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' I. "if - 0 in U Li-J Volume 72. Marshall, N. C. March 15, 1973 Number 9 Ledford Stresses Modernization The Board of County Commissioners, at their regular meeting on March 5, made a thorough review of the tax administration process in Madison County. The Board heard from Emery Metcalf, Auditor, who indicated that at present there were over 12,000 tax listing abstracts which had to be reviewed and evaluated by the Lax super visor He indicated that the magnitude of the tax ad ministration process had become so great that he could not continue to undertake the job of tax supervisor without interfering with his duties as Auditor Metcalf then sub mitted his resignation as tax supervisor, which was ac cepted by the Board The Chairman of the Board, James T ledford recom mended that a separate and distinct tax office be established for the sole pur pose of lax listing, appraising, and abstracting He recom mended that this tax office be separate from the office be established for the sole pur pose of Lax listing, appraising, and The Chairman of the Board, James T Ledford recommended that a separate and distinct tax office be established for the sole pur pose of tax listing, appraising, and abstracting. He recom mended that this tax office be separate from the office of the lax Collellor and Auditor, Second Session Housing School Here Thursday The second session of the Extension Housing School will be held Thursday night. March 15. at 7 30 p m , at the French Broad Electric Building The classes are designed for families that are planning to build a home, as well as those that are already building Since housing is such a large investment, every family wants to get the best house possible for its money Money management in relation to how much a family can safely invest in a home will be discussed Building specification sheets and the principals of good floor plans will be covered Selection of a house plan that is compatible to the life style of the family will also be stressed The classes are open to the public without cost. If interested, contact Mrs Unda Harrell, Housing and Home Fur nishings Agent, at 649-2411 REVELATIONS AT RED HILL SUNDAY The Revelations, a musical group from Sylva, will be featured at the Red Hill Baptist Church this Sunday at 7:00 p. m Tht public is invited. T BELIEVE IT OR NOT, the 1171 Maverick show fcbove wti headed la the opposite direction before Priding" the guard rail ome 2$ feet and coming to Test on top of rocks on Panhandle Curve, US 2S-7e,? last Saturday afternoon. Michael Metcalf. 1, driver; ;of the car, stated that he was crowded off the high way by an approaching car. He was uninjured. Hit broker, nvert. 17, was taken to an Asheville hor; :ul S-H minor injuries. Both are tons f Mr. i t'-i !!rj. John R. Metcalf, of near Marshall. i and that it be staffed with the appropriate experts and secretarial help. Based upon I,edford's recommendations, the Board, by unanimous vote, agreed to establish a separate tax office in the courthouse charged with the sole responsibility of listing taxes, appraising property and completing current abstracts. Harold Wallin accepted the position of Tax Supervisor and was sworn in. Wallin recommended that Ernest Snelson be appointed Assistant Tax Superivsor. The Board of County Com missioners approved Ernest Snelson and he was sworn in as Assistant Tax Supervisor It was agreed that the new tax administration office would be located in a separate facility, County Commissioners meeting room, and that adequate emplovees should be Homebuilders Urged To Support Land Regulation More than 100 members of the WNC Homebuilders Association were urged in a tall; here Thursday to support local and statewide land use regulation Die Executive Director of Region B Commission, L. D Hyde discussed activities of the four county Council of Governments and stressed the urgency for private enterprise to "give your best thinking to assist local and state govern ment to develop land use regulation now " Hde told the homebuilders i hat Region B Commission was (me of seventeen such agencies established by joint lucal and state efforts to serve North Carolina The com mission is composed of the . hief elected official from the foul counties of Buncombe, Henderson. Madison, and 'IVansylvania Hyde said, the central pin pose in a land development policy is to insure 1 . that land development oc i urs in an orderly fashion, one which is pleasant for the citizen to use ami not wasteful of tax dollars. 2 1 that critical pieces of land, important for their natural or environmental values, are protected against unnecessary or premature development, 3 1 that a democratic process is used to insure all citizens affected by land development the right to be represented equitably; There art Jour principal hired immediately. Wallin agreed to undertake the establishment of such an office and to report upon the progress at the next meeting of the Board of County Commissioners. Wallin in dicated to the Board that his new duties as Tax Supervisor would prevent him from continuing as custodian of the courthouse and Emery Metcalf agreed to assume these responsibilities "This is an effort to modernize the tax structure in Madison County and to maintain a current and ac curate tax record of owner ship With the great increase in land purchases and tran sactions, It is the feeling of the Board that these reforms must be made immediately," James T Idford, chairman board of commissioners, stated methods which can manage and control development of land: i 1 1 direct land use regulation by govern mental police powers; (21 rates of taxation of property; i 3 1 location of public facilities serving land development , 1 4 1 acquisition, leasing, or easements for public uses It is incumbent on local and regional authorities to begin looking at the problems or land use and water-sewer services, especially in mountain resort areas where uncontrolled development threatens the well being and security of native inhabitants Without some controls, land speculators can move into an area, develop all their lots, leave tremendous problems behind for the people of the community to solve Vermont has passed a State law where any mountain development of over a few acres must first submit plans to local authorities and show how water and sewer services, roads, and other public facilities are to be provided as hp arp dpvploos. "It is my opinion," Hyde said, "that North Carolina win pass a statewide land development policy during 1973 or by 1975 " President Ft Wiley Smith Weaverville Realtor -Builder presided at the meeting. Self Defense For Youths The Agricultural! Extension Serric, in cooperation with the Man Hill College Physical Education Department, will sponsor a special course in self defense for Madison County youth beginning Monday, March It. The class will meet Monday and Thursday nights for six weeks. The final class will be held Thursday, May I. Cost of the course will be $11 per person with an extra charge for in surance for nan 441 members. Uniforms will not be used in the class. - , The class will be open to both boys and girls between the ages of 12 and. 11. Registration for the course will be Monday, March II, at 7:30 p. in. in the Man Hill Higfi ak.hw4 Gymnasium. , CONSOL1DATED HIGH SCHOOL starts to "grow" on the Marshall by-pass as picture above reveals. Shown is one of the units of the school taking shape. Tons of bricks, steel and other materials are on the site as construction con tinues, although delayed at times by inclement weather. ANOTHER ADDITION JUST OFF THE Marshall by-pass is a new road under construction from the shopping center to the county school bus garage and to Mato, shown above. On right is the Farm Credit Bureau building. Winners Announced At County 4-H Talent Show The Annual Madison County 4-H Talent Show was held Saturday night, March 10, at Mars Hill, with nearly 300 people in attendance This year's show was another success as about 65 boys and girls participated in more than 20 acts Master of ceremonies for the event was Gary Moore, Program Director for WMMH Radio, Marshall Judging the show were Mr and Mrs John Blair from Burns ville, N C Blue ribbon winners who will represent Madison County in the Western District Talent Show, June 14, in Spruce Pine are Mike Metcalf, Foster Creek 4-H Club, piano solo; Cynthia Niles, Dawn Clemens, Rosa Dean Frisby, Tim Hodge, J C Mclntyre, and Diane Wallin. Marshall Helping Hands 4-H Club, comedy skit; Janet Reeves, Marshall Helping Hands Club and Faith Wise, Haynes Run 4 H Club, tap dance. Each person participating in the Talent Show received a ribbon. Red ribbon winners were: Vickie Merrill and Lynn Merrill, Bull Creek Club, Vocal duet, accompanied by Mrs. Arnold Garrison; Susan Frisby, Cynthia Niles, Mar shall Helping Hands Club and Rhonda Sprinkle, Hayes Run Club, pom-pom routine; Tammy Sprouse, Grapevine Club, reading' Renee Stronce, Bull Creek Cub, piano solo; Linda DuValL Hayes Run dub, dance routiine; Vickie Radford, Pioneer Club, piano solo; Felicia Shei.on, and I Anna Lou Silver, Grapevine V Club, clog dance; six mem- J bersof Bull Creek Club, skit; c i Rkky Ballard, Vickie Rad- ford, Eddie Rice,' Donna 1 Gasperson, Sharon Ponder,' 1 Jerry - Buckner, Kathy ' ; Chandler, Tayne Buckner, - , if ' ..... Hobby Jamerson, Jeff Revis, Pioneer Club, group singing, accompanied by Mary (lien Miller; Vickie Robinson, Pioneer Club, piano solo; Tony Craine, Haynes Run Club, solo, accompanied by Mrs Roberta Roberts; Bobby Jamerson, Brian Ramsey, Kent McPeters, Becky George, Dwayne Buckner, and Mark McPeters, Pioneer Club, skit, accompanied by Mickey Church; Meg Pressley, Mars Hill Club, dance routine; Members of Grapevine Club, circus act; Steve Fox. Bull creek (Tub.solo Blue ribbon winners were Mike Metcalf, Foster Creek Upward Bound Summer Phase Recruitnent Begins Upward Bound program officials will begin recruit ment efforts Monday, March 19, for the summer phase. The federally-funded program serves Buncombe, Madison and Yancey counties and is designed for SO high school juniors and seniors who are interested fat going to. college but who may have problems meeting college entrance requirements -and . college costs, according to Miss Janet Whisnant, program counselor.' .-. The Mars . Hill program ' consists of a seven-week -.-summer phase . involving ' rampus living, - academic tnursc and travel and of a J M Club, piano solo; Craig Mc Dans, Sidney Hunter, Steve Fox. Bull Creek Club, trio, accompanied by Vickie Merrill; Jeff Revis. Vickie Radford, Eddie Rice, Donna Gasperson, Sharon Ponder, Jerry Buckner, Kathy Chandler, Ricky Ballard, Iwayne Buckner, and Bobby Jamerson, Pioneer Club, group singing, accompanied by Mary Glen Miller Special thanks are in order for the Judges and Mr Gary Moore who did an outstanding job Also, special thanks to Mr Gary Elms, stage technician, for his help and Mars Hill College for the use of the auditorium. school-year phase involving tutoring and counseling. The Mars Hill program, which began in in 1968, operates in Asheville, North Buncombe and Erwin high schools in Buncombe;. Mar shall. Mars Hill, Laurel, Spring Creek and Hot Springs high schools in Madison; and East Yancey and Cane River . high schools in Yancey. - ' -1 Miss Whisnant will begin : recruiting in these schor-ls. . -She asks that students In terested in Upward Bound ; contact their school counselor, principal or an Upward Bound student and then meet with - her when she visits during the ) last f the month. Local Food Dealers Object To Resolution By Town Officials EDITOR'S NOTE: The following reply concerning the Resolution by the mayor and two of the three aldermen, published last week, is signed by J. C. Dodson. W II Deal, and Kelly Davis. Marshall food dealers: The public by now is familiar with the move of the Town Officials of Marshall. Lorado Ponder, Roy Wild and Fleet Nix to legalize the sale of beer, liquor and wine within the corporate limits of the town. Their resolution carried a phrase to the effect that the local business men felt they were at a disadvantage in being denied such This statement is utterly false and untrue. We the food mer chants of Marshall were never consulted or asked if we a proved or disapproved such issue. I,et it be known as of now, we the present food dealers highly disapprove such move and those of us eligible to vote will definitely vote no on this issue. We feel this is a camouflaged scheme on the part of the town officials and other interested parties set up to benefit only one party, namely the occupant of the food store on the Marshall By Pass. It has been said that whoever the occupant of the food outlet on the Marshall By Pass might be, they would need the privilege of sale of Shop Early For Fertilizer Shortages of some types of fertilizer, particularly tobacco sidedressing, and an an ticipated fertilizer hauling problem could be sources of trouble for North Carolina farmers this year The problem could become serious if farmers don't do their fertilizer shopping early," cautioned North Carolina State University extension tobacco specialist S N Hawks. Hawks said one of the primary problems is a sharp cutback in the availability of two primary tobacco sidedressing materials- the 11WM4 analysis and nitrate of soda These materials are products of Chile Indications are that a much larger than normal sale to European countries will sharply reduce the amount available in the U S. Compounding the problem is a tie-up of rail cars in the movement of grain for shipment abroad. The same type rail car is used for both grain and fertilizer. The situation has been called "unprecedented" by Edwin Wheeler, president of the Fertilizer Institute, a national organization of the plant food industry. With an expanded tobacco crop planned in North Carolina this year. Hawks said farmers should begin sow to locate sources of fertiliser and plan to use substitutes for the materials that may be in short supply. . . i A County extension agents throughout the state are assisting in alerting farmers of the possibility of a fertilizer problem and the alternatives available to them, v ' Hawks explained mat the nitrate form of nitrogen, such as that in 1S4-14 and nitrate of sode ( 16-0-0), is preferred as a tobacco sidedressing. . If these materials arent available, a farmer might, turn to other fertilizer con taining the nitrate for mof nitrogen, such as potassium nitrate (1J-0-H), or calcium tutrate I1S-04K package beer and wines We honorably ask and request the city officials to present us with any petition of signers for the legalizing of the sale of such in the town of Marshall We the undersigned citizens and merchants have for as long as we have been serving t fit Marshall shopping area been successful enough to survive without having to resort to the sale of any alcoholic beverages and plan to continue without the sale of any The city officials state that the town can use the revenue derived from the sale of such We question this matter We know of no long or short range improvements contemplated for the town and along with the Federal government sup plementing the town, as it does all city and county governments now, we can see no necessary need for any further tax money or tax in crease We feel the present lax structure is adequate for our present and future needs and plans We also question the spending of millions of dollars for the consolidated high school on the Marshall By Pass which is supposed to serve all the high school children of Madison County and then have the city officials set up the legal sale of alcoholic beverages so close to its premises. (Separated by only a 60-foui iwide strip', of He explained that cost may prohibit the substitution of complete fertilizers, such as 3--9, 6-12-18 or 8-16-24 Hawks further cautioned that any switch to alternate fertilizers should be ac companied by a proper ad justment in rates of ap plication. For example, if ANT. is used as a nitrogen sidedressing, only about three-fourths as much would be needed to replace the nitrogen in 15-0-14, which is all nitrate nitrogen. A further reduction would be indicated if ammonium nitrate were used This is 33.5 per cent nitrogen, half of which is in the nitrate form. Hawks said farmers should consider using fertilizers with the highest ratio of nitrate nitrogen Masons Will Con fere Degree French Broad Ixnige No. 292, AF & AM, will confer the Master Mason Degree at the temple here Saturday night. Supper will be served by the ladies of the Eastern Star at 6:30 o'clock. The Lodge will open at 7:30 o'clock. All Master Masons are urged to attend. - - pictured Aravn winners at the Talent t,;,ow r " Saturday. Left to r;, ' t. " i Michael Mrtcs'f, T ra Tcst Fi Dawn Ocmr"';. T i J' i (Photo by CI. i t, t- road i We feel this is placing such at the convenience of our children and students and highly disapprove of this matter These circumstances and events leave us with only one (hone; that is to soundly defeat this issue whenever it comes to the vote of the people We invite all churches, civic organizations and all interested individuals in this and surrounding area to join with us We suggest organizing now so we will be ready whenever we have to stand up and be counted. Iet s get started now; all parties interested in defeating tins issue let us know, we will U' there -s ,) (' Dodson s- W H Deal s K Davis Hector Seeks Mayorship Of Columbus, Ga. CHARLES RECTOR (Carles Rector, a native of Marshall and the son of Mr. and Mrs WiUard C. Rector, Sr , of Marshall, is seeking the high post of Mayor of the dty of Columbus, Georgia in the election on April 3, it was learned here this week. Mr. Rector has been a citizen of Columbus for 24 years and for 14 years has been Account Executive WRBI.-TV Station in Columbus. He and his wife, Vi and two children, Bobby and Frances, are members of the St. Lake United Methodist Church where Mr. Rector served as teacher and President of the Fellowship Class. Listed in the attractive folder announcing his can didacy for mayor, the following accomplishments are announced: First U. American Field Service, Volunteer Am bulance Unit with British and Free French Forces.. -Africa star, Italy star, France- Germany star, India-Burma sUr- British mention in dispatches; Founding and Life Member, AFS International Scholarships (more than 35,000 foreign students , brought to U.S. since 1M7); President Columbus Optimist ; Club W1;7J), Member; Board, Listening Eyes School, ' Chairman, Personnel Review' Board of the Consolidated '. Government 1 sre F" 'r.J.C ! C r 4 v - c"i --vwt
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