and faithful at tendance. "We are all proud of our firemen who give of their time and who attend drills and fire calls regularly," Chief Phillip Briggs stated. Members of the department are: Phillip H. Briggs, chief; Dennis McCurry, assistant chief; Ken Hembree, captain; Wayne Proffitt, captain; Gordon Randolph, lieutenant; Herbert Buckner, Bobby Joe Hernandez, J. C. Moss, Harold Taylor, Morris Wheeler, Johnny Griffin, Billy Powell, Roy Moore, Bryan Chandler, Randy Proffitt, Allen Arrington, Dan Vines, Carl FJler, Greg Briggs, Bill Zlnk. authorized the expenditure of $772,000 for property needed on the US 25-70 project No additional fundi were asked at this time for the NC 213 project. The Marshall to Weavervilk project is planned as- a muMane highway for (he II miles between the two 00(0" munities. The Mars Hill to Marshall project cans for a 24-foot roadway . with eight-foot shoulders on the existing road's location for the 1A ' mues of its entire length. A .lonation Public Spirited Citizens Raise $50,000 For Football Stadium Here Approximately 100 persons attended the finance com mittee meeting in the cour troom last Thursday night to discuss means of raising matching funds for a new football stadium to be located on the consolidated high school site on the Marshall by pass. The Madison County board of education had passed a resolution for such a meeting and a 40-member committee named with Dr. Otis Duck, of Mars Hill, as temporary chairman. Dr. Duck told the gathering last Thursday night that the county had been informed that $200,000 is available in federal funds from the Economic Development Administration for a stadium, depending on funds of $50,000 to be raised locally. Dr. Duck stated that the money must be raised im mediately and would be solicited in contributions from individuals and businesses. Talks concerning the im portance of the stadium were given by Lawrence Ponder, Industrial Development Chairman of the county; Superintendent R. L. Ed wards. Wayne Roberts, of Lshevil.e, one oi tho Bert Kirig architects- who showed the layout, lighting and plans for the proposed stadium; and Zeno Ponder who gave a report on the Pledge Forms being circulated. Approximately $15,000 was pledged at the meeting" Zeno Ponder stated. Various persons were named throughout the county to spearhead the drive for contributions, among them being: Bruce Phillips, Beech Glen and Ebbs Chapel; Kenneth Buckner, California Creek; J. D. Wallin and Bob Edwards, Mars Hill; Auburn Wyatt, Grapevine; Zeno Ponder, Norris Gentry, Lawrence Ponder, Marshall; Carl Walker, Sandy Mush; Bobby Ponder, Hot Springs; Howard Trimble, Mrs. Jewell Church, Mrs. Ethel Kirtpatrick, Spring Creek; John D. Ray, Louie Zimmerman, Ray Tweed, Bobby D. Franklin, Laurel; Bobby Johnson, Walnut. Zeno Ponder nominated Dr. Search Still On For Country Store Robbers A search continued this week for two men who reportedly held up and robbed Mr. and Mrs. Vesta Ingle about 7: 30 p.m. Monday of last week in their combination grocery, cafe and service station, and for a third man who reportedly drove a get away car, Sheriff E. Y. Ponder said. The sheriff said he and deputies in Unicoi County, Tenn., spent much time searching a large area there for the two men, but the search was fruitless. Ponder said Mr. and Mrs. Ingle reported that two armed men came into their business place on U. S. S3 near the state Bne and took almost $500 tram their cash register white a third man waited outside in a car. v Ponder said that he knows the robbers, and that they are - from Tennessee. v - . He said the search had been V extended to South Carolina. ' Duck as Stadium Fund Raising Committee chairman and he was unanimously elected. Other officers elected were Mrs. Virginia Anderson, of Hot Springs, vice chairman; C. E. Mashbum, of Marshall, treasurer; and R. L. Edwards, of Mars Hill, secretary. Due to the limited time t secure pledges (or direct contributions), a called meeting was held at the courthouse last Sunday when pledge totals were tabulated, amounting to near enough the goal of $50,000 to practically assure a "first-class" stadium. Little Leaguers End Baseball Season More than 40 youngsters from the Marshall-Walnut area have recently completed an exciting summer of baseball. These boys had three teams in the Madison County little League. One team' was entered in the 8-10 year old division and two teams in the 11-1? year old division. The team in the ft-10 year old division was the Marshall "Pirates". The "Pirates" won their division with a record of 10 wins and 2 losses. This team was coached by Wayne McDevitt and Ronnie Massey. The two teams in the 11-12 year old division were the Marshall "Reds" and the Marshall "Braves". The 11-12 year old division season was split into two rounds. The Mashall "Reds" easily won the first round with a perfect 8-0 record. The 'Braves" were very competitive during the first round. The second round ended in a tie for first place between the "Reds" and the Laurel "Tigers". Each team finished with a 6-1 record. The one loss was to each other. The "Braves" were influential during the second round in determining the league winner. The "Braves" finished very strong as they won three of their last seven games with the four losses being very close. The "Braves" were coached by Clyde Griffin and James Haynie. The "Reds" were coached by Ricky McDevitt. Other highlights of the season was a game on July 16th between the Marshall "Reds" and the Madison County League All-Stars. The "Reds" won this exicting game 5-4 in nine innings. Also the newly created Madison County League organized two All-Star teams to compete In a best two out of three series with two All -Star teams from the first year Venable League. The Madison County teams won all six games of the tourney. The Marshall " Reds" also competed in a 10-team tour nament at Black Mountain and a 12-team tournament at East Asheville. The "Reds" were very competitive with these best teams in Western North Carolina. The season ended with the three teams going to Atlanta to see a double header between the Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers. On Satur day, August a, a picnic was enjoyed on the Island followed by a' gam ' between ; the youngsters and their parents. The Reds, Braves and Pa-ates wish to extend thanks : to the Marshal lions Club and aB others who made (his exciting, fun-filled summer possible. ..-,. ". , - It was also derided that am contribution ut :!!,(HX) would entitile the stadium lo bear the name of a xrson. livmr or dead, whom the donor would desire. Official names ol the Field House could be named n honor of anyone donatine $10,000; lYess Box. $.'!,00u and a spec ial section of bleachers for a $1.1MH) donation These are subject to the approval ol Uie board of education, it was suited Those contributing $250 or more will have their names inscribes on a large bronze plaque which will be erected perpendicular in concrete at f T . yi 'A l i , . ' S . 'A f'l Liu mi ilinW!li'" "The Pirates" (left to right) first row, Coach Ronnie Massey, Joey Blackweil, Mickey Massey, Bobby Frisby, David Nix, Michael Griffen, David Massey, Lonnie Kent. Second Row- Toby Sprinkle, John Clark. Ronnie Kent, Billy DuVall, Keith Flynn, Jeff Riddle, Chris Robinson, Gregory Roberts. (Not Pictured) Coach Wayne McDevitt, John Rice, Rodney Brigman, Bobby Ray. II "The Reds" (left to right) first row-Coach Ricky McDevitt. Scotty Profitt, HoWen Nix, Barry r ii n LI - . J 1 inanmey, ouooy jaCK nanuiei -Second Row Jerry Roberts, Gene Clark, Johnny Sawyer, Joey Plemmons, Todd McCormick, (Not Pictured) Steve Davis, Burnette Moore. 1 tv ' "The Braves" (left to rl'ht) f Griffen, Leonard Gosnr',1, Ti. Roberts.; John Kent, Mark V Warren V ise, G a ry C: Craine, Tonv Crane, J 'f J ' Victm-n--" '"-!-, " T M the concession stand, it was said Must of Die amount has been obtained in actual pledges at this writing Five public spinted hcII financed in dividuals have made pledges i.uai aiiteemi; '.lie remainder, llowevr. Mi I'onder stated that these live individuals had previously made their in dividual pledges and that they wi re to be reimbursed for the additional pledges. It was further stated that if the $50,000 is exceeded the excess would be used, in all probability, for the purchase of seats for the new gymnasium 4 sfr-i ".V i li
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