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Volume 72 Number 21
Marshall, N. C.
June 7, 1973
THE 8TH ANNUAL CHARITY HORSE SHOW.
sponsored by the Marshall Lions Club, was another
huge succesji-srs' large crowds viewed the event in
perfect summerlike weather on the Island here.
Pictured above top are the officials of the event. Left
to right, Lloyd Thompson of Asheville, Master of
Ceremonies; Jack C. Cole, of Marshall,
Ringmaster; Hon. Bill W inchester of Florence, S. C,
Judge; and Maurice McAllister of Marshall, local
chairman of the event. Bottom picture shows Sandra
llensley, age 6, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
Hensley of Marshall Route 2, on "Goldie" ; and Tony
Rice, age 5, son of Mr. and Mrs. David ('. Rice of
Marshall Route 2, on "Diamond Jim." These two
youngsters are among the "regulars" at the annual
how.
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Parking Area At Courthouse
I Postponed
15 women, representing the
Marshall Garden Club and
church groups, accompanied
by several men, appealed to
the county commissioners
Monday afternoon in the
courthouse to reconsider plans
to make a parking area ad
jacent to the courthouse for
ourthouse personnel
commissioners stated
that asantract had been
signed that 27 feet would be
hardtopped between the
courthouse and the Rock Cafe
which would accomodate
some 30 cars
Mrs John Corbett,
president of the Marshall
Garden Club. read a
resolution opposing the
project and pointed out the
disadvantages of such an
area She stated it would mar
the appearance of the cour
thouse yard with its flowers
and beautiful grass
Mrs 0 A Gregory also
spoke briefly in opposition to
the project Mrs Vean Davis
reminded the commissioners
that adequate space at the jail
had already been purchased
for that purpose but other cars
were parking in the area.
Jim Story also spoke to the
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TIIE ARMY STORE, located la the Madltoa Man
Shopping Center on the Marshall by-pass, will of-"
ficially open for business this Thursday morning, f
Pictured in front of large store are, left, Ronnie
Smith of Route 3, Mars HiU, as&ittant manager; and
right, Grayson Hensley, manager ,
mrs-
group pointing out the nec
cessity for stricter en
forcement of the parking
meters which wouJd make
more parking spaces
available and urged the
commissioners to look into the
area beside the jail as a
solution rather than make a
parking area next to the
courthouse
W T Moore, conuiiissioner.
said he agreed with the op
posing viewpoints and would
be glad to reconsider plans for
the proposed parking area at
the courthouse 1 like the
Qowers and the grass, also.'
he said
James T I-edford. chair
man of the commissioners,
was most agreeable in stating
that he would postpone or
cancel" the contract for the
present, at least We did.
however, point out that added
parking for curthouse per
sonnel was badly needed and
asked that the Garden Club
members and others help find
a suitable solution
Ervin Adams, com
missioner, also agreed with
Mr Ledford and Mr Moore
and the board officially
postponed the new project
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Horse Show To Be Held
At Mars Hill Saturday
The 5th annual Mars Hill
Lions Club Horse Show will be
held this Saturday on the Mars
Hill High School grounds
The afternoon show will
begin at 1 o'clock and the
night's show wiU start at 7
o'clock.
In case of rain the event will
be held on Sunday
140 Attend Housing Tour
Beautiful homes in different
price ranges as well as in
different architectural styles
were shown on the Annual
Madison County Housing Tour
Wednesday, May 30, by the
Cooperative Extension Ser
vice .
The event was a unique
concept in home tours since it
was an educational project,
according to Mrs Linda
Harrell, Extension Home
Economist
Earlier programs designed
to promote good housing
leading up to Wednesday's
activities included a county
wide houing school with
emphasis placed on building
materials, house planning and
site selection. "Mini Schools"
dealing with individual
bousing problems that con
front families have been
conducted in various com
munities. The early bird surprise
home turned out to be a
special treat for the tour
group. "Stackhouse" the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert
Stackhouse built at the turn of
the century offered a look Into
Madison's history with its
unique design and period
furnishings. Mrs. Lexyne
Norris, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Stackhouse, and grand
daughater, Grace, both
dressed in an original 1900
Ponder Heads
County Cancer
June Drive
lwrence Ponder, of Route
1, Marshall, has been named
county Cancer Drive Fund
Chairman for the campaign
Inch is being held throughout
the month of June
Mr Ponder stated that
representatives throughout
the county will be named to
help raise the SI .200 county
goal.
Donations for the cancer
drive may be sent to Mrs
Annie Mae Tipton, Marshall,
N C Mrs Tipton is secretary
treasurer of the county
organization
The following facts should
concern everyone
1 Over 7 4 00 North Carolina
citizens will die of cancer in
197313,000 new cases will
appear
2. I.ast year more school
children died of cancer than
any other disease
ICancer will strike one in
every four Americans now
living and will strike two in
three families
4. Every two minutes in the
United States someone dies of
cancer
Wagon
"Wagons Ho'" will be the
call in only one month when
the second annual Tri-County
Regional Wagon Train rolls
out on the morning of July 1,
B73
A very exciting trip was
enjoyed last year by some ISO
people, 120 horses, 14
wagons, and 1 doggy who
made the first annual wagon
kip from Mars Hill to Mar
shall. The train left Mars HiU
July J and Journeyed by way.
of Ruachln' Pork near Bald ,
Mountain, through f the (
mountains to Flagpond,
Term., and finally to the '
Fourth of July Celebration m
ftw Island at Marshall.
The waron train wiO be
sponsored by the Mars KiU .
Lions Club and will include
nderi from Yancey, Madison,
This year the Mars Hill
Uons are going all-out in cash
prizes, trophies and ribbons
"We are expecting the most
successful horse show ever
held at Mars HiU," one Lion
official said.
There will be 15 events in the
afternoon and 18 in the
evening's program including
costume served refreshments
to the group.
The Ieonard Baker home,
long a landmark in the
Hopewell Community, and the
Don Anderson home in the
Mars Hill area offered a study
in contrasting styles. The
Baker's large white house
with shutter red trim and
carefully landscaped lawn is a
remodeled traditional home
"It's a terrific challenge to
modernize and yet maintain
the original character of the
home, while nrromodating an
Low CCC Stocks
Will Affect
Marketing Methods
Farmers can expect long
term beneficial effects from
the sale of Commodity Credit
Corporation (CCC) grain
stocks, and they can plan their
marketing operations with
this new factor in mind, a local
farm official said today.
"For the first time in a
quarter of a century,
producers no longer have huge
government grain stocks
hanging over the market,"
said Nila Mann, Acting
Executive Director of the
Madison County Agricultural
Stabilization and Con
servation Service. "This
means that farm prices In the
future will more faithfully
reflect the pull of the market."
With CCC grain stocks
practically out of the picture,
fanners may want to plan
their overall marketing
operations accordingly, she
said
Mrs Mann said that the U
S Department of Agriculture
recently announced that CCC
has sold or earmarked for
special use all of its corn and
wheat and has only small
stocks of barley, rye and
sorghums The only grain
being held in sizable quantity
in CCC's uncommitted In
ventory is oats, she added.
Orderly movement of
government-held grain stocks
into commercial channels has
been progressing since early
January when USDA an
nounced plans to expand sales
of CCC grain, Mrs. Mann said
The department pointed out
then that it has a legal
obligation to supplement short
supplies of private grain, and
since then over 250 million
bushels of CCC grain have
entered the market, she ad
ded This means that anyone
who wants to buy grain or
soybeans bids for these
Train Will
Mitchell, Buncombe, and
Henderson Counties, as weQ
as others. The Wagonmaster
will be Hubert Briggi of Mars
Hill and the Chief Scout will be
Jack Thomason of Mars Hill .
Anyone who wishes to travel
with the wagon train is invited
to join at no charge and should
hnnf along bedroll tome
food, and a pillow for the
saddle sores whic aren't
ncinnii among
greenhorns. Anyone unable to
make the entire Journey may
join at any time for as loaf aa
. he wishes.' ' -v.
On June JO, riders, wagons, '
and horses wiU meet at the Mt.
Mitchell Bridle and Saddle
dub riding ring, ust to the
east of Burmvilie at Windora
The gates will be open
anytime alter 11 noon June 3. .
various championships
Officials for the event are:
Judge, John C Kistler of
Statesville; Ringmasters,
Max Gibbs and Howard
Higgins; Master of
Ceremonies, Lloyd Thompson
of Asheville; Farrier, Ralph
Brooks, of Asheville
Admission will tie $1 'M for
active family," Baker said
The formality and tradition
of the Baker home was in
sharp contrast to the ultra
modern mountainside home of
Dr. and Mrs. Don Anderson on
the Calvin Edney Road. The
natural landscaping plan was
most appealing ina this home
Grass was non-existent except
as a ground cover until the
leaves fall, and trees were left
intact on the sight "A home
should never be impressed
upon its site, rather it should
give it feeling and growth."
commodities on the open
market," said Acting
Executive Director.
"Supply and demand now
dominate prices which are no
longer depressed by huge
government-owned sur
f ptoses." ,
Looking anead, this con
dition can be expected to
continue as U. S. farmers
continue to produce for
markets at home and abroad.
Therefore, farmers
everywhere can be looking
ahead now to newer
marketing methods as many
have already begun to do in
many sections of the country.
Mrs Mann noted that in
terest in forward contracting,
hedging, and other forms of
marketing to lock in profits,
often before crops are even
planted, is increasing across
the country "One has only to
notice the big increase in
articles on the subject now
appearing in the farm press to
see this." she added.
Now is the time for farmers
to get information and make
their own decisions about
whether, and in what way to
go about locking in the price
they need to pay their ex
penses and make a profit, the
County Acting Executive
Director suggested. In
formation is available from
local and national
cooperatives, other local and
national grain dealers, land
grant colleges, and frequently
from bankers and other
sources of farmer financing,
she p ointed out.
"We can't tell a farmer
when or at what price he
should sell, because he is the
one who takes the risk and
stands to lose or gain," she
said However, farmers
everywhere are looking at
their various options, and this
is the way it should be "
Roll In 4th
That evening at 7 the Mt.
Mitchell Bridle and Saddle
Club will sponsor a horse
show This show is free of
charge to the public and
everyone is invited to visit the
wagons, admire the stock,
listen to oldertimers tell of
wagon days and enjoy the
horse show.
July I, Sunday morning,
the bridle and saddle club will
offar breaVf st to those who
wish to purchase it After
breakfast the Rev. Jenkins of
' Mars HIU will conduct a
warship service, FeUowtng
. the service. Wagonmaster
Brigg will , shout "Wagoa
Ho! " and the train will roQ out
for Ra first day of travel, U
miles by the way of Pensecola
Road to Ray MUler Mtn.
H'Jdemeas. Supper wut be
adults and 75 cents for
children.
A large crowd attended last
year's horse show and an even
larger one is anticipated for
the snows this Saturday.
Hamburgers, hotdogs, soft
drinks, etc., will be available
during both afternoon and
evening shows.
Mrs. Anderson believes
The Hartford Tweed home,
in the Walnut Gap Com
munity, demonstrated the use
of low-maintenance building
materials and home fur
nishings without sacrificing
the beauty of the home. The
home Is notable for its ex
cellent floor plan and the use
of color throughout.
The antique shuttered brick
cottage of David Briscoe, Sr.,
offered the tour a lesson on
furniture refinishing and site
selection. Handmade items
used In the home were a
special Interest to the ladies.
The Ron Kiser home on
Woodland Drive was a
favorite on the tour. "The
beauty and livability that was
incorporated Into this
moderate-sized home was
almost unbelievable,"
cording to Mrs. Harrell.
A barbecue luncheon
ac-
was
served to the group by
4-H
the
club members in
fellowship hall of the Mars Hill
United Methodist Church.
Proceeds from the lunch went
to the 4-H development fund.
Horse Show
The results of the annual
horse show held on the Island
last Friday were not available
in time for this issue. The
results will be published next
week. If possible.
Hundreds of Tar Heel rural
families will now be eligible
for Farmers Home Ad
ministration housing loans as
a result of a recent change in
eligibility requirements ac
cording to North Carolina
State Director James T.
Johnson.
The change raises the
maximum adjusted family
income from $8,000 to $9,300 in
North Carolina. Adjusted
income is determined by
figuring the annual gross
income of the family, sub
tracting 5 percent for
withholdings and $300 for each
minor child living in the home.
In addition, one half of the
wife's Income Is subtracted if
she earns less than her
husband.
An example of the above
would be a family with four
minor children, with only the
husband working and having a
gross annual Income of
$11,000. You would subtract 5
percent or $550 plus $300 per
chad or $1200 leaving an ad
justed gross income of $9,250.
This Is $50 under the new
maximum and would place
of July Celebration
available by the Lions Club for
those who would rather eat out
than cook for themselves.
Monday July 1 the Mars
Hul lions dub wiU perfume
the air with breakfast aromas
as folks prepare to travel the
second day which wiU be 14
miles. The train wfJJ travel
across Cane RWer Gap toward
Barnardsvilte, and will camp
the second night out on
Martin's Creek Hear Bar
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Tuesday, July J, the wagon
train win traval U miles up
Martin's Creek, through the
Money Fields, down Indian
Crk. op Hot tort Creek, down ,
, Paint Fork, and camp for the
night The train win travel
mainly on beck roads or
gravel roods, so travelers .
wiS come to appreciate the
TWO OF THE SIX HOMES visited on the Annual Madison County Housing
Tour on Wednesday, May 30, are pictured above. Top photo shows the Leonard
Baker home at Hopewell, near Walnut. Bottom picture is ultra-modern home
of Dr. and Mrs. Don Anderson on the ( alin Kdney Road near Mars Hill. 1 10
persons enjoyed the annual tour.
FHA Housing Change Will
Benefit Rural Families
the family within the
maximum income limits
Another example is where
the wife works; she makes
$4,000 and the husband $8,000
and they have one child, the
$12,000 gross is reduced by
$600 plus $300 for the child
One half the wife's salary is
subtracted for an adjusted
income of $9,100 which
qualifies under the income
limitations.
Under the previous $8,000
State Tern
Attorney General Robert
Morgan will be the featured
speaker at the twelfth annual
state Teen Dem convention to
be held June 15 and 16 at the
Sir Walter Hotel in Raleigh,
according to Mrs. George B.
Shupe, 11th Congressional
District Advisor.
In other sessions, guest
speakers include Agriculture
Commissioner James
Graham; Insurance Com
missioner John Ingram;
Assistant Supt. of Public
Instruction Dudley Flood; and
hardtop roads!
Wednesday, July 4, after
polishing up the harness,
putting red tassels on the
bridles and donning one's beat
outfit, the train wiU travel the
last I miles to Mars HiU for the
Fourth of July Celebration
with a Parade of Wagons at 1
P-m.
' The Trl-County Regional
. ' Wagon Train plans to make
this an annual affair including
more and more people each .
: year. AH interested persons
are welcome to Join up In an
atmosphere of clean, -
wholesome family fun to
celebrate the Fourth of July,
If you have "y (potions or
would l.ke to jan, I hone b
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maximum, many families
were over and could not obtain
conventional loans In many
cases, this penalized the wife
for working although the
wife's income was necessary
The rise in cost of living and
incomes together with in
creased building costs and
higher home payments
necessitated the new policy
This change will enable
Farmers Home Ad
ministration to continue a
I)eni. Convention
Director of SBI Charles Dunn
The convention proper will
be held Saturday afternoon at
130 which is a miniature of a
regular Democratic con
vention with election of state
officers, committee reports,
and delegate recom
mendations. A dance with a
live rock band will conclude
MRS. NELL C. FRANKLIN, who has t r r t t
in Madison County sehods for 41 jrars, I ;
receiving her last teaching check f r j I ;
Vernon Pondrr as sve is rr''; ' -r. ; ' ? ;
elementary school at V. i.l'?r k r 1
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viable housing program for
hundreds of families who have
been unable to obtain other
credit
State Director Johnson said
that families who have
previously been ineligible
because of these factors and
others who meet the new
requirements should visit
their local FhA county offices
for additional information or
to make applications.
June 15-16
the convention Saturday
night.
All western North Carolina
Teen Dems are Invited to
attend. Further information
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may be obtained from Mrs.
Shupe or Ben Uuey, state
advisor, at Democratic
Hea&juarters in Raleigh. '
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