County Llbrtry
Mershell ,
N . C.
Volume 72 Number 32.
Marshall, N. C.
August 23, 1973
"Patriots" Open Football Season At Spruce Pine Friday
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By "POP" Story
"I believe we are ready to
play and win now," Head
Coach Roy Ammons said
Monday night just before the
"Patriots" started practice on
the Island.
Coach Ammons and his four
assistants reminded the
players that Friday night's
encounter with the Harris
High "Blue Devils" at Spruce
Pine marks a new era in high
school football in Madison
County. It will be the first time
GLORY RIBGE--What,
Where, Why
Many people are asking
about Glory Ridge; therefore,
the Board of Directors wish to
answer questions, plus give a
brief history of this very
important local undertaking.
We have purposely waited
before making any public
announcement, because we
wanted to have something
available for people to see
when they visited Glory
Ridge. It thrills all who are
involved with the project to
find so many persons in
terested, and we feel now is
the time to inform the com
munity more fully on the
details of Glory Ridge Thus,
The News-Record will carry a
two-part story on Glory Ridge.
Part 1 will give a brief history
and Part 2 will discuss the
current needs and some future
goals and objectives.
Part 1 GLORY RIDGE
is being developed as a
Christian Ministry. It began
in the mind and heart of a
local pastor about five years
ago. The Rev George A
Moore, while a student pastor,
was dnvein into Madison
County to lead Sunday wor
ship in the local Presbyterian
Churches, and coming along
the river road God impressed
him with a vision and leading
to encourage the local
chrutuni to build a place
where people may gather for
christian worship, recreation,
and fellowship; a place where
people from far and near
might come to learn and to
share the wonderful promises
of God through Jesus Christ
and to seek the "Abundant
Life" which He promised.
Has summer that order
Iran God is being carried out
as Glory Ridge becomes the
site of people worshipping and
working to give birth to s new
and different Christian
Minisry In Madison County.
Many people have been in
volved to date in making
Glory Ridge possible, but the
land silt was made available
in 197 by Mr. Ernest Gold
snath, Sr. One Sunday af-
ma HI uu pu Mvw u m .
Ernest Ramsey drove over to
Mr. Goldsmith's place for Mr.
,Mear ta inquire about a cabin
'sitn. Mr. Goldsmith brought
mom to the west end of bis
- farm, and on that sits Mr.
1 Moore saw the vision of the
which Cod had bur-
ntn to initiate. After
r-mnck prayerful searching for
: guidance, Mr. Moore sp
Tproached Mr. Goldsmith to
'purchase the land for a
Cbr&Ua Camping Ministry. .
.To sU property that he had
'worked hard to acquire was no
in history that the "Con
solidated" team will take the
field as a unit. Kickoff is
scheduled for 8 o'clock and a
large crowd of local fans is
expected to journey to Spruce
Pine.
"Not only are the boys
showing great determination
and complete cooperation but
they are also the finest group
of players I've ever been
associated with," Coach
Ammons said. He praised the
easy matter for Ernest
Goldsmith, but after con
sulting his wife and children
and seeking in prayer, Mr.
Goldsmith, who is known to
his friends as "Peanut",
agreed to sell the land to Mr.
Moore at a very reasonable
price. Soon after the pur
chase, Mrs. Gussie Rhea
thought of the name Glory
Ridge as she strolled over it
and beheld its beauty.
The next step was for God to
lead other people in helping
with the development of the
camp facility. Mr. Moore
spent more than a year in
prayerfully asking God to lead
him to those people who would
form the Board of Directors.
This was the most difficult
task of all, since there were
many people who were
capable and willing to serve.
In January 1972,12 people
met to consider God's leading
in forming a non-profit cor
poration for the purpose of
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PROPOSED CP&L SITES Two, Western North Carolina areas U to kindled
by Carolina Power and Light Ca. at possible sites for plants are shown here
The Madison Covnty site considered for a hydroelectric genera tin f plant lies
between N. C 20 and the French Broad River. The second site considered for
a (team -electric generating plant straddles the Baaeomhe-Madiseo) County
line and lies between N.CU and the river. .
attitude of the players and
said he had not heard a single
profane word uttered by any
player since practice started.
"We're trying to set a
precedent for the adults," one
of the assistants stated.
Coach Ammons said he
could field a team Friday
night which averages 200 pou
nds in the line and the back
field was light (but fast)
averaging about 165 pounds.
"What we lack in weight we
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developing a Christian Camp
and Retreat Facility, to be
known as GLORY RIDGE.
The first Board of Directors
are: Noland Adams, James
E. Allen, Donald Anderson,
Miss Ruth Guthrie, Larry
Phillips, Fred Rector, William
(Bill) Reeves, Johnny
Roberts; officers being
George Moore, president;
Cloice Plemmons, vice
president; Mrs. Juanita
Phillips, secretary; and Mrs.
Gussie Rhea, treasurer. The
directors are all professing
christians and they represent
several different
denominations because the
GLORY RIDGE ministry is
non-denominational, and non
sectariaa The Board met in a
spirit of prayer and com
mitment realizing fully the
risks and problems involved in
the undertaking but, also,
convinced that God's hand
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hope to make up in speed and
execution of plays," Ammons
said.
He and the assistant
coaches Charles Tolley,
John Fisher, Gene Hall and
Ronnie Wallin are optimistic
about the team. They think
positive and coach positive.
"We realize it is our first year
of consolidation and it will
take time to jell but we believe
we will be competitive. It will
take all-out effort from every
ASCS Administrator Speaks
On Agricultural Policy
August 22, 1973 -Providence,
R. I The
American consumer is now
part of a complex trade net
work that extends far beyond
the supermarket or depart
ment store and into the affairs
of other nations around the
world.
That point was stressed
today by Kenneth E. Frick,
Administrator of the
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Service (ASCS),
the agency that administers
the Federal Government's
farm commodity programs.
"The U. S. Consumer is a
world consumer," Frick said.
"His monetary and com
modity needs are only a
thread woven into a worldwide
economic system. That's why
the causes of our rising food
prices are more complex than
at first apparent."
Frick told the ASCS Eastern
Regional Conference here that
a major part of the food pic
ture is a growing food appetite
around the globe. Ha noted
that not only is the world
growing by about BO million
people a year, but the world's
peoples are getting more
affluent; and increased
buying power, he said brings
increased demand for more
and better food.
For example, he said that
since 1980, America's overall
food consumption per
capita has increased nearly
8 percent, while during the
same period our consumption
of beef increased by nearly 40
percent. He said other
counties are experiencing
similar trends, as reflected in
our heavy exports of
soybeans, grain, and other
feeds to help meet in
ternational demand for more
meat and livestock products
"Yet more and faster
production is not always under
man's complete control,"
member of the squad and we
believe the boys realize this,"
Ammons said.
"The loss of Boyce Mayhew
for the season and the injury
of Keith Long which will
shelve him for about five
weeks has hurt us tremen
dously," Ammons said
(Mayhew recently underwent
an appendectomy).
In mentioning players, the
coaches had special praise fur
the following players and their
Frick noted. "World food
production has suffered some
devastating setbacks the past
couple of years. Russia's 1972
grain crop was frozen by the
worst winter in half a century,
then scorched by a summer
drought. India's monsoon
rains petered out, and Peru's
fish supply diminished. Here
in the United States, an in
credibly wet fall caused
problems and last winter's
hard freezes cut into our cattle
and swine herds. Then in
many areas, persistent rains
brought severe flooding
which delayed or even
prevented the planting of
many 1973 crops.
This unpredictable chain of
events, Frick said, has con
tributed to food and farm
product supply problems
around the world.
"Some people ask why we
don't Just forget about the
Men Charged
In Theft
Of Cigarettes
Four men were arrested in
Hot Springs about mid-night
Thursday and have been
charged with the larceny of
600 cartons of cigarettes
valued at $1,740 on Aug. 16.
Sheriff E. Y Ponder
identified the men, said to be
in their 20s, as Gerald Naulty
of Marshall, Lloyd Marler of
Rt 3 Leicester, Larry Cantrell
at Anon os, Ohio, and Michael
Talton of Cleveland, Ohio.
Ponder said the cigarettes
allegedly were taken from
Lackey's Service Station near
Alexander and from Ricker's
Gulf Station at Hot Springs
The suspects were arrested
by Hot Springs police officers
Bernard Gosnell, Dave West
and George Ramsey They
were placed in the jail in
Marshall on Fnda
"Patriots" Pep Rally On
Island Thursday Night
A giant pep rally is
scheduled to be held on the
Island here this Thursday
night beginning at 8:30
o'clock. This will be the first
pep rally since the Madison
High School "Patriots" are
now consolidated as a football
team. Football fans and others
from every section of the
county arc urged to attend and
show the players and coaches
they are solidly supporting the
team this season.
A huge bant fire will be
started shortly before 1. 31
o'clock afterwhich the
cheerleaders from coanty
high schools who are now one
nit, will entertain the crowd
with yells, songs, etc.
At : o'clock the players
wiB bo introduced as weB as
Sw parents of the pab-ers.
Madison High's coachesRoy I
T. Amraona, Ronnie Wallin,
Charles Toiley, John Fisher '.
aid Gem HaD-wiH be lav ;
vodaced and oiay nake
remarks. The Rev. Spencer
LeGrsnd, pastor of the '
Marshal Bapttst Chorch, wiB
serve as master of ceremonies
and v-iU Introduce Gene Ran,
assailant coach and pastor of
positions:
Quarterback: Monte Reece,
a junior, puts out extra effort,
is confident and shows ability
to pass, punt and kickoff. Jeff
Treadway showing im
provement daily and gaining
confidence. Ricky Harrell has
injured arm but shows great
spirit and determination. May
be used at other positions.
Halfbacks: Mike Osteen,
Jimmy Ramsey, Carlton
Freeman, Ricky Flynn.
world situation and keep all
our products at home," Frick
said. 'But we must realize
that our current standard of
living would simply dissolve
without an import-export
system. We need fuels and
raw materials that other
nations produce. We've grown
fond of their bananas, coffee
and shoes We've developed
strong appetites for foreign
automobiles, television sets,
and other low-cost goods.
When we keep demanding all
those foreign products and
we do we should remember
that American farm products
are popular elsewhere in the
world, too. The strong world
prices on food are our gain,
since our farm products are
among the most attractive
commodities we have to
trade."
Even with domestic food
prices on the rise, Frick said,
the American consumer has
been spending only about 16
percent of his after-tax in
come on groceries c'ompai'ed
with 23 percent in 1952. It
should be remembered, he
said, that there has been a
phenomenal rise in the con
sumer's disposable income.
In other remarks, Frick
reminded the ASCS con
ference that Secretary of
Agriculture Earl L. Butz is
determined to remove all
restrictions from American
farmers and encourage all-out
production to meet strong
market demands
Evidence of that deter
mination, Frick said, is that in
1974 there will be no seUaside
of land for feed grains, wheat
or cotton, and maintenance of
conserving base acreages will
not be required Moreover, he
said, long-term retired land
under the Cropland Ad
justment and Cropland
Conversion Programs may be
used for crops next year
Frick afco noted that during
the 1974 crop year there will be
a Rural Environmental
Assistance Program iREAPi
the Madison Seminary Baptist
Church, who will lead the
devotions The players,
coaches, cheerleaders, school
Mars Hill Registration Dates
MARS Hll J. - Robert R
Chapman, Associate Dean for
Academic Affairs, has an
nounced that the Fall
semester st Man Hill College
will begin with the arrival of
new and returning students on
Friday, Aug. 24 Orientation
for freshmen and transfer
stadents begins at 1 p.m.
Friday and continues through
Saturday and Sunday.
Regtst-attoa begins Monday
Boominf, Aug. X, with all
ttadeofc meeting with their
faculty advisors. Many
students have attended pro
registratton and ertentatiaa
trao samner and f or
the process has been
strnplified. On Monday, they -simply
pick np the computer
printout of their class
schedule. For those not pre
registered, a class schedule
Fullbacks: Mike Thomas,
Tun Hodge, Danny Boone
Ends: Jim Roberts, Bobby
Zink, Holden Webb, Harrell
Wood.
Tackles: Allen Rice, Kirk
McWilliams, Jerry Cody, Troy
Reid, Kenneth Hunter of
Spring Creek.
Guards: Charles Holt,
Michael Boone, Ronnie Rue,
J. C. Mclntyre.
Center: Dor man 1 nomas
to provide cost-sharing
assistance for farm practices
that provide long-term con
servation and environmental
benefits
Gardner Is
Trainer Of
"Patriots ,"
Just next to the coaches, the
members of the Madison High
School "Patriots" are thrilled
that they have a trainer who
looks after them and a man
they greatly respect.
Willard Gardner, of Mars
Hill, who is a Laboratory
Technician at the Community
Medical Center, has volun
teered to be trainer for the
Patriots this season.
Gardner, a personable and
gentle man, was presented a
trophy last year at Mars Hill
for being "The Most Loyal
Fu;i in 1972S i
"I'm glad to do this for the
team. They're the finest group
of boys I've ever been
associated with," Gardner
stated
Missing Mars Hill
Family Is Located
Four members of a Madison
County family, missing since
fire destroyed their mountain
home near Mars Hill early
Saturday, were located
unharmed Monday afternoon,
according to Sheriff E Y
Pander
"They are in a distant city in
a distant state, but I'm not at
liberty to give their location,"
officials and pastors will form
a circle around the barn fire
for devotions, prayer and
singing of "Blest Be The Tie."
will have to be planned. The
registration process will
continue through Tuesday,
August 21, whea class
schedule adjustments,
identification card pichires,
and final arrangements for
room and board payments will
be made.
Dr. Richard Hoffman, Vice
PreokJent for Academic Af
fairs of the Baptist offl&ated
collegt, said that "efroDment
figures for the Fan are eo
couraging,'' and attributed it
la a "new approach to
teaching and Warning." Mars
HiB College wis offer several
competency -based courses '
(his Fa&, and is moving
toward a full competency,
based cwrrtcukira f inanced by
s grant of r.OC.&OO from the
ReUocg Foundation received
this year.
ROSTER
MADISON HIGH SCHOOL
"PATRIOTS"
COLORS: RED, BLUE AND SILVER
: Ricky Harrell
Jeff Treadway
: Monte Reese
Danny Boone
Tim Hodge
Mike Thomas
Keith Long
; Joel Brady
; Gary Buckner
Michael Cody
':' Ricky Flynn
; Carlton Freeman
: John Freeman
Randy Jones
Mike Osteen
Jerry Ramsey
' Jimmy Ransey
; Cecil Shelton
Ricky McDans
a. Tim Burnette
C KentMcPeters
; Jeff Roberts
Jimmy Roberts
- Kevin Robinson
Holden Webb
I Harrell Wood
I Bobby Zink
I Jerry Cody
1 Burton Fox
1 Kenneth Hunter
1 David Hunter
I Kirk McWilliams
Troy Reid
1 Alan Rice
I Thomas Ramsey
I Michael Boone
Johnny Edwards
Brian Farmer
I Charles Holt
Jim Howard
! J. C. Mclntyre
Ronnie Rice
j Bill Henderson
; Dorman Thomas
i Carl Worley
Tommy Worley
Ricky Caldwell
i Head Coach: Roy Y. Ammons
i Ass t Coaches: Gene Hall, Charles
! and Ronnie Wallin
Trainer: Willard Gardner
Madison will wear silver at
the sheriff said, referring to
Mrs Joyce Jarvis, 43, and her
three teen-aged children,
Wanda 19, Bob 17, and Cindy
15.
MADISON FIRE SCENE Only tie ctlrasey
ran sins standing at this site la f-!a." i Cc 7
where a small, mounts ia sense was f : r 1 ry 9
fir of determine origin early f : ' - ' v. 1
Jarvis, Ms wife and three tera-t J ' -1
lived fas the home, bvi cr.ly Jan U'i v '
known d13 Monday s
Sheriff E.Y. Tc-'ri !1
and i!'.irea vr' srr-
distant state. T. e f
location. kli;'l pa ",' I
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JR. 155 QB
JR. 165 QB I
SO. 170 FB I
JR. 155 FB I
SR. 165 FB
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FR 124 HB
JR 165 HB i
SO 165 HB
JR 115 HB I
SR. 160 HB I
JR 160 HB it
JR. 135 HB
SR. 155 HB
FR. 152 HB s
SR 137 HB i
140 HB
JR 140 HB
SO 170 E :
SO. 135 E I;
SO. 150 E
SR. 195 E I
SR. 138 K
SR. 145 E :
SO. 160 E -
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SR. 191 T -
SO 157 T ?
SR. 214 T
SO. 225 T st
JR. 205 T :
JR. 222 T 1
JR. 240 T I
JR. 210 T
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JR. 150 G I
SR. 160 G I
SR. 190 G I
SO. 160 G H
SR. 143 G I
SO. 165 G 1
SO. 150 C &
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JR. 160 C I
FR. 145 C I
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ToHey, Johnny Fisher, J
home.
The father and husband,
Robert Jarvis, a 46-year-old
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