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"T1"1 11,111 ' 11 '" '" ' 1 1 " ; i. ' ; V'Si Ws'i . f I, v R5 Volume 72 Marshall, N. C. April 5. 1973 Number 12 Postal Employees To Be Honored By Special Stamps Postmaster General E. T. (Classen today announced the design of a unique postal tribute in the form of 10 special postage stamps to honor the nearly 700,000 employees of the U. S. Postal Service. "These stamps are designed to emphasize to the American people the important duties performed by the men and women who are responsible for moving almost 90 billion pieces of mail a year," Klassen said. Ten eight-cent com memorative stamps on the same sheet, each depicting a service performed by postal people from window clerks selling stamps to workers on the workroom floor to letter carriers will be issued simultaneously at more than 40,000 U. S. Post Offices, stations and branches on April 30. Postmaster General Klassen also announced that the week of April 29-May 5 will be Postal Week and that the local first-day ceremonies will be a highlight of the week's activities. For the first time in history, the stamps will bear printed matter on the reverse side under the adhesive. The first stamp, for example, shows a window clerk selling stamps and the text reads: "Nearly 27 billion stamps are sold yearly to carry your letters to every corner of the world. People Serving You." The ink on the reverse of the stamp has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. , "Many Americans can readily identify the role of clerks, and postmasters," vi ! J tin.. , f luassen suiu. dui iuu mien they are not aware that it also takes thousands of mail handlers, clerks, motor vehicle operators, rural letter carriers, special delivery messengers, maintenance employees, supervisors, and many other specialized people to move the mail." Fifty million of each of the 10 stamps in the series will be printed for a total of one-half billion stamps. Normally, 150 million stamps in a com memorative series are printed. The stamps were designed by artist Edward Vebell of Westport, Conn. "We could not depict every type of job performed in the Postal Service," Klassen said. "There are hundreds of vital duties performed in the process of handling our enormous volume of mail." He added, "these stamps and the Postal Week observance are both aimed at highlighting the Important role performed Ponder Escapes Injury In Car Truck Wreck Zeno H. Ponder, 52, of Rt. 2 Marshall was treated and rtkased at Memorial Mission Hospital after a car he was driving was struck by a beer track at 1:40 a.m. Tuesday of last week on Brevard Road .'(N.C. SM) in the Mills River 'Fonder was accompanied by Raleigh Fish, 31, of Weaverville at the time of the snishsp.' Fish wu not injured, . according to Highway Patrol Trooper C S. Amos Jr. of Hendersoaville, who in vestigated. T V : Amol said the track struck .'the rear of Ponder "s car as it ;s halted la the fact of on- ; coming traffic waiting to wke a left turn into a private driveway. Driving the track ? ' . was ',;;iam Alexander Fox, 37 of FX I AshevUle, charged ' by i -ma with failure to reduce "a; "ito avoid a collision. P - estimated the car, the r 'y of Ponder Aute Sales o' ' ,- :i, was a total km of -i that tm t t was d-tne to the beer . tr. K by postal people as they serve the citizens of the com munities where they live." The stamps, in words and pictures, portray these statistics: -Nearly 27 billion U. S. stamps are sold yearly, enough to stretch around the world more than 16 times. Mail is picked up from 313,485 collection boxes and from individual mail boxes. Almost 90 billion letters and packages are handled yearly almost half the world's total volume of mail. About 300 million are handled on an average delivery day. Postal employees handle more than 500 million packages yearly, eight million of them for delivery outside the United States. Postal Service main tenance people are respon sible for the operation of nearly 1,500 mail-sorting machines and equipment; 42,254 postal buildings; and a fleet of 227,607 vehicles. Fifteen percent of the national volume of some 49 billion pieces of first-class mail is received without ZIP Codes and must be sorted manually by postal people. Specialized letter sorting machines, operated by skilled personnel, can sort more than one million letters during a normal 20-hour operating period. Postal employees ex pedite 13 billion pounds of letters, special delivery messages and packages yearly, Home delivery service was extended last year to an additional 1,320,435 urban and 440,000 rural families, in creasing the total served to 53,932,137 urban families and 11,888,780 rural families plus 9 million businesses. Postal employees cover four million miles each delivery day roughly eight round trips to the moon. The Postal People stamps will first be printed on ungummed paper by gravure on the Andreotti press. The printed rolls will then be My,..- . i Ism kri w X A i-i &?;v V I K3 !...( fa; t.H'-.'-'--V him I ii I Avi JUNIOR COATES, installer-repairman for Western Carolina Telephone Company at YVeaverville, hat completed a coarse in basic outside plant technique and procedures. The 1 0-day class was held at the Continental Telephone System Training Center near Dulles International Airport, Washington, D. C. The ' basic outside plant coarse Is designed for installer repairmen, linemen, construction and com bination men. The course, stresses the technical , aspects the individual will need to perform his Job, such as pole i limbing techniques, basic test equipment use, splicing and other related job prerequisites. It also stresses the importance of. customer relations, safety, attendance and other potets important to the proper performance of his )ob. C oatcs has l,i en ith the Continental System for three years. Ilf is an Army veteran and married. transferred to the Cottrell press where the adhesive will be applied. There will be 50 stamps to the pane. The selvage of each pane will contain five plate numbers and the words: "Postal People include Postmasters and Supervisors, letter Carriers, Clerks, Mail Handlers, Motor Vehicle Operators, Rural Letter Carriers, Special Delivery Messengers, and Maintenance Employees All Serving YOU." A special souvenir envelope honoring Postal People with a cachet (a design printed on the lower left corner of the envelope I will be offered free to the public at each local post office on April 30th as long as the supply lasts. The envelope will be large enough to ac commodate the set of ten stamps and they may be . entered into the mail to receive a local cancellation There will also be handback service at the window counter of each local post office. The first day of issuance will occur at each local post office, branch and station. The Postal Service will also offer the complimentary cacheted envelope, with ten stamps affixed, by mail order to collectors for $1 (80 cents worth of stamps, plus 20 cents handling charge). Two can cellations will be used for each strip of ten, each cancelling half the strip. The cancellations will read "United States Postal Service, April 30, First Day of Issue." They will have the J.S.P.S emblem with the words "People Serving You." Collectors also may submit their own cover bearing the stamp or stamps of their choice for cancellation. This cover should be self -addressed and contain a filler of postcard thickness. The second service is of fered for collectors who place covers in albums, since the complimentary envelope is too large for most albums. Requests for either type of mail order service should be sent to "Postal People Stamps, Postmaster, Boston, MA 02109," postmarked no later than May 7. TRAFFIC DEATHS AND INJURIES SET RECORD HIGH. ..During 1972, North Carolina experienced the highest number of traffic deaths and injuries ever recorded in one year. The Traffic Records In formation Center of the Office of Motor Vehicles reports that 1976 people were killed and 65,421 in jured. A review of where the traffic deaths occurred reveals that 10 counties had a total of 591 persons Lions Preparing For Annual Broom Sale Tlie members of the 45 1 jons Clubs of District 31-A in cluding Marshall, Mars Hill and Hot Springs, are com pleting plans for the annual broom sale in Western North Carolina. The door-to-door sale of products made by the blind serves a dual purpose -it is the largest fund-raising program (or many of the Clubs and these sales make possible the employment of over 100 blind people in North Carolina. The lions will have many items for sale in ad dition to the brooms. The Industries for the Blind, Inc., of Greensboro, manufactures these items, using blind and visually-handicapped per sJnnel. The Industries Toi the Blind is a non-profit cor poration, organized by civic minded businessmen who devote much time and effort to this successful business en Bill To The North Carolina House voted Thursday to eliminate the death penalty for all Spring Stocker ("attic Sales Next Mon., Tues. The Spring Stocker Cattle Sales will be held on April 9 a! the Cattlemen's Livestock Yard in Canton and on April 10 at Western Carolina Livestock Market in Asheville Cattle will be weighed and graded at both markets on April 9 from 7 a m to 6 p m Sale time will be 8 p m at Cattlemen's Livestock Yard on April 9 and 10 am on April 10 at Western Carolina Livestock Market 22-State Tour Open To Teachers, Public An opportunity of a lifetime is waiting for pre-service. inservice teachers and anyone interested in enjoying three weeks of exciting tours in 22 states, beginning June 6 and ending 26. This educational tour is being sponsored by Mars Hill College, Department of History. In-Service teachers will have their tuition paid and the tour will grant: graduate credit, certificate renewal, mini-master credit, social studies credit plus eight hours credit (4 history and 4 geography, R was stated. I ' SO scholarships are also available, offered Jointly by Mars Hill College and North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. All one has to do is to get Superintendent R. U Edwards to approve your request 1 Not only can teachers benefit by the tour but anyone Interested caa Utte advantage ' of this opportunity if they will respond immediately since there is a limited number of persons who can eo. The scope of the tour will ' 2 2.! 10 32 14 8 24 17 J?,. 33 7 87 29 .20 22 - 5, 20 8 40 35 29 ' 38. . 29. -16 12 i' 35 "'" 32 27 12 20 1?, .?? 17 NORTH CAROLINA TRAFFIC DEATHS 1972 TOTAL 1976 terprise. 'I'lif Lions have found that handicapped people, properly trained and placed in a controlled environment, can meet assembly line produc tion in competition with the sighted. The consistency of performance and regular work attendance often sur passes that of the non handicapped. This is due to the fact that a blind man, as a rule, is limited in social ac tivity; therefore, he ap preciates an opportunity to earn a living by his own ef forts, proving it) the skeptical that it is not the handicap itself but how one reacts to the h indicap that is important. Hie Industrie? for the Blind ' pVoduces 25o' Juaen 'oroonu per day and from 300 to 500 mops daily. In addition to these two major items, they produce 60,000 ballpoint pens and from 3,000 to 4,000 clip and Alter Law i runes but murder. The bill, which passed 79-29, would provide a mandatory Rules and regulations governing the sales will be essentially the same as last ear. All steers and heifers must be dehorned, steers must le castrated and completely healed, and heifers do not have to be guaranteed open Farmers are encouraged to lake advantage of large numbers of cattle and a greater number of buyers to provide them more profit in the sale of their spring cattle include 22 states and a portion of Canada. In corporated wil be guided tours in selected national parks; visits to nationally famous museums; in terpretive tours of Indian reservations, oil fields, orange groves, vineyards, mines, rice and wheat fields, plus major natural attractions and such famous cities as San Fran cisco, Las Vegas and Salt lake City. The mode of travel will be on air-conditioned bus phis first class motels. The costs are most reasonable considering the scope of the tour . Only $401 for bus, motels, and fees, plus whatever food and tuition costs are tnrvred. ; , Enrollment will be on first come, first accepted basis. $5 dowa payment enters name oa . 'roll. - - Contact Immediately by telephone, letter, or ia person-. the Tour Directors at the following. e- - : -" Betty a and Barley El Jofley , Bos , l!ars HilL N. C. K7S4 nr telephone KM'.n or t8-112S, Mars 11. H. killed. This represents 30 percent of the total for the State. Most of these counties were in the Piedmont area. Drinking drivers were again listed as being involved in over one half the collisions that resulted in death. Over 42,000 drunken drivers were arrested by the North Carolina State Highway Patrol during 1972 setting a record number of arrests for this violation. arch boards daily. The total annual payroll is $450,000. The average hourly wage is $2.50 which includes fringe benefits. Most of these products are marketed through the local Lions Clubs. Buncombe County Lions lead the State each year in the number of sales. The sale is coordinated throughout the County, with eac h Club participating in the cost of publicity. The fifteen Clubs have a definite geographical area to cover. Bill Asking $200 Million Awaits House Panel Action The chairman of the House Finance Committee said Thursday that bills awaiting action in his committee would slue more than $200 million a On Death life sentence for convictions of first degree burglary, arson and rape, and require the person to serve 20 years before becoming eligible for parole Death sentences could also be imposed in cases of murder -ommitted during the per petration of rape, arson, first degree burglary or kidnaping. Both opponents and sup porters of capital punishment spoke in favor of the bill as a workable compromise. Rep. Herbert Hyde, D huncombe, supported the bill, although a bill he sponsored which would have abolished the death penalty was defeated earlier in the session I don't like this bill, but I have wrestled with my con science and must support it because it appears it's the best thing I can get," Hyde said. Rep Uoyd Hise Jr., R Mitc hell, said that "while Mr Hyde is supporting it even though it's too strong, I support it even though it's not strong enough." The bill was amended on the floor to add murder com- Landscaping Course Is In Progress Here For the past several weeks, a housing course has been conducted by agents of the Madison County Agricultural Extension Service. The subject, this week will be "Home Site Selection and Landscaping." This session win be conducted by Wiley . DuVall, Agricultural Es-r t tension Agent The class will be held ftis week in the County ; Courthouse at 7:38 p, m., on ? Thursday night, April S. This : is change from the usual , meeting place at French . Broad Electric. AO persons who are in terested in a beautiful place to live are invited to be present far P.is class. There will he a frtcr phrt given by a local iturseryrriin. .V12 5 0 V ' 45 Harold Peebles, District Governor of 31-A Lions, is encouraging each Uons Club to participate in the annual sale of these products made by the blind. The public should be mind ful of the fact that the Uons are helping over 100 blind people earn a living by putting in an eight-hour day of productive labor. Twenty-five of the blind employed by the Workshop were originally from Western North Carolina. year out of North Carolina's financial resources if enacted by the General Assembly. Rep. Uston B. Ramsey of Penalty nutted during a kidnaping to the list of capital crimes. Hise, the amendment's sponsor, said, "We all know that if there is a kidnaping there is a great likelihood that death will result." Many Attend Holshouser Reception Madison County was well represented at the reception for Gov. James Holshouser, Jr , at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville Saturday night. Among the party faithful from the county at this "Fun Function1' that included dancing and music by the Avery County Boys, Hor s'doerves and refreshments were these citizens: Hon. Frances C. Ramsey, Solicitor and Mrs Clyde M. Roberts, Judge and Mrs. Bruce Briggs, Mars Hill Mayor and Mrs. William P. Powell, Mr. Wm. C. Silver, Jr., Mr. Joe L Morgan, Mr. C. N. Willis, Mr. Sherman W Ramsey, Mr. J. Dedrick Brown, Mr. Jim F. Craine, Mrs. Loy P. "Pat" Roberts, Mr. aand Mrs. Frank W. Morgan, Jr., Mr. Chauncey Metcalf, Mr. and Mrs. Roland Ramsey, Mr. Wm. T. McKinney, Jr., Mr. C William Briggs, Mrs. Joyce H. Ramsey, Mr. Alan Briggs, Miss Marsha Payne, Coach and Mrs. Claude Gibson of MHC, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Crocco, Dr. Larry N. Stern, , Mr. Renbea J. Lisenbee, Mallie A. Brown and son. Gale; and Mr. Roger Swam. , Several Madisonians had a private audience with Gov. Holshouser earlier in the day in the offices of the Bimcombe County Commissioners in the courthouse where the governor held bis first "People's Day"! .outside of FUteigh, . The reception for Holshouser replaced the traditional 12th DmgreMl District linroln Day D:-r that had been origirs'y planned. 23 Charlotte To Host Teen-Ager Pageant Sixty-five 1 65 1 eager state wide teen-agers will be competing and all of North Carolina has eyes on the upcoming Miss North Carolina Teen-ager Pageant which is taking place at the White House Inn, Charlotte. April 6, 7, and 8. This pageant is for girls between the ages of 13 and 17 and judging is based on scholastic achievement leadership; poise-personality , and beauty; with NO talent or swimsuit competition There will be a winner and four runners-up the winner being sent, expenses paid to the National Finals in Atlanta. September 1, where all states and the District of Columbia will compete for the title of Miss National Teen-ager This age group is one that frequently finds itself somewhat left out of things. ..too old for many activities and still too young for many others. The pageant attempts to give recognition to these girls and to help them grow. Current Miss North Carolina Teen-ager is Teresa Rivera of Havelock. Miss National Teen-ager is Sharon Mcljrty of Amory, Miss, who has been enjoying one of the most wonderful years of her life She has visited at the White House with President Nixon, met with her Governor, and many other noted persons She has f MarshaH said the figure in cludes only House bills, and does not take into con sideration a batch of bills that would cut only a few thousand dollars each from the revenue picture. Ramsey, a Democrat, said Republican Gov. Jim Holshouser 's failure to take a public stand on the major tax issues has slowed action by his committee. He said he asked Holshouser several weeks ago, in the presence of other legislators, what his position is on repeal of the controversial penny-a-bottle soft drink tax "I still don't know his position," Ramsey said. Ramsey said he hopes to bring the soft drink tax bill before the committee for a decision next week Ramsey said that as a representative he is not in favor of repeal personally, and favors instead using the revenue for increased benefits in such areas as teacher salaries, mental health, the kindergarten program and the technical institutes. "But as chairman of the finance committee, I have been unable to find out up to this point the governor's priorities of any of these tax repeal bills," Ramsey said. f BRENDA EDWARDS TWO MADISON COUNTY IIICTI were the beneficiaries IW v. porttjr'jy f r Irarr ' I ; -1 1 - ! ; f c:t ' -c f"'rrr lit'.' i!,th, c' " r(f,"r.i ' ' . of r t ? .si: Mr. ; ' ' . I t I r Us l : entertained hospitalized veterans at several Veteran's Hospitals and at Children's Hospitals. Sharon is looking forwar d to being a quest at the Miss North Carolina Teen ager Pageant. Jack Knight will be featured as F.incee Reigning state queens from several neigh boring states will be special guests at the North Carolina Pageant. Contestants will be checking into the Host Hotel, The Whitehouse Inn, by 2 p.m. on Friday to begin the three day pageant with rehearsals, meals together, personal interviews with the judges, and making friends that will last forever. North Carolina is proud of these wonderful girls and will be watching with much in terest the Pageant taking place in Charlotte on April 7th. The theme of the Miss North Carolina Teen-ager Pageant is What's Right About America." Two contestants are from Madison County. Miss Becky Cody, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Cody, of Mars Hill, and Miss Cynthia Niles, daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Ed Niles, of Marshall. Youth Dies; Mrs. Hazen Is Charged David George Hazen, 18-year-old adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. George Hazen of Rt 4 Marshall, died Friday night, March 'A IOCS fnjtespxto Mission Hospitm id Asheville where he hae been under treatment since Feb. 24 for a gunshot wound. Sheriff E. Y. Ponder charged Mrs. Hazen with murder Saturday following the death of the young man. She was r eleased under $5,000 bond. Ponder said he was called to the Hazen home on the Walnut highway about S a. m. on Feb. 24 and found the youth in the dining room, wounded. A .38 caliber pistol with one spent shell was confiscated. The sheriff said Mrs. Hazen said the young man, a senior at Marshall High School, had severely beaten the father and have turned on her to precipitate the shooting. George Hazen received dispensary treatment at Memorial Mission for head wounds later that day. Ponder said. An autopsy was scheduled. FUNERAL MONDAY Services were held at 11 a. m. Monday in the chapel of West Funeral Home, in Weaverville. The Revs. David Parks and H B. Dendy officiated and burial was in West Memorial v Park. Friends of the family served as pallbearers. '. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George H. Hazen -of Marshall ; and a sister, Miss ' Elese Ann Hazen of the bona. v DEAN A A CT
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