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Volume 72 Number 33,
Marshall. N. C.
August 30, 1973
adison Patriots Blitz Blue Devils, 22-14, In Opener
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By WAYNE McDEVITT
Sport Writer
The News-Record
"You Are Now In Big Blue
Country" read the sign
beneath the Harris High press
box. The sign symbolized the
color of the Blue Devils of
Spruce Pine while also leaving
connotations that anyone who
should tread on these grounds
should beware of the tenacious
devil . However, the Patriots of
Madison County accepted the
challenge and it was indeed
the "Big Blue" from beautiful
Madison who brought home
the spoils, 22-14.
The forty-seven Patriots,
attired in blue with red and
silver trim approached the
field to the roar of ap
proximately 2,500 anxious
GLORY RIDGE -What,
PART TWO:
The Glory Ridge story last
week outlined a brief history
of how Glory Ridge began : a
local pastor, George A. Moore,
being led of God to initiate the
development of a local
Christian Ministry of cam
ping, conference and retreat
facilities; and how Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Goldsmith Sr.
agreed to make the land
available at a very reasonable
price. Part I, also spoke of
how the Board of Directors
was formed to begin a non
profit, nondenominational,
private corporation to
promote, oversee and guide
the christian ministry of
GLORY RIDGE.
Part 2, seeks to convey more
current progress and to detail
some of the needs for the
future. In February 1973, the
Board of Directors appointed
a Steering Committee . con
sisting of the following per
sons: Larry Phillips, then of
Mars Hill but presently of Hot
Springs, Chairman ; Paul and
Liz Stiles, Clayton, Ga ;
James McDaris, Weaverville ;
Roy Reeves, Marshall; Ruth
Guthrie, Walnut; Dr
Nathaniel Burkhardt,
Republicans
Plan Rally,
Picnic Here
The Madison County
Republican Convention will be
held in the courthouse here on
Saturday night, September 8
beginning at 7 o'clock. More
details will be published next
week.
On that afternoon a picnic
will begin a five o'clock on the
Island with Senator Charles
Taylor, of Brevard, being the
featured speaker
Walk-A-Thon Planned
For Band Uniforms
Beta Omega Chapter of ESA
International Sorority is
sponsoring a Walk-A-Thon
September 15. The proceeds
will be used for purchasing
bank uniforms for the new
consolidated Madison County
High School.
The Walk-A-Thon will begin
at on the Island in Marshall
and continue for ten miles up
Mash bum Hill across the
Marshall By-Pass and back to
the Wand on highway 25-70.
Mice escorts will be provided
by the Marshall Police
Department and Sheriff's
Department. Free refresh-
Lab or Day To
Be Observed
Here Monday ,
7 Labor Dar-neri Monday
rtB be obserred here as roost
stares will dost. Offices In the
courthouse will also be dosed
as will the banks and various
agendas. This means that
many people will not be
V bortrf on Labor Day. .
Madison fans. These fans had
travelled through Yancey
County and into Mitchell
County in hopes of witnessing
the beginning of a new era in
local athletics, an -.era which
would field a competitive
team in a much larger league,
an era which would find
people from Hot Springs,
Laurel, Marshall, Mars Hill,
and Spring Creek uniting
against a common enemy for
the first time in history.
The patriots immediately
showed the fans that their trip
was not in vain. They took the
opening kickoff and sustained
a 63 yard drive on persistent
running by Mike Osteen,
Jimmy Ramsey, Carlton
Freeman, and Mike Thomas.
These backs followed very
aggressive blocks by a well
Asheville, Gussie Rhea,
Weaverville; Greg Jewell,
Bryan College, Dayton, Tenn.
During the Spring of 1973,
Larry Phillips and Greg
Jewell agreed to serve as
Camp Director and Assistant
Director respectively, and
they with the great help of
Paul and Liz Stiles carried a
summer activity of great
variety.
On June 13, 1973, the first
group of rune boys camped on
Glory Ridge for four nights.
This occasion marked a great
step forward in the on going
ministry of the camp. In short,
the Glory Ridge summer
program was a supervised
daily program of early
morning devotions, a few
hours of work, a few hours of
fun, some time spent eating
the delicious things of Liz
Stiles, and for those camping
overrate time was spent in
worship each evening. The
young people involved have,
with one accord, indicated
their summer was made much
more enjoyable because of
GLORY RIDGE. Some of the
work accomplished this
summer include: erecting a
very beautiful sign and gate
structure, building of roads
and clearing walk trails,
several small utility buildings
are up, the construction of a
50' x 16' pavilion is underway,
a wonderful well has been dug
with good water, clearing of
future building sites, large
stacks of firewood were cut,
and some young and old alike
have a much better un
derstanding of the Christian
Faith and how to know the
"Abundant Life" in Christ
The Directors say "a big
thanks" to all who visited,
worked and worshipped this
summer on Glory Ridge A
special THANKS to leaders of
The Neighbor Youth Corp
for making Glory Ridge an
approved work site To all the
ments will be served along the
route for the walkers Walkers
must be at least twelve years
old and if under eighteen must
have parents or guardian's
permission
Pledge cards may be ob
tained by contacting any of the
following people: Joyce
Plemmons 649-3536;
(Catherine Boone 649-3280,
Lucille Burnette; Karen
Sams, Spring Creek, Alex
Farkas 622-7343 Hot Springs;
Everette Shelton, Mars Hill
69-3851, Peggy Cutshaw 656
3851 and Father Graves, Hot
Springs (224248.
The walkers will begin
taking pledges on September
1. Everyone is urged to sup
port the Walk-A-Thon. The
walker collecting the largest
amount of money will receive
a 73-74 season pass to all home
football and basketball
tames, as please support the
' walkers. , . --.
Volunteers art needed to
. help with refreshment stands,'
if you can help call Donna
Rice at 649-3740 or Katherina
Boone at 4M9-3Z80. Volunteers
art also needed in each
community to help in
providers, transportation . to -and
from aUrshaU.
chosen line which included
Jimmy Roberts, Jerry Cody,
Charles Holt, Dorman
Thomas, Michael Boone, Kirk
McWilliams and Holden
Webb. The running attack was
complimented by a strong
passing attack. The drive
notched paydirt with 7:37 left
in the first quarter on a 10
yard pass from Monte Reese
to Jimmy Roberts followed by
Carlton Freeman's conversion
run. Now, for the first time in
history Madison County was
on the scoreboard 8-0.
Yet, with explosive
breakaway backs like Ray
Burleson, Dirk Greene and
Greg Sagle, the Blue Devils
began to show that they would
be a formidable foe before the
evening had concluded. There
was also the ever-threatening
r5f&&fc fir '
THE FIRST CHURCH CONGREGATION to enjoy a
picnic and have worship services at Glory Ridge was
from the Walnut Missionary Baptist Church, shown
above.
SHOWN ABOVE is a group of young people from the
Marshall-Walnut area who helped at Glory Ridge
this summer. They cleared trails, cut brush, moved
rocks, etc., and the girls did the cooking.
local folks who donated
canned food and fresh
vegetables, THANKS
Some one has remarked that
a new Madison County is bein:
bom with the Consolidated
School bringing social unity,
with the Madison Plaza and
new industry giving economic
hope, and the Glory Ridge
providing a ministry that all
Christians will be able to feel a
part of and find unity of
purpose Much truth may be in
that observation on the future
of our county For certain the
Directors of Glory Ridge have
outlined Christian Unity as
one of the primary hopes for
the future of this young
ministry
Several questions continue
to arise and below we attempt
to answer them
1 Glory Ridge is a private
cooperation not backed by any
Labor Day Festival
At Hot Springs Saturday
. The Hot Springs Chamber of
Commerce as pleased to an
nounce that it will hold its
second annual Labor Day
Festival on Saturday, Sep
tember 1st in the center of
Hot Springs. The festivities
will get under Way at S 00
PJ. and close at 11:00 P.M.
A committee from' the i
Chamber , is organizing the 4
events of the day which will
include the following games:
Bingo, Dart Throwing, Creasy .
Pole Climb, Throwing for i
Plates, and Horseshoes. The
main event of the evening will '
be the competitions between
Be bands. The different bands '
screen-pass which was
executed extremely well by
Harris High. This explosive
offense first delivered with
8:41 remaining in the second
period. On fourth down and
long yardage, Greg Slagle
converted a 30-yard pass to
Alan Willis which cut Spruce
Pine's deficit to 8-6. Thus
ended the first half
Halftime showed very proud
and enthusiastic faces on both
sides of the field. It also
witnessed local fans mingling
with longtime favorite
enemies and becoming good
friends The spirit generated
by the fans and cheerleaders
was as cohesive as the
teamwork displayed on the
field. We may all be proud and
highly pleased for the loyalty
and support shown to our
Where,
v.
1.
denominational group
2 Individual contributions
and donations from various
congregations will be the
source of support for this
work local churches could
help by letting Glory Ridge
become a part of the Home
Mission giving
3 The Board of Directors
will, as needed, elect persons
to fill the vacancies on the
Steering Committee and the
Board
4 We want everyone to feel
free to visit Glory Ridge,
however, due to its limited
facility for parking, picnicing,
etc , the Board requests that
anyone planning to come for
picnics or wish to camp
overnight must have reser
vations in advance, by calling
Ruth Guthrie, at 649-3889 or
write to GLORY RIDGE,
Registration Rt 4. Box 29,
will play through the evening
and during the last two hours,
they will be judged. Cash
prizes of $100 00, $50.00, and
25 00 will be offered as first,
second, end third prizes. A
stage will be set up beside'
Henderson's Cafe where there
wiU be dancing in the street
Goose Gosnell wiQ act as
Master of Ceremonies.
Refreshments wiU be on sale
throughout the evening
prises will be awarded for
winners of the different
pmes.f . "!
Al art cordially invited t
come to make the festival as
succcssf al as last years, -
county and team.
The initial kickoff for the
second half introduced a new
feeling for the Madison High
Patriots. When the drive was
capped with a 56-yard sprint
by Ray Burleson and con
version run by Dirk Greene,
the local boys found them
selves trailing for the first
time, 14-8.
However, the Big Blue from
"dear ole Madison ' ' rose to the
occasion, showing much poise,
determination and maturity.
Supported by 2,500 point
hungry fans, the Patriots
campaigned a superbly
coached drive which climaxed
with a reverse from Reese to
Freeman to Osteen, who
scampered off right tackle for
25 yards into the end zone. The
conversion was a well
Why
Marshall, N. C. 28753 Persons
without registration may be
turned away.
5. Hopefully, Glory Ridge
will have a larger camping
program for next summer and
the Directors will announce
these plans later, with an
invitation for you to register
early for next summer's
activities.
Many people have ex
pressed their confidence that
through God's guidance and
approval Glory Ridge will
have a very good influence
which could reach around the
world. Members of the Board
of Directors and Steering
Committee urge all christians
to make GLORY RIDGE an
object of prayer and par
bcipation, so many people can
come and "SHARE THE
GlvORY OF THE VICTORY
IN CHRIST," .
Random Sampling
Check On DDT-TDE
Residues In Tobacco
Random sampling of
tobacco at the marketplace is
being continued this year to
check on possible residues of
DDT or TDE pesticides,
reports Nila R. Mann, Acting
County Executive Director of
the Madison County
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Service.
Tobacco growers who have
used DDT or TDE are not
eligible for Commodity Credit
Corporation ( CCC ) support
loans on their crops.
Before a tobacco marketing
card can be issued, the
producer is asked to certify
whether or not DDT or TDE
was used on the tobacco after
it was field-planted. False
certification is a violation of
federal law
The random samples of
tobacco, taken at a time of
marketing, are chemically
analyzed to determine DDT or
TOE residues, if any In the
Hot Springs Boys' Home
Initiates Fourth Year
On Thursday August 16th.
the Boys' Home and Youth
Hostel in Hot Springs opened
its doors to the youth 01
Madison County Six boys
have already been accepted
for the present school year.
The following four boys have
been welcomed to the Home:
Terry Thomas from Paint
Rock, Billy Ramsey from
Marshall, Stanley Edwards
from Mars Hill, and Joe
Norris from Hendersonville.
Two other boys are expected
in September. During the first
week of activities the boys
have spent a considerable
number of hours working on
the grounds and inside the
Home. Ob Sunday, September
2nd, the Home wiU take ever
the administration of the ,
- Tiroes Movie Theatre la Hot
Springs. The following films ''
' will be shown to hp raise
funds Is operate me Home. On '
Sept. 2nd. "Brother Sun,
Sister Moon; on Stpt. IA.
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executed option pass from
Carlton Freeman to Jimmy
Roberts that plunged the
Patriots back in the lead, 16
14. There was 5:49 remaining
in the third period and little
did the fans realize that the
Patriots would never be
headed again. The Patriots'
defense came of age and
relentessly turned back the
determined Blue Devils
Later, in the fourth quarter,
aided by a 15 yard face mask
penalty, Mike Osteen plunged
over from the 1 yard line for
the final score of the evening.
These insurance points
relaxed the fans somewhat,
but the players and coaches
realized what the defense
must do. Needless to say, the
big "D" did the job.
After the final seconds
ticked off and the scoreboard
read 22-14, in favor of the
visiting Madison High
Patriots, there was jubilation
throughout the visiting fans
People were hugging, hand
shaking, kissing and
congratulating each other.
"To the victor go the spoils"
and indeed every Patriot fan
shared in this hard fought
victory. However, there was
one local fan who had mixed
emotions. Boyce Mayhew
shared in the jubilant feelings
and overwhelming joy felt by
every other fan. Nevertheless,
with tears on his cheeks, there
was a noticeable and sincere
hurt that he's unable to be on
the gridiron this season. He
has been sidelined for the
season due to an ap
pendectomy. Celebration in the dressing
room indicated happiness and
pride as the coaches and
players congratulated each
other and exhibited a family
type relationship. They
seemed more happy for each
other than for themselves.
Looking at the races showed
last few years tobacco buyers,
both domestic and foreign,
have been concerned about
the level of DDT and TDE
pesticides in their purchases.
Mrs Mann pointed out that
cooperation is vitally needed
to eliminate the use of these
pesticides on tobacco, com
menting that even a small
amount of tobacco with DDT
or TDE content can adversely
affect the marketing situation,
as tobacco from a number of
farms is commingled by grade
prior to being packed into
hogsheads.
"Buyers are quite con
cerned because large quan
tities of tobacco can be af
fected during the redrying and
packing process. Many in
dicate a strong preference
for buying in areis where they
have the best assurance that
there will be no DDT or TDE
residues on tobacco," said
Mrs Mann
"Hitler, The Last Ten Days,";
on Sept 30th. the picture of the
year, "The Godfather " All
are cord la fly invited to attend
the shows.
The band based at the
Home, known as "The Broad
River'' will begin its activities
on Saturday Sept., 8th. with a
dance at the Home. The band
will also travel to Charlotte
and Baltimore for shows later
in the year. The band is made
up of the following youth:
Terry Thomas, Louis Ray
Zimmerman, and Kevin
OveringtaL
The Hot Springs' Boys'
Home was founded in Sep
tember of 1171 and is ad
narustered by FY. Jeff Burton,
U. Over seventeen boys have
tared ia the Home and six of
, Bus number have graduated
from the Hot Springs High
School; one from Montreal
Anderson ' College, and
.! ' , lawtawJed a 'fagr 2 '
that it wasn't an easy battle as
both coaches and players
perspired heavily. Yet, the
celebration showed restraint
which indicated that they
knew there was a full season
ahead. Their apparent
maturity told them that the
glory would be short lived and
Monday would show
preparation for a new op
ponent Some unofficial individual
statistics which show superb
performance were as follows
offensive: Mike Osteen, 28
rushes, 138 yards, Avg 4 9
yds. per carry 2 pass
receptions, 62 yds., avg 31
yds per carry
Mike Thomas, 6 rushes, 23
yards , A vg 3 9 yds per carry
Carlton Freeman. 10 rushes,
Ham, Turkey
Shoot
INear Knka
The Fraternal Order of
Police of Asheville announces
that they will sponsor a Ham &
Turkey shoot beginning
Saturday, September 1, 1973
and each Saturday and
holiday ther after through the
last Saturday in November
This event will be held at
Harold Ford's farm, Saidis
Road near F.nka. Proceeds
wih be spent on the Fraternal
Order of Police community
projects. Come on out and try
your luck and support this
worthwhile project at 9 30 a.
m.
A special shoot will be held
Monday, September 3 (Labor
Day).
PICTURED ABOVE are the Central Madison "Moonshiners" Little League
who are ready to start the football season. Head coaches are Max Edmonds
and Doug Adams, assisted by Richard Meadows, Jack Marlor and Clyde
Griffin. The players are from 6-7-8 grades of the Marshall and Walnut schools
and are hopefully future "Patriots". The league includes eight teams and
games will be played on Saturday nights at North Buncombe, Mars Hill and
Marshall. Front row. I to r. Coach Richard Meadows, Michael Griffin, Kris
Robinson. Terry Roberts. Keith Deaver, David Nix, Eddie Dill, Barry
Chandley, Holden Nix; second row. Coach Doug Adams, Jesse Duncan, Scotty
Proffitt, Steve Adams, Mark Wilds, Scott Duncan, Gary Griffin. Paul Boone,
Max Edmonds, coach; third row, Gene Clark, Randy Hodge, Tommy DuVall,
Bobby Chandler, Steve Wild. Coach Jack Marlor.
CHEERLEADERS tor the Central Ma".oa "M -,
direct ion of Miss Marilyn Wyatt, are pictured stove. I
Backner, Teresa Brigman, Renee Wyatt, ELir.a Ci'
Jackie Sue Davis, Lisa Riddle; second row, r -Sharon
McKlnney, Stephanie Adams, IV '1 I " '
Webb, Linda Da Vail: third row, Karen I'uV. l y, T
; Denise Deal. Lynn Massey. .
34 yards, Avg 3.4 yds per
carry.
Jimmy Ramsey, 12 rushes,
44 yards, Avg 3.7 yds. per
carry .
Jimmy Roberts, 7 pass
receptions, 39 yards, 5.6 yds
per carry.
Monte Reese, 12 passes, 10
completions, 105yds. Avg. 10 5
yds. per completion.
DFENSIVE: Mike Thomas,
3 individual tackles, 5 assists
Mike Osteen, 5 individual
tackles, 2 assists
Jimmy Ramsey, 5 u:
dividual tackles, 1 assist
Jerry Cody, 1 individual
tackle, 4 assists.
Kirk McWilliams, 2 in
dividual tackles, 7 assists
Patriots l'Jue Devils
First downs 18 10
Rushing yardage 245 170
Passes 6-8-0 5-7-0
Passing yardage 79
Return yardage 25 ty
Punts 1-52 1-50
Fumbles lost 1 ;
Yards penalized 20 6
Patriots 8 0 8 6 -22
Blue Devils 0 6 8 0 14
Square Danee
A square dance will be held
on Bridge Street here next
Monday night ( Iabor Day)
beginning at eight o'clock
New Seat Covers At Church
New seat covers have been
recently installed in the
Marshall Presbyterian
Church, adding to the comfort
of the congregation and choir
Troy Reid, 3 individual
tackles, 4 assists.
Alan Rice, 6 individual
tackles, 4 assists, 2 fumble
reoov.
Charles Holt, 1 individual
tackle, 3 assists, 1 fumble
recov.
Obviously, the 1973 football
campaign started with a bang
for the Madison High Patriots.
The coaches and players have
put much effort from the fans
Ihe next game will be a home
affair at Mars Hill College's
Meares Stadium, when the
Patriots host the Warriors of
Krwin High School Gametime
is 8 00 I jet's AIJ. be there1
Monday Niht
The event is being spon
sored by the Marshall
Volunteer Fire Department.
members. Other vast im
provements have been made
and the pastor, Dr. Arthur F.
Williams, invites everyone to
attend services at the church.
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