rWlson County Libre nr
Marshall, N . C- 28753
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Volume 72 Number 22
Marshall, N.C.
June 14, 1973
ountain Music Festival
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X :;Yr,CH Record Budget Proposed
By Commissioners;
Tax Rate Reduced
At Sodom This Week-end
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The Second Annual Madison
County Music Festival will be
held on Friday, Saturday, and
Sunday, June IS, 16, and 17, at
the community ball park in
the Sodom section of Madison
County, 20 miles north-west of
Marshal on US 208. This
festival is presented by The
Old-Time Music Committee of
Horse Show
At Mars Hill
Successful
The annual Horse Show at
Mars Hill last Saturday was
very successful, according to
officials of the Mars HU1 Lions
Qub, sponsors.
If possible, winners of the
events will be published next
week since a list of winners
was obtained too late for this
issue
Mt. Mitchell
Crafts Fair
Is Planned
The 17th annual Mt. Mitchell
Crafts Fair, sponsored by the
Yancey County Chamber of
Commerce, is now being
planned for August 3 and 4 on
the Town Square in Burn
sville. Craftsmen from Yancey,
neighboring mountain
counties, other sections of
North Carolina, and other
states will come to display,
demonstrate, and sell their
handniade crafts in the two
day event which brings
countless people U Burnsville.
The Fair will open on Friday
morning and will eid late
Saturday. There will be
games, entertainment, and
refreshments On Saturday,
chicken barbecue will be sold
to those in attendance at the
Fair
The first weekend in August
will be a big one in Burnsville
In addition to the Crafts Fair,
the 6th annual Yancey Youth
Jamboree, featuring
traditional folk music,
singing, and dancing and also
sponsored by the Yancey
County Chamber of Com
merce, will open at East
Yancey High School
Auditorium on Thursday
night, August 2, and will be
presented again on Friday
faght, August 3.
MECHANIZED BACKYARD COWBOY Ralph M.
Lee of Man Hill, who conclude a year's service as
governor of the North Carolina District West of
Ctvitaa International on June 30, takes a trial ride on
a handsome and useful gift presented to him at the
annual district convention in Charlotte recently. In
appreciation for his services as district governor,
the members approximately 2,573 of them In S3
Civitan Clubs In the western half of the state gave
him an AMF St-inch, -horsepower riding mower
with dump cart. An avid gardner, the retired
former academic dean at Mart Hill College Is
already putting the bright orange vehicle to good
ase. Daring Dean Lee's tenure at district governor,
the district organized and chartered tlx sew junior
Chritaa clubs, two collegiate clubs and one senior,
club with net increase of 73 senior members. 139;
Juniors and 4f collegiate members. Civitan clubs
sor port numerous community projects such at .
schools for the mentally retarded and handicapped,
little lea rue baseball teams boys' hornet at Lake
Waccamsw and Hui?lersv.iUe. and youth eon-;
fereoce center at IlendersonvUle. They contribute to
t . - , school bands, awarded numerous tchoiarvnipa to
deserving hth school graduate! and foster a wide
rge of other community improvement projects..'
(Photo by Waller Smilh.) ; ' v.
Madison County.
This festival will comply
with the oldest traditions of
mountain music. For this
reason no country-western,
rock music, or electric in
struments will be allowed.
This festival is dedicated to
old-time musicians and the
presentation of their music
There will be no contest or
competition and musicians
are urged to play with one
another and not against one
another.
Admission to the festival
will be $1 for adults and 50c for
children under 12 years of age
per night or $3 for a week-end
pass. Refreshments will be
sold and campsites will be
Flood
Victims
Joint services for David
Wayne Woody, 21, his son,
Christopher Wayne Woody,
two and his daughter, Shannon
Colleen Woody, age 10 months,
who were drowned late
Sunday, May 27, 1973, due to
flood conditions at their
residence at Fowlder Mobile
Home Park, Rt. 3 Arden, were
held at 2 30 p.m. Thursday of
last week in Zion Baptist
Church on Spring Creek
The Hevs Estel Strickland
and Clint Holt officiated
Burials were in the church
cemetery. Pallbearers were
friends of the family
Mr Woody, who was em
ployed by General Electric
Co in Hendersenville, was i
native of Madison County, a
resident of Buncombe County
for a year and a member of
Zion Baptist Church in
Madison County
Mr Woody is survivied b
the widow , Mrs Annette
ledford Woody; the parents,
Mr and Mrs Fate Woody of
Rt 1 Hot Springs; and two
sisters, Mrs Wanda Kent of
Asheville and Miss Joyce
Woody of Rt 1 Hot Springs
The children are also sur
vived by the maternal
grandparents, Mr and Mrs
Clay Iedford of Ht 3, Arden
and the maternal great
grandparents, Mr and Mrs
Carter .edford and Mr and
Mrs Troy Haney, all of Hot
Springs,
Bowman-Duckett Funeral
Home, was in charge.
available
All who come are asked to
bring a blanket or a chair to sit
on. The entertainment
schedule is as follows: Friday
and Saturday from sun-down
until and Sunday afternoon
Square dances will be held
throughout the festival when
the people want them and
there will be an Old Time
Gospel Singing on Sunday
There will also be a workshop
held on Saturday by the
musicians and singers to pass
Mato Packing Plant Not
To Open Here This Season
At a special called meeting
on Tuesday, June 5, members
of the Board of Directors of
Mato Packing Company voted
unanimously to close the
packing shed for the year 19711
The meeting was called to
order by Bruce Murray,
chairman, with I) M
Robinson acting as secretary
in the absence of Ionard
Baker
Upon roll call the following
directors were present O A
Gregory, Roscoe Briggs,
Wayne Bngman, Gay Merrill,
Raymond Ramsey, CD.
Bowman, Earl Wise, DM
Robinson and Murray
After hearing a report on an
estimate of vine ripened
tomato production in the
county for the year 1973, along
Pre -Certification
Measurement
Still Available
With the final certification
date for farm program par
ticipants only weeks away .
little time remains for far
mers to request set-aside
inspection and acreage
measurement, Nila Mann.
Acting County Executive
Director for the Agricultural
Stablization and Conservation
Service, pointed out
Earmers who have any
question about their set-aside
land should get the correct
answer about certifying No
adjustments or changes in set
aside acreage are permissible
after a farmer certifies his
compliance with the 1973 (arm
program provisions If he
doesn't have enough acreage
set aside or if his set-aside
land is not substantially equal
In productivity to the land
normally planted to program
crops on the farm, he could
Attend School
Food Service
Workshop
Twenty -one Madison County
school food service employees
attended workshop on
"Procurement' at Marshall
School last week. The
workshop was sponsored by
Ashe riue-Buncombe Tech and
the following attended: Annie
Balding, Flora Burnette,
Mayme Drake, Emma
Edmonds. Mertit Ford, Alma
Green, Blanche Henderson,
Ruby Henderson, Christine
Lansford, Eva Moore, Grace
Notion, ZarOda Peek, Geneva
Ramsey, Nellie Ray, Nora
Ray, Carrie Tipton, Ola
WaBia, Mary Worley, Velma
War ley, Savada Ponder and
jt Ramsey
' On Friday, eaca was
presented a certificate for
completing the thirty hour,
study coarse. Jay ' Canter,
Hospitality Education Area
Coordinator for Asheville '
Buncombe Tech., presented
the certificates. '
on their knowledge to younger
people who would like to learn.
All old-time fiddle, banjo,
dulcimer, and guitar players,
buck and square dancers,
ballad singers, and old-time
hymn singers and other
traditional mountain
musicians are urged to come
and sing and visit with friends
and neighbors and enjoy
music in the mountain
tradition Everyone who at
tends this fine event will be
glad they were there
with figures from previous
years of operation, the
directors came to the con
clusion that it would be unwise
to reopen the shed for
operation this season.,
It was also pointed out that
several industries had ex
James Wallin Aided In
Breathing By IPPB Machine
James M Wallin, of Route 4
Marshall, has a crippling lung
disease called emphysema. In
April of this year he was
admitted to WNC Sanatorium,
Black Mountain, on the
referral of a private
physician.
l.ast week Mr. Wallin came
lose some or all of his set-aside
payment," said Mrs Mann
For a fee which covers the
i ist of the service, the County
ASCS Office will provide in
spection and measurement
service for set-aside land
Inspection means a deter
mination ahead of final cer
lificaUon date on whether the
set-aside land is acceptable
for quality Measurement
means staking and referen
cing the exact acreage
required
"The date a farmer cer
John Campbell Receives
IM. Post At MHC
John R Campbell, Jr has
been named Assistant for
News and Information in the
Division of Public Information
at Mars HiU College His
duties will include news
service operation and media
relationships
A native of Dillon, S C , he is
the son of Mr. and the late
Mrs John H Campbell A
graduate of Dillon High
School, he received his
Bachelor's degree from St.
Andrews Presbyterian
College in 1966 While at St
Andrews he was a charter
member and Vice-President
of Cirde K International, a
member of the Highland
Players drama organisation,
and a cheerleader.
A Vietnam veteran. Camp
bell served with the First Air
Cavalry Division during 1961
While there he received the
Br once Star Medal, the Air
Medal, and the Combat In-:
tantryman's Badge.
Following his aeparatloa
ft-era the service, he taught at
Hamer Elementary School m
Dillon before Uking the
position of News Director with jj
SL Andrews where ht served
a-om ues-1971. More recently,
he served ia a similar position . :
at WofTard College in Spar
tsnburg. &.C
..His articles, have been
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FOUR UNITS of the nearly-completed Housing Project on Walnut Creek Road
in Marshall were completely destroyed by fire of undetermined origin shortly
before 5 a.m. Tuesday morning. Marshall firemen, unable to extinguish the
flames, prevented the adjacent units from burning.
pressed interest in leasing the
building which, if done, would
afford employment the year
around rather than fur a short
seasonal operation
The directors indicated that
they would immediately take
steps, with the assistance of
home, bringing with him a
machine necessary to help
him breathe. The IPPB
machine ( Intermittent
Positive Pressure Breathing)
is a portable unit which can be
used to administer
medications to Hie air
passages and lungs of
tifies, it's too late to make
adjustments Farmers can
come in as soon as their 1973
plantings are complete and
certify their acreage. Of
course, the earlier a farmer
certifies, the earlier he will
receive payment." Mrs Mann
said
Set-aside inspection and
measuremt service is
available to all farm program
participants All ASCS
programs are administered
without regard to race, creed,
color, sex or national origin
published in several
magazines including The
Sandlapper in South Carolina
and We the People of North
Carolina. While at Wofford, 20
of his photographic prints
were exhibited at the Sandor
Teszler Library.
He is married to the former
Linda Attaway of North
Augusta, S. C , and they have
one child, Jo Altyson, nine
months old.
Mars Hill Budget
Is In Town Hall
The te native budget for the
fiscal year beginning July I,
1973 of The Town of Mars Hill
was presented to the Town
Board June 4, 1973 and Is
available for public tnapecOoa
in the Town Hall. A public
hearing wiD be held at 7:30
pjn. on June 17, TOT ia The
Town Hall, at which ttme any
persona who wish to be heard
on the budget may appear. ,
Belk Nhincd I
Lion Inria Beta has been
nominated by the Lions of
North Caroliaa as their
candidate for international
Director , of Lions la
tern tt anal The nomination
was made at the North
Carolina Lions' Convention in
Fayetteville, N. G on June 3.
the Madison County
Development Board, to see
what arrangements could be
made to lease the building in
compliance with any rules and
regulations imposed by the
Small Business Administration
respiratory disease patients.
Emphysema is a disease
that causes the lungs to
become enlarged. It damages
and destroys the walls of the
tiny air sacs of the lungs. The
disease develops gradually
over a long period of time,
with the victim usually
susceptible to frequent colds,
heavy coughing and chronic
bronchitis In addition, those
people who develop en
physema are very often found
to be heavy cigarette
smokers.
Mr. Wallin was severely
short of breath when admitted
to the hospital. He received
medications, breathing
exercises and treatments with
respirators, or "breathing
machines." Now on his return
home, he is able to breathe
unassisted more normally for
longer periods of time.
However, he must be ex
tremely careful not to
overexert and he is not able to
continue his occupation,
farming
A social worker at WNC
Sanatorium described Mr.
Wallin s situation to the WNC
Lung Association and
requested financial assistance
in purchasing a respirator for
him He could return home
only if a breathing machine
could be obtained for his use.
The WNC Lung Association,
located in Asheville, is the
former WNC Tuberculosis and
Kespiratory Disease
Association Although some
limited patient services are
provided, no program had
been in effect to purchase
respirators. In this case, a
contribution had been
received recently from the
Madison County School
System and it seemed very
appropriate to extend help at
this time to a patient from
Marshall.
Several people connected
with the WNC . Lung
Association were contacted,
including: Mrs. Leonard
Baker and Mrs. James Story,
Marshall, and Mrs. Brown
Amnions, Mars HiU. Matching
money was made available
and the Association purchased
a respirator.
The machine is the property
of the WNC Lung Association
and it Is being loaned to Mr.
Wallin for use aa long aa ,
prescribed by a physician. '
This represents a "first" In
the establishment of a
respiratory loan closet for the
Association. As additional
equipment ia purchased and
hopefully, donated, it wiD be
possible .to loan it to lung -disease
patients located
wtthta the Association's area
of Nor Si Carolina's nineteen
. westernmost counties, .
. As people like Mr. Wallin
receive this help, the
respiratory load closet
becomes another of the ser
vices made possible through
contributions to Christmas
J. Nathan Wyatt
Performance
Engineer
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BARBERTON, OHIO-I.
Nathan Wyatt, son of Mr. and
Mrs J. Herschel Wyatt, Rt.
No. 4, 15 Lake Shore,
Weaverville, has been named
a performance engineer with
the applications engineering
department of The Babcock &
Wilcox Company's industrial
& marine division.
Born in Mars Hill, Wyatt
joined B&W in June, 1969 as an
assistant engineer with
contract engineering after
receiving a bachelor of
science degree in mechanical
engineering from North
Carolina State University.
Prior to this most recent
assignment, he was serving as
an associate performance
engineer with contract
engineering.
Babcock & Wilcox is a
major international
manufacturer of power
generation equipment for
utilities and industry. Its sales
during 1972 were more than
$960 million with a backlog of
approximately $2.5 billion.
Berea College Recipient
Of $100,000 Fund
Berea College, Berea, Ky.,
has recently been the
recipient of a gift of $100,000
which makes possible the
establishment of a DeWitt
Wallace Reader's Digest
Endowed Scholarship Fund.
This gift now enables the
college to offer a scholarship
of $200 to each of 25 incoming
freshmen who have shown
qualities of Christian
leadership in their home
communities and who meet
other requirements for ac
ceptance by Berea College.
Established in 1856, the
college charges no tuition, is
inter-donominational and
interracial. Its primary
purpose Is to serve youth from
y
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Regional Resource Devt lament C r-rr-rt
' Fonts an Village. North Car-, "-t, tre t' f:
Malison County. Thirty yett'.j fr i C. j ::.--.
; the week-long event wtich drew 4 1. t rs f !
Tigtit Jane Rice. Gary Es'y, A ,---t. t - ' ' l
Hunter. They sluf!ie er---
resource ii v'-i r it;: i r .
Madison County Com
missioners will hold a public
hearing at 10 a m June 18 on
their proposed $5,556,038
budget for the 1973-74 fiscal
year. The hearing will be in
the courtroom of the cour
thouse Total appraised valuation of
county properties, which
includes I personal property,
utilities, and real estate), is
$83,555,555 The new tax rate
will be $1.75 per $100 of
assessed valuation based on $
37,600,000 of tax taxable
property with a 45 per cent
assessment ratio The 1973-74
budget is $3,063,778 greater
than for the current year (if
the $1.75 tax rate. $.29 will be
used to retire bonds for the
new county school with the
remaining $1 46 being used
for other county functions
Former MILS
Gets Doctor's
Davia M Veach, the former
Miss Davia Ann Massey,
received the Doctor of
Philosophy Degree on May 12,
1973 from the University of
South Carolina, Columbia
South Carolina.
Dr. Veach graduated from
Marshall High School in 1963.
In June, 1966, she received the
Bachelor of Science in
Education Degree in Home
Economics from Western
Carolina College. In 1969 she
completed requirements for
the Masters Degree in Child
Development at the
University of North Carolina,
at Greensboro. Dr. Veach has
taught for four years at the
University cf South Carolina
in the Department of Child
Development where she
presently holds the rank of
Assistant Professor. She plans
to continue her teaching
career at the University
She is married to Darryl
Red Cross Report
During the month of May,
1973, the Asheville Area
Chapter of the American Red
Cross reports that seven units
of blood were donated by
residents of Madison County
Also during that same
month, the Red Ooss, Service
to Military Families
Southern Appalachia whose
high school records demon
strate ability to be successful
in college, who have high
recommendations, and who
come from families of low
income. Its program of
Student Financial Aid
provides assistance in
meeting costs for room and
board and other fees.
The DeWitt Wallace
Reader's Digest Endowed
Scholarship Fund now
provides opportunity for
special recognition and
financial assistance to
selected Christian youth who
wish to apply for admission in
the fall of VTIX
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to tit V "i Ar.mu! 4 It
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The budget includes $434,582
in Revenue Sharing funds.
These funds include Revenue
Sharing monies which were
received during the 1972-73
fiscal year and anticipated
Revenue Sharing monies
which will be received during
the 1373-74 fiscal year.
The Board of Com
missioners has currently
appropriated $63,000 of
Revenue Sharing funds and
has plans for using the
remaining funds largely for a
sanitary LinUfull and new
school construction expenses
(School Capital Outlay .
School.", are budgeted
$215.0011 of local funds which is
a slight ilk rea.se over the 1972
73 budget allocation and the
library arui Social Service
have slightly decreased local
fund allocations
Graduate
Degree
Veach, also a graduate of
Western Carolina College Th
couple have three sons,
Darren, David and Dwain.
Dr Veach is the daughter of
Mr and Mrs Dave Massey of
Route 5, Marshall and the
granddaughter of Mr and
Mrs C P lwis of Marshall.
Department serviced three
cases for Madison County All
were for servicemen two
cases involved reporting and
one case was for an
emergency leave
Walnut News
Mrs Cecil McDevitt, who
had been in a rest home in
Burnsville returned to her
home last week.
Mr and Mrs. Brank Thomas
and son and Mrs. Thomas'
brother from River Rouge,
Michigan spent part ot this
week with Brank 's parents,
Mr and Mrs. Chester Thomas
and his sister, Mrs. Norman
Pearson and her children.
Dr and Mrs. J. Bates
Henderson returned last week
from Indianapolis, Ind. where
they visited their son and
daughter in law, Mr. and Mrs.
Danny Henderson and at
tended the high school
graduation of their grandson.
Danny Boone and Michael
Cody spent last week at
Basketball camp near
Raleigh.
Mrs. Ruth Metcalf and
children, Susan and David
spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C E.
Tweed and with her brother in
law and sister, Mr. and Mrs.'
Warren Ponder j . je
The Rev. Joseph M. Reeves
of Charlotte spent Sunday
night with his mother, Mrs. A.
, S. Reeves and hli brother - in -law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
. Plumer Cody and their sons.
Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Fk-a-
' mans and children returned
bat week from Orlando, FX
where they - vi",4
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