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Madison County Library Marshall, N . C 28753 TO mm Volume 71 Dec 28, 1972 Number 50 MEWS Highway Report For 1969-1972 Given By Commissioner Hawkins Novile C. Hawkins, highway commissioner, has released the following information on Madison County highway and road projects during his tenure of office 1969-1972. In making this report, Commissioner Hawkins stated: "I have enjoyed serving as a Highway Commissioner under Governor Scott and I will always appreciate having been appointed to this position by the Governor. Although I was unable to get our major road jobs under construction during my term, these jobs will be ready to go to Contract in 1973, and I trust that the next Governor and Highway Commissioner will carry on with the re-building of the primary and secondary roads projects which have been approved for Madison County." His report follows: PRIMARY ROADS MADISON COUNTY 1969-1972 COMPLETED PROJECTS Resurfaced US 25-70 and NC 209 in and through Hot Springs from the East to West Town Limits 319,500. New Bridge on US 25-70 over Spring Creek in Hot Springs 1106,000 Grade, drain, base and pave Paint Rock Road from US 25 70 1.0 mile North and to Hot Springs Town Limit 7,5O0. 1 Hcsv '!ice US :ii-70 fror.i thi Buncombe County line to the Ivy River Bridge at SR 1589 and then US 25-70 Business to and through Marshall, North to the intersection of US 25-70 Bypass $95,000. Resurface, shoulder con struction and erosion control along five sections of roads North and South to Marshall City Limits and the US 35-70 Marshall Bypass-$39,000, $25,000. Resurface seven sections of US 19-23, NC 213 and NC 36 from SR 1354, North to and through Mars Hill to the Mars Hill Methodist Church, and North to the intersection of US 19-23 and NC 36-450,000. UNDER CONSTRUCTION Appalachian system four lane divided highway con structed to interstate Stan dards from Weaverville along US 19-23 into Madison County and continuing to the junction of NC 213, North of Mars Hill $9,650,000. Resurface, shoulder con struction and erosion control on US 23 from NC 213 North of Mars Hi U to the Tennessee Line. -$275 ,000. PLANNING STAGE Relocation of US 25-70 from Weaverville to Marshall Bypass. Public Hearings have been held and corridor ap proved. Right of way being acquired. Date for letting contract set for November, 1973 $11 million. Relocation of NC 213 from Marshall to Mara Hill. Data for letting contract, Sep tember, 1973-4S.S million. NC 111 from Athletic Street in Mars Hill, jEast to US 19-23. Survey work completed. Money appropriated Right of way being acquired for Aud, W73 letting. Relocation of US 25-70 from Hot Springs to Tennessee lint. Survey work in progress. One Public Hearing ha been held. Extend NC 214 from Mar shall . to -, Spring Creek. ; Corridor established and approved. Preliminary Plana . being prepared. . US 25-70 from Marshall so Laurel River has been ap proved. . Redmon Dam - Bridge proposed. Reserach and planning progressing. - V, . "ening US 25-79 in ' '.U has been approved and money appropriated. r. , 1 1 of Way purchased. r NOVILE C. HAWKINS SECONDARY ROADS IMPROVED OR PROGRAMMED 1 i. SR1423, Blankenship Road, 0.3, New Addition, complete. 2. SR1424, Easter Gap Cemetery, 0.3, new addition, complete. 3. SR1330, Spill Corn, 3.7, grade and pave, complete. 4. SR 1349, Sprinkle Creek, 2.0 grade and Dave, complete. 5. SR 1369, Bee Tree Ext., 0.3, new addition, complete. 6. SR1116, Rector Corner, 2.6, grade and pave, complete. 7. SR1590, Geo. Collins, O.5., grade and pave, complete. 8. SR1394, Lower Walnut Creek, N-A, improve sight dist, complete. S SR1&T2, Lmg French. 1.0, grade and pave, complete. 10. SR1175, Meadow Fork, 2.75, grade and pave, com plete. 11. SR1438, Holcombe, 1.1, grade and pave, complete. 12. SR1304, Paint Creek, 2.15, grade and pave, com plete. 13. SR1560, Mose Chandler, 0.75, grade and pave, com plete. 14. SR1502, Puncheon Fork, 5.4, grade and pave, complete. 15. SR1535, Walker Branch, 1.5, grade and pave, complete. 16. SR1155 Paw Paw, 1.2, grade and stabilize, complete. 17. SR1194, Marshall Sub. Sta., 0.45, new addition, complete. 18. SR1530, Paint Fork, 2.0, grade and pave, underway. 19. SR1341, Foster Creek, 2.65, grade and pave, com plete. 20. SRI 137, Robert Hill, 0.8, Grade and pave, complete. 21. SR1378, Griffin Branch, 0.9, grade and stabilize, complete. 22. SRI 137, Robert Hill, 0.2, grade and pave, complete. 23. SR1567, Old 213, 0.8, grade and pave, complete. 24. SR1553, Maint. Shed. 0.4, grade and pave, complete. 25. SR1501, Puncheon Fork, 0.6, grade and pave, complete. 26. SR1377, Hickory Flats, 0.4, grade and stabilize, complete. 27. SR1388-1399. Amnions Branch, N-A, improve in ter eacti on, complete. 28. Driveway to New Madison County High School, 0.2, new addition grade and pave, underway. 29. SR1114, Bear Creek, 0.4, grade and pave, underway. 30. US 25-70, Bypass, 300'. turn lanes to new HS, com plete. SL Access road to new HS, ' 12, grade and pave, new addition, stabilize but parking area, underway. 32. SR13S7, Banjo Branch., LI, grade and pave, complete. ' i 33. SRB31, Lower MetcalT , Loop, 1.5, grade and pave, ' complete, . . 1 x 34. SR1312, B.G, Creek, 0.68, grade and pave, underway. 35. SR1395, Walnut Creek, N A, improve sight distance (with 1357), complete. 36. SR1347, Chandler Creek, 11, grade and pave, un "' derway. 37. niXl. Jarvis Branch, 0 8, grade and pave, un derway. , 38. SR1352, Higgins Branch, 0.7, grade and pave, prog. 39. SR1568, Flint Hill, 0.7, grade and pave, underway. 40. SR1558, Turkey Branch, 1.25, grade and pave, prog. 41. SRI 329, Barn Branch, 0.3, grade and pave, underway 42. SR1561, Buckner Road, 0. 5, grade and pave, prog. 43. SR1334, Rice Cove, 1.0, grade and pave, underway. 44. SR1569, Old 213, 0.8, grade and pave, prog. 45. Mato Road, 0.3, new addition, grade and pave, underway. 46. SRI 107 Sandy Mush, 2.2 Grade and pave, prog. 47. SR1569, Bull Creek, 1.4, grade and pave, underway, 48. Mt. Zion Road, .15, new addition, grade and stabilize, underway. 49. Proffitt Branch, .25, new addition, grade and stabilize, underway. 50. SR1560, Mose Chandler, 1.0, grade and pave, prog. 51. SR1506, Murrey Branch, 1.0, grade and pave, prog. 52. SR1120,Troy Rector, 0.8, grade and pave. In addition to the above projects, additional funds have been programmed to improve hazardous locations on various school bus routes. MADISON COUNTY ROADS PROGRAMMED BUT UNABLE TO OBTAIN RIGHT OF WAY l. SRi:"8f bddierGriffih, pave, 0.2. 2. SR1146, Jack Guthrie, pave, 0.2. 3. SR1140. Odus Allen, pave, 0.4. 4. SR1375, Heck Creek, pave, 0.5. 5. SRI 149, Clyde McClure, pave, 0.4. 6. SR1185, Church Road, Dave. 0.6. 7. SR1405, Thomas Br., pave, 0.4 8. SR1362, Bone Camp, pave, 1.5. 9. SR1595, Long Branch, pave, 0.1. 10. SR1383, Thomas Br, pave, 0.4. 11. SR1595, Long Br., pave, 0.10. 12. SR1320, Bobby Gosnell, stabilize, 0.25. 13. SR1150, Sandy Bottom, Stabilize, 0.12. 14.SR1359. Old 213, pave, 0.6, 15. SRI 125, Caney Fork, Stabilize, 0.3. 16. SR1110, Boyd Cove, Stabilize, 0.8. 17. SR1120, Troy Creek, stabilize, 0.4. 18. SR1388, Ammons Br., pave, 0.85. 19. SR1369, Bee Tree, stabilize, 1.10. 20. SR1510, Ponder Creek, pave, 2.0. 21. SR1518, Turkey Creek, stabilize, 0.12. Pageant Completes 10th Year The Christmas Pageant at Marshall completed its 10th consecutive year on Saturday night with an estimated 200 persons present The first presentation on Thursday night, Dec 21, was .cancelled due to rainy, desagreeable weather which -prevented spectator from standing out-of-doors to see ;- j tie presentation. ''-I ' s'tf-JJ . '' . As estimated 100 person ;', were present on Friday night despite threatening weather. t-The weather, this year ' certainly did not cooperate , with the pageant which hat been publicized nationwide in ' past years. ' y X- '. Dean Shields, coordinator, wishes to thank all those who assisted in any way. M Looms For Next THE ARCHITECTS SKETCH of the Madison High School Stadium which will as the Oren E. Roberts Stadium, named the late Oren E. Roberts, of Mars Hill. Bids were opened here recently for the general construction and the electrical fixtures for the proposed stadium at the Madison County consolidated high school now under con struction. R. L. Edwards, superin tendent, stated that there were three firms who bid on the general construction and four firms who bid on the electrical construction. Edwards, however, said that the necessary papers had not been signed, awaiting word from Atlanta, Ga , pertaining to the acceptance of the bids. Following are the bidders and their bids: General Construction: Buncombe Construction Company, $233,900; South- Christmas Contest Winners Announced Winners of the Marshall Christinas Decorations and Lighting Contest, sponsored annually by the Marshall Gardent Club, were an nounced as follows: First place, the Ralph Ramsey home and yard on Walnut Creek. Second place, the Fain Sprinkle home and yard, Hay el Run. Third place, the Floyd Pressley Mobile Home, and yard, Rollins. Fourth place. Home and yard of Mrs. Jessie Worley, Hayes Run. The judge stated that many homes were beautifully . decorated making the final ' , decisions most diflcult The ; ; Judging was done on Friday ; - evening, Dec. 22. w Winner is Oi Marehalli lions Christmas Basket for j; .me Blind promotion are as follows: ' ''. Portable color TV set, Mrs. i France O. Ramsey, ; AshevOle. -' -;V '- GE Speed Blender, Lewis : ' Plemmons, Route , Mar-' - shaft. - Black It Decker Skill Saw, - Ernest Norton, Route I, - Marshall. ad is on STADIUM MADISON 4 worth Construction Company, $268,800; C. J. Kern Construction, Inc., $194,850 (C. J. Kern Con struction, Inc., was low bidder). Electrical Bids: Bryan Electric Corp., $26,800; R. W. Cook, $43,500; Hayes & Lunsford, $37,400 M. B. Haynes, $30,200 and ( Bryan Electric Corp., was low bidder). These bids included grading, track, lights, and main bleachers, Edwards said. Edwards stated that the new stadium facilities for Madison County will be one of the finest in this area. The cost of these facilities is $252,000 with an investment of $50,000 by county constituents, mostly by public contributions. The Movie Projector, Phillip Wilson, N. Wilkesboro, . Electric Razor, Frederick McClure, Walnut Shot gun, Edmond Rice, Route 4, Marshall. Cable To Bahamas The first telephone cable linking the United States and the Bahama Islands went into service with official ceremonies December 1 in Nassau and here. The 225-mile cable system extend between West Palm Beach and the Grand Bahamas Islands and Nassau. The 14 million , project was a )oint undertaking of AT4T and the- Bahama Tele communication Corporation (Bateko.) ; Rat, reductions made possible by the . cable's opening will save U. S. telephone cm to men - aa estimated 1.3 million an nually. Telephone call be tween the U. S. and the' Eahamas are expected to rd-$ the million mark this year c , in part, to tht recent b trocUoo of faster, more r -v-'--t direct dialing t .i t twe areas. High's New Stadium proposed be known in honor of FACILITIES FOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL J BERTRAM KING Economic Development Administration's contribution to the stadium is $202,000, giving job opportunities to the skilled and semi-skilled workers. Located immediately north of the new consolidated high school, the field will lay between three adjacent knolls and will require close to 100,000 cubic yards of com pacted earth. Approximately 40 percent of this has already been moved during the initial phases of grading for the new Taylor Impressed With Interest On WNC Tour U.S. Rep. Roy A. Taylor said Friday that the two-week tour he has just completed in the 11th Congressional District has left him "deeply impressed with the extensive knowledge and interest In government of the people in Western North Carolina." He said the problems or issues that came up in discussions most often In the visits to 23 towns in the 17 county district were Vietnam, water and sewer systems, revenue sharing and the November election. "People seemed puzzled," Taylor said, "over the renewed bombing tat Vietnam after they have been ted to believe that the war was virtually over and a set tlement agreed upon." City and county officials were almost unanimously disturbed because revenue sharing payments were less than had been estimated, Taylor said. He said he has just tent each county com mission chairman and mayor to the district Information . furnished by the Office at Revenue Sharing explaining tht general procedure uaed to figure the payments and procedures to be followed by . inits of government with comptamta or questions. Taylor said. "I wa very '' pleased with the Interest in and concern for good 4 government expressed by the people who came out to meet Football Season F. A. I. A. high school. This graded area will provide sufficient area for a standard high school football field as well as track and can be utilized for both school and public functions. The field will be "turtle-backed" or slightly raised in the middle and will have an adequate drainage system. The south or "home side" will incorporate a system or retaining wall, footings, grade beams and precast concrete risers and steps. Wooden with us, and was delighted to find that the average citizen Is Increasingly well-informed about legislation, proposed and already enacted." He said, "I believe the in terest expressed in the ac tivities of the 83rd Congress, which begins January 3, is a healthy sign. The more the general public knows and understands about the governing process in this country, the better that process will become." He added that such visit ss these with constituent have always been the best method be has found to keep in touch with the thinking of the people in the district In additton to the visits Taylor makes when Congress is not in session, Ms District Assistant Tom L. Mallone ' vtatte In each county about ' . every sis' weeks. i ;- v -I Taylor-, expressed ap preclation to the friends and well-wishers who arranged several coffees or teas during I Ms visit. :-i He said many people came to see him and M&llonee with specific problems, "all of t which my office will do Its best to help with.". : ' ; "Knowing the people's f needs and problem in the district is of prinwy inv ' portance to me, and t-ur has given me fj-r'-hsrvd tn- forrrjtion ani grl en J, couragement," he u,i. V- ARCHITECT seats will be bolted on metal brackets to the concrete risers. This section of concrete grandstands will seat between 3,000 and 3,500 people. The first row of seats will be five feet above the playing sur face, thus giving all spectators a first class view of the field. There will be two access roads to the field for maintenance and emergencies and a con crete concourse behind the permanent seating. Barring no contingencies seating on the north or visitors side will be portable steel bleachers with a seating H'$alkw Year 1973 l : f ' ' A, 1 i for cur fir cur : : capacity of approximately 600. Field lighting will be from eight poles 70 to 80 feet high with 8 to 10 high intensity flood Lamps per pole giving the field approximately 24 foot candles or about twice the amount of lighting at present stadiums in mis area. With this system all dark spots and glare will be eliminated. "It is hoped and expected that the new facility will be completed in time for the 1973 football season," Edwards said. r
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