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KvoilBon CountyXlbrtrv Marshall, N C. zb'o ran mm Volume 72. Marshall. N. C. March 22, 1973 Number 10 M Heavy rains last Thursday night and Friday sent the French Broad River up and up until early Saturday morning when waters began to recede, much to the delight of businessmen and citizens. The French Broad River was 13 feet above normal at 9:45 p. m. Friday night and floodwaters had caused widespread damage to the roads and flooded basements and low-lying buildings in and near the business district here, The island was covered with churning, muddy water about 9:00 p. m., causing the Mar shall school to like a huge ship afloat in a muddy sea. Business, firemen and hundreds of volunteers spent many anxious hours moving merchandise to higher shelves as warnings were forecast that the river would reach its crest after midnight at about 16-17 feet above normal. By 10 00 pm., the waters had completely covered Main Election Machinery Bill Hearings Set EDITOR'S NOTE: Since this newspaper goes to press on Tuesday night, results of the following hearing will be published next week. A public hearing will be held Tuesday on a bill introduced in the House by Rep. Gerald Arnold, D-Harnett, which would continue the control of election boards by North Carolina Democrats. Rep. Ernest B. Messer of Canton, chairman of the House Commitee on Election Laws, said the hearing will be ' al I.jO p. in 'luesday ui the auditorium of the Legislative Building. Messer said 30 minutes will be alloted to opponents of the bill, and 30 minutes to those in favor of it. He said he expects an overflow crowd at the auditorium DemocratsTo Attend J-J Dinner Sat. Former I.t Gov H Pat Taylor will deliver the welcome to approximately 1,200 Democrats expected to attend their Party's annual Jefferson-Jackson Da) Dinner, March 24, at the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, State Democratic Party Chairman James R Sugg announced Wednesday Taylor and Hargrove "Skipper'' Bowles, who contended in a hard-fought run-off primary last year for their Party's nomination for governor, will be together at the speaker's podium during the Dinner when the Party faithful assemble and hear Arkansas Gov. Dale Bumpers in the principal address. Pursuing the theme of "togetherness" the Democrats have arranged to bring together various elements of the Party's leadership to hear the Arkansas Governor, a leader among Southern State Executives and chairman of the National Democratic Governor's Caucus. U. S. Sen. Sam J. Ervin, North Carolina's senior senator, will bring the Party greetings from the Democratic Congressional Delegation, and IX Gov. Jim Hunt will bring remarks from the Legislature where he presides over the Senate and Is the top Democratic office holder an the state scene. Bowles, the Party's nominee for governor' last year, whs is completing this, week a tour of North Carolina ia the interest of building the Party's erganiiatiosal strength, will Introduce ' Bumpers. - House Speaker James Ramsey, the Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner Chair man, wiH preside at the KO-e-f late fund-raising a "air. arshall Threatened By Street at the "lower end" of town when the river went over the railroad and reached a depth of about a foot on the street. Another portion of Main Street at French Broad Electric's building and the Presbyterian Church was inundated by ''back-up" waters causing cars to slowly "wade" through the rising waters. Shortly after 10:00 p. m., the traffic was halted at both ends of Main Street as a precautionary measure. Practically all basements in buildings along Main Street were flooded with several firms having waterpumps hard at workdrawing water out Surface water reached over one inc h in depth inside The News-Record Office but no major damage was reported The basement wall at the home of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Treadway of near Walnut collapsed from the soggy conditions but the house was not damaged Sheriff Ponder Under present law, Republicans would take control of the election machinery just prior to the 1974 primaries Gov Jim Holshouser would appoint the five-member state board of elections under the law that says no more than three may be selected from one political party. The state board appoints the county boards under current law, which says no more than two of the three-member county boards may be selected from one party. A bill under consideration by the General Assembly which would expand boards in counties with more than 14,000 registered voters to five members, and current law would allow the party with the governor in power to select three of the five Arnold's bill would take the selection of election boards out of the governor's hands, giving the party with the greatest number of registered voters the majority on both the state and county boards About five counties in the state, including Mitchell and Avery, would come out with Republican-dominated elect ion boards Millaway Is Elected Vice President KJR B K Millaway has been elected vice president manufacturing by the board of directors of R J Reynolds Tobacco Co Millaa, whose career with Reynolds spans almost 40 years, will be responsible for all cigarette, smoking, plug tobacco, and leaf processing operations that are involved in the manufacture of finished tobacco products His first job with Reynolds was in the smoking and plug division After military ser vice during World War II, he moved to the cigarette division as a foreman. Three ears later he became assistant department manager at No. 1 cigarette plant and in 1955 was promoted to factory depart ment manager. He was named assistant cigarette division superin tendent in I960. He was promoted in 1962 and became manager of the production division in 1970. He was named director of manufacturing ia mi. Millaway is a native of Winston-Salem ' and a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. -H married Sue SandUn of Old ' Fort, They hve one child and live at 171 West view Drive. Mrs. Millaway is a niece of Dr. R B. Ditmore of Marshall. stated that he had received more than 11 calls about landslides in nearbv areas. The major landslide oc curred early Friday morning when the 100-feet rock wall which supports Roberts Hill Road caved in just north of Main Street with tons of rock and dirt covering Highway 25 70. Highway crews quickly had the main highway open for traffic but vehicles choosing to go on Roberts Hill Road went at their own risk over a dangerous one-lane strip. Many drivers, including school buses, wisely preferred going the long-way around via the Health Center and into Marshall. Several mobile homes in the Rollins area were moved Kriday night as precautionary measures. Adding to the heavy rains Friday night was plenty of snow on Saturday although temperatures were around 42 degrees. Sunday the day was clear and comfortable with bright sunshine drying up many wet areas. However, due to the flooded basement in the Marshall school where the water reached a depth of 12 feet, the school did not operate on Monday or Tuesday but it is hoped to resume school later this week. Many of the landslides on county roads and highways had been cleared and traffic was able to move as usual on Monday. ABC Panel Ruling Alters Present Setup At Hot Springs By JAY HENSLEY Citizen Staff Writer The Hot Springs ABC lioard will not only have to find itself new employes all the way around as a result of the regulation which also prohibits nepotism, it will have to rent another building to house its liquor store Robert N Gnce, chairman of the Asheville board, also works as supervisor of the system Both appointments were made some years ago by Asheville City Council The regulation adopted u the state board Monday also forbids local ABC board members and employes from having any sort of interest in a private liquor firm It forbids board mem bership or employment b the board of anyone who is related to a person having interest in a private liquor concern b blood or marriage" to a degree of first cousin or (loser The regulation further prohibits local ABC board members from being em ployed in any capacity by the board, and requires that they receive only the compensation allowed for members of the board "No local board member shall be appointed as manager of a store, or manager, supervisor, director or ad ministrator of the local ABC system," the regulation says It says the local ABC board shall carry out its powers and duties as a board and shall not delegate the operation of the system "to individual members thereof." Carroll E. Anderson is chairman of the Hot Springs ABC Board and also works as manager of the store. His brother works as a clerk in the store. The regulation prohibits both Anderson and his brother, the only two clerks in the store at the present time, from working there. The regulation farther stipulates that members of the local ABC boards shall not enter into any contracts oa behalf of the board with any person who is related by blood , or marriage to any member of : the board to a degree of second cousin or closer The Hot Springs board leases the liquor store building from Swaaa Huff, Anderson's THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER receding but still 12-feet above normal is pictured above at the bridge leading to the Island. Picture taken Saturday morning. .t ri: J A VIEW OF THE ISLAND and school Saturday morning after river had receded. Water against school at rear of building. father-in-law and another of Anderson's brothers. The regulation adopted Monday was prompted by known dual-office holding situations in at least five local ARC systems including Asheville and Hot Springs Marcus Hickman of Charlotte, a member of the state board, had asked for an all-encompassing regulation against conflict of interest and nepotism No local ABC board shall employ, in any capacity, any lerson related to a board member by blood or marriage to a degree of second cousin of doser." the regulation states Members of local ABC boards shall not enter into anv Taylor Demands Explanation Of Soaring Food Prices U S Rep Roy A Taylor has demanded an explanation from the Department of Agriculture for its failure to take decisive action to halt soaring food prices in a statement submitted recently for the Congressional Record. Taylor stated, T think the American consumer is en titled to some answers and I am hopeful that my colleagues will join in an effort to find them." Revealing that he had been informed by the Department of Agriculture that as of March 2, 1973, the Govern ment had In storage an excess of 114 million bushels of wheat, and a large supply of oats dating back to the mid sixties, and that these stocks are now being put on the market for domestic and feed grain consumption, Taylor asked why the Department delayed so long in the release of this grain. -' He inquired as to the reason for not releasing the grain at an earner time "when an Injection of wheat, oats, corn sed other feed grains would ' have contributed to a coa tiuanc of stable prices far dairy and bog ration and poultry feeds.' He reasoned that "by its inaction the Department of contracts or agreements, under such authority, or be in any manner interested in any contract or agreement for his own benefit, or in the profits thereof, either privately, openly, singly or jointly with another." the state board ruled But the final paragraph in the regulation left the door open to an appeal from any local boards hit by the ruling 'Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the state board may grant ex ceptions from this regulation in cases of extreme hardship and where the public interest would not be placed in ieopardv Agriculture, and in particular its Commodity Credit Cor poration, has helped produce a fantastic increase in wheat and the other feed grain costs " "This increase has forced an upward climb in the cost of producing meat and poultry and milk on the farm-a cost which is now being painfully borne by the American con sumer. Taylor said his office was unable to secure from the Department of Agriculture an accurate report of the Government's corn reserves. He was told, however, that corn stocks have Just gone on the market and are being offered at bin sites across the nation. Though heartening news, Taylor contended that "again the actios comes toe late to offer any immediata relief to the American housewife." ". - Rep. Taylor concluded, 1 do not fee) that the America public , has r been " gives adequate reasons for the arbitrary manner ia which the United Slates Department of Agriculture bat contributed to the rapid rise ia food prices and I think we are entitled to some better answers than we have beea getting." Flood -A -4W WSiLM a- " ' ''2, ' HUGE CAVE-IN on Roberts Hill Road early Saturday morning sent tons of rock and dirt across Highway 25-70 just north of Main Street. LOOKING DOWN ON US 25-70 from Roberts Hill Road where rock wall caved in leaving narrow one lane open, but risky. County Marketed 4,652,638 Pounds Bur ley Tobacco In '72 A summary recap "f the 1972 crop of burle) tobacco marketings reveals that Madison County producers marketed 4,652,638 pounds which is up 920.594 pounds from the .'1.732.044 pounds marketings for the 1971 crop year according to Halph Ramsey, County ASCS Director, Ramsey said this increase could be attributed to a larger planted acreage for 1972 as well as increase in farm yields The hurley record reveals that the County had a total of 2863 bur ley farms for 1972 with 1667 farms under-marketing their quota in the amount of 734,827 pounds and 846 farms overmarketing their quota in the amount of 112,386 pounds, i nis cmfipare to a 1971 undermarketings of 928.587 pounds and 36,186 pounds over marketings Under the poundage control program, producers who undermarket their quota for one crop year have their undermarketing carried forward and added to the farm's basic quota for the following year while farms which overmarket their quota have their overmarketing Fire Destroys Halewood Home The old Johnny Crate Robinson borne, located on Halewood about a tnfle tram the Marshall-Mars Hill In tersection, was completely ' destroyed by fire bat Friday afternoon. R to thought that the bouse was struck by lightning. - - . : Occupants of the honse are Mr. and Mrs. Huffman sod family. Mr. Huflmaa is the son of Mr. and Mrs: Carl Huffman. AS household furniture and contents were destroyed. Friday Night AT deducu'd from their farm's basic quota for the following year The poundage control program permits producers to overmarket their quotra by as much as 10 percent by borrowing off the following year's quota Any marketing is exceses of the 10 percent is subject to penalty and us ineligible for price support The penalty rate on 1972 ex cess was 61 cents per pound None of Madison producers elected to market in excess of the 10 percent and pay penalty on their 1972 excess produc tion Kor the 1973 crop year. Walnut Cagers Complete Successful Season The Walnut 7th and 8th grade basketball teams ended their season recently with both the girls and boys teams posting winning records. The girls ended with a C-S mark while the boys were 8-4. The seventh grade boys and girls played two games each by themselves and both were 2-0. The team were coached by Don Banks, former star eager at Marshall High School. "Both teams illustrated good hustling defense and solid rebounding and an ex cellent balance ia scoring," GOP Chairmen ' The highlight of the county GOP chairmea from throughout the state last' Saturday at the Hilton Inn in Raleigh was a resolution which was passed relative to ' State COP Chairman Frank A. Roase. The resolution braised- Rouse for his cor fidenflal memo to count f chairmen to the effect that the state party would reward the party faithful and step up patronage after the HEP m? -fftt: " f BASEMENT OF MARSHALL POSTOFFICE FLOODED. Picture taken Saturday morning after water receded a foot. Back Street was closed Friday night due to flood conditions. Other basements flooded similar to above. Lt& FAMILIAR SCENE IN MARSHALL Friday and Saturday as water pumps drew water from several basements. Above picture made at rear of Bowman Hardware Saturday morning. Madison County producers have effective quotas totaling 5,289,213 pounds which represents a 5.2 percent in crease in 1972 effective farm quotas plus their 734.827 pounds oi undermarketings from 1972 For 1972 the county's total effective quota was 5,319.873 which included some 928,587 pounds un dermarketing from the 1971 (Top Kor 1971, the first year of the burley poundage program, Madison's total basic quota was 4,619,418, after the general reduction for 1972, it was 4,436,143 pounds and with the 5 2 percent increase for Coach Banks stated. Mike Cody was the leading scorer for the boys hitting at a 10.7 per game average. For the girls, Peggy Rice and Leesa Harrell led with around 7 points per game. Coach Banks stated that he wishes to thank everyone involved with helping the teams through a successful season. He also wishes to thank the referees who did a good job In calling the games and in most cases did this , - without charge. . , , Support Rouse Deiuvcratie controlled legislature adjourned in late May or early June. Rouse was . commended for his concern for. the interests of local Republicans and for his ef forts to beef up party registration and improve the party image among North Carolinians. TTe party building attempts and par- " tisan teal of P. were fppmed I y the c ' v chairmfn as r ej .; , 14 lijtV-" -1 wwn - la1 J 1973 it is 4,666,773 pounds. Thus Madison's basic quotas for this year are up about 47,000 pounds from what it started with in 1971. In conclusion Ramsey said Madison County is by far the largest burley producing county within the state ac counting for about 20 percent of North Carolina's burley production each year. Holsh ouser To Address GOP At LDD s.. Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr., will be the principal speaker at the 11th District Lincoln Day Dinner, March 31, at 7:30 p. m. at Grove Park Inn in Asheville. Tickets will be $25.09 per person except for those who hnlniur tn th tlSl DO rtiih' Sustaining Membership r Program sponsored by the ttat fifiP SW ihmm , Mia dinner wiQ be only $8.50 per person. The sura of $6.25 will be rebated back to the county GOP treasury mr eacn kzs.ob ticket sold. Any questions concerning ui uuiner can oe addressed to Ted Dent, State i Finance Chairman, by collect ' phone call at Arden, cr -$354) or at his office in Spruce Pine t765-481). Msd;soa County GOP Chairman, J -e Morgan, said tickets wot, 1 1 e available for purchase f -m party leaders within V e county within a few i ; News Hem TVre I ' i v - i. 7 '3 c " t f ". :i t'
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