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1173 PATRIOTS Left to right, front row: Mike Osteen. Michael Franklin,
Gary Buckner, Ricky McDaris, Jerry Ramsey, Carlton Freeman, Randy
Jones. Ricky Flynn, Holden Webb, Harrell Wood, Ricky Ford, second row:
Steve Wood, Keith Long, Tim Hodge, Mike Thomas, Monte Reese, Jeff
Treadway. Ricky Harrell, Michael Cody, Danny Boone, Joel Smith, Tim
Burnette. third row: Dorman Thomas. Michael Boone, Ronnie Rice, J. C.
Volume 72 Number 34,
Trantham
Mars Hill Program
Mars Hill College has been
awarded a $40,000 federal
grant to develop a cooperative
education program and
Asheville native, Glenn C.
Trantham has been named
program head.
Trantham la a graduate of
Enka High School and of the
University of Tennessee.
Prior to his position In
'fiMnessee, Trantham worked
; frith the North Carolina In
ternship Office as a regional
coordinator. There he ad
ministered grants from the
Appalachian Regional
Commission to the State of
North Carolina.
The new program is
designed to give students an
opportunity to have on-the-job
experience before they
graduate. "This is a time
when the student is making
many crucial decisions,
Trantham said Under the new
program students will be able
Republican County Convention
In Marshall Saturday Afternoon
Madison County
Republicans will hold their
biennial county convention at
Paul Keller,
Photographer,
Aids Newspaper
Paul Keller, of Route 2.
Marshall, has agreed to take
; scams at Madison Patriot
; football games in cooperation
; -with The News-Record.
Keller, X-year-old ton of the
: !Rev. and Mrs. Roy Keller, is a
171 graduate oJ Mars Hill
School and also a graduate of
Randolph Technical Institute.
Ashebaro, N. C, where he
received a degree as
Associate la Applied Science
In Photography.
He was recently honored
when he was one of two
'graduates asked to display bis
pictures at the Exposition of
Profeastonel Photographers
at Denver, Colo., later this
month, .
$ ' KeDar la a member of the
, Professional Photographers of
America and the Professions!
'? Photographers of North
;f Carolina. ' . .
I Be Ms s studio la his home
where he ia equipped to take
'portraits at brides and all
! types of photography.
1 ara delated that Paul
i has consented to take set! on
' prfcres st football games .
hich will add to the
' vcn'(m of fmes, Jim '
-ry, etor, staled.. ;, ,
To Direct
to choose a job and gain ex
perience before choosing a
profession."
The program will allow
students three semesters of off
campus work in whatever
business or industry they
desire with academic credit
and pay.
"We feel that it will be a
tremendous experience. The
students fill be able to bring
to the job the skills an theory
learned in the classroom and
will bring to the classroom
practical problems and
changing attitudes drawn
from work experience.
As director, Trantham will
be responsible for all aspects
of the program. This includes
recruiting students,
developing off campus
positions, placement,
supervision and evaluation of
the overall effects of the
program and the students'
progress.
the courthouse in Marshall
this Saturday at 2 p. m., rather
than 8 p. m. as originally
scheduled. The picnic dinner
on the island has been post
poned until a later date so not
to interfere with football
practice that was previously
scheduled. Sen. Charles H.
Taylor of Brevard will be the
speaker at the convention and
musical entertainment will be
provided. Sea Taylor ia the
Minority Leader in the North
Carolina State Senate and was
formerly the GOP leader in
the State House of
Representatives.
The Madison County
Republican convention shall
elect county officers for the
next two years, a county
executive committee, and
fifteen (IS) delegates and
fifteen (IS) alternates to the
11th Congressional District
Convention which will be held
within the district on one of the
first three Saturdays in Oc
tober. The delegates elected at
Im county convention will also
be entitled to attend the
Repubttcaa State Convention
Is be held at the Memorial
Aeditorkim ia Raleigh an
November 1 and J, Ml. State
Chskmaa Frank A. Rouse sf
. Kuvton and Carteret County
Cemmlsslea Chairman
Thomas t. Bennett of
Mart bead City, are csn
eldstei for Chairman of the '
North Carolina Republican
Party. '
. Dr. Larry N. Stern" will
present a new county Plan of
Org nil Son that is consistent
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LARKT FOX, sta of Mrs.
Creed Fok and the late Mr.
Fox of Route , Mars Hill,
returned last week from
Boise, Idaho, where he
assisted other volunteer
firemen from the eastern part
of the state In battling several
forest fires. He also assisted
fighting fires In Libby,
Montana. Fox is associated
with the N. C. State Forest
Service stationed In Madison
County. "I am grateful to Mr.
Fox and the other firemen who
assisted In these fires,"
Charles Cralne, Madison
County Ranger, stated.
with the state plan. This
guideline may be modified on
the floor of the convention or
adopted as written.
Every Republican
Including the young, elderly
and new residents of the
county are cordially
welcomed to attend the
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Lathern Franklin Home Ideal For
There's plenty to do at the
Lathern Franklin farm out
side Marshall; it makes an
ideal setting for foster
children which the couple
have reared since 1965.
Lathern end Rose Franklin
have served ss foster parents
for the Baptist Children's
Homes of North Carolina, Inc.
for the last eight years. In
addityton to their own two
children, Michael, 11, and
Shelis, 10, the Franklins care
for an ls-year-old girl who has
lived with them for six years
and an 11-year-old boy.
Their rural setting, together
with the tact that relatives of
Mrs. Franklin had previously
District
Court Here
Next Weekiv ,
District Court for the trial of
criminal cases wiU be held
here next Wednesday and -Thursday
with Judge J. Ray
BrasweU presiding.
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Mclntyre, Johnny Edwards, Bill Henderson, Kevin Robinson, Alvin Boone,
Jim Howard, Charles Holt, Brian Farmer, fourth row: Jerry Cody, Burton
Fox, Troy Reid, David Hunter, Kirk McVVilliams, Alan Rice, Kenneth Hunter,
Jeff Roberts, Jimmy Roberts, Bobby Zink, Kent McPeters. Not pictured:
Boyce Mayhew, Tim Ramsey, Ronnie Bryan, Thomas Ramsey and Joel
Brady.
Keller Retires After 27
Years Of Helping Vets
Beach Keller, who probably
accomplished more for
military veterans in Bun
combe and Madison counties
than anyone else in the last
three decades, retires today
as veterans employment
representative for the
Asheville office of the Em
ployment Security Com
mission Described by colleapses as
a 16-hour-a-day man com
pletely absorbed in his work,
Keller went beyond the call of
duty to help found the
Buncombe County Veterans
Council, give testimony in
behalf of veterans to the state
legislature, and instigate the
movement to get Veterans
Day put back to Nov. 11 in
North Carolina
But the bulk of his 27 years
with the ESC was consumed in
painstakingly placing military
veterans in jobs and selling
prospective employers on the
convention at 2 p. m., hear Se
Taylor, and take part in the
proceedings of the first of a
series of political confabs that
goest next to the district and
then to the exciting race for
state chairman to be decided
on November 4 in Raleigh at
the State Convention.
kept foster children, en
couraged the young couple to
explore the possibility of
working with foster children.
It has proved successful,
Mrs Franklin will tell you, but
in her eight years, she has
developed some guidelines for
her role.
"It is a big responsibilaity
when you first keep the
children," the homemaker
smiled. "Anytime you hsve
someone new come into your
home, it takes time to adjust"
The Franklins have made
that adjustment five different
times during their tenure as
faster parents. They have kept
three brothers and sisters for
several years befoare Dorothy
and Roger came Into the
Mrs. Franklin believes hi
letting the children adjust to
Mr new surreundings before
aba starts applying the rules.
Gradually, the couple grves all
tisir chUdrea responsibilities
for feeding the animals,
cleaning their rooms, and
helping with yard work. -
rrankfia rents abost ISf
.acres of farmland near his
Marshall, N. C.
merits of hiring veterans to
take advantage of their
military skills in civilian jobs.
Keller, a native of Boone
now residing in Arden,
transferred to the state ESC
office in Raleigh for a two
year tour of duty in 1964, but
most olf his association with
the ESC since November,
1946, was in the Asheville
, operation. . ,
For his work be received the
International Association of
Public Employment Offices
Veterans Representative
Award of the Year in 1966, the
state and national Disabled
American Veterans Em
ployment Service awards, and
the 1972 Man of the Year
Award from the N. C.
Veterans Council.
Keller said his work with a
veteran from the Buncombe
Madison area begins upon his
receiving separation notices
from the veteran's branch of
the military. "We either
telephone or personally
contact each veteran and
briefly explain his eligibility
rights, employment right,
educational benefits, etc."
Next Keller might become
involved in selection, referral
and placement of the veteran
in a civilian job. He com
mented "Over a period of
years employers have come to
realize the skill veterans
obtain in service can be
related and easily adapted to
civilian jobs " Part of Keller's
job was obtaining the
veteran's military work
history and evaluating his
skill as related to civilian life
home outside Marshall and
there he grows tobacco and
corn. He is also involved with
raising and selling cattle. In
the summertime, she works in
a tomato packing plant and
hBS been a parachute in
spector in Asheville.
On family outings the
Franklins enjoy boating,
fishing, and camping. The
children love to ride their
pony. Both Shelia and Dorothy
play the piano and the family
Rally Opposing LED To
Be Held Here Tuesday
A public rally opposing
Uoar-by-ths-Drink wiU be
held st the Marshall Baptist
Church oa Tuesday, Sep
tember U st T:30, Thai rally m
sponsored by the Madisoa
Coaaty Chris Oa a Actioa
Chicken
A chicken dinner wiU be
served at the Masonic Tempi
here this Thursday front U a.
m. to I p. m., sponsored by the
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Keller stated, "Our job
placement (for veterans)
varies from the hourly worker
through clerical, professional
and sales" positions.
Conclusion of Keller's
association with the ESC
marks the end of his second
career, as he served 20 years
in the Navy in active duty and
active reserves, achieving the
rank of chief warrant officer.
At the outbreak of World
War II Keller participated in
the initial landing in
Guadalcanal, the first in
vasion of Japanese-held
territory in the South Pacific
Aug. 7, 1942. He was also a
part of the first ask force of
planes in the raid on Tokyo led
by the famous aviator Jimmy
Doolittle.
Keller's military career won
him the American Defense
Medal for activity before
World War II, the Presidential
Unit Citation, Asiatic Pacific
Medal with five battle stars
and the Purple Heart
He said he plans to travel in
retirement, perform free
lance work for area veterans
organizations and maintain
his permanent residence in
Arden.
Children
worships at Davis Chapel
Baptist Church.
Dorothy is a student at
Marshall Senior High School
and the other three children
attend Walnut Elementary
School.
The latest family project
has been doing most of the
work on their new home which
the Franklins occupied last
spring. It represents many
hours of family labor.
League and the churches of
Madisoa County. Everyone la
welcome and arged to attend
to hear the facto about the
ha sards of Liquor -fey-the-Drink.
Dinner
, Marshal Eastern Stars.
A eVUdooa meat. Including
dessert, wiQ Dt served for H
By WAYNE McDEVITT
Sports Writer
The News-Record
The Madison Patriots
opened their 1973 home
schedule by effectively con
vincing football fans in
Western North Carolina that
they would not be a suitable
host for visiting teams this
season. They may enjoy our
beautiful county with its
mountain scenery. They may
also enjoy the atmosphere and
environment created by Mars
Hill College's Meares
Stadium. They're even
allowed to enjoy the
hospitality offered by our fans
and cheerleaders. However,
the aggressive Patriots are
Ramsey Warns :
Ahead In Work
By JAY HENSLEY
Citizen Staff Writer
RALEIGH "Somebody's
going to kill a Jaycee if
something is not done about
this prisoner-release
program," Rep. Lis ton
B. Ramsey of Marshall told
Secretary of Social
, Rehabilitation and, Control,
David Jones Friday.
Ramsey made the
prediction during a give-and-take
session of a legislative
committee preparing a bill for
the 1974 General Assembly
which would further
reorganize various state
departments.
He raised the question about
prisoner -release programs by
asking what background in
vestigations are made before
prisoners like Rocky
Rothschild are given weekend
passes and allowed to leave
custody under the supervision
of Jaycees.
Rothschild, convicted of
murder in Madison County
several years ago and serving
other life sentences in ad
dition, fled custody in Hen
derson County recently by
duping s Jaycee who was
allowed to supervise him on a
trip outside the unit
It was just one of a number
of questions put to Jones and
top personnel under his
command by the committee
headed by Rep. Gerald Arnold
of Stanly County.
Ralph Edwards, deputy
secretary of the department,
and acting commissioner of
corrections since the recent
resignation of V. Lee Bounds,
told the committee the state is
faced with a serious problem
of finding something for
Task Force Cites Need
For Nursing, Rest Home
The Madisoa County Task
Force on Aging, meeting for
the first time last Thursday,
decided that the oppressing
need of the elderly to the
county is an adequate nursing
and rest home.
The group makes ap
Madisoa Coaaty's
represents tion oa the Region
B Task Poree oa Aging, which
tadudes similar groups la
Bancembe, Henderson and
Transylvania Counties. The"
Task Force, to ton, functions
as a policy making body, ta
matters concerning older
adults for The Region B
Phoning and Development
.Commission, i.
The County group explored
ether needs which inr tided
determined that they shall not
enjoy the outcome of the
football game. If anyone is
unconvinced, you need only
ask the Erwin Warrior fans
who saw their team dealt a 32
6 defeat by the merciless and
superior Patriots Friday
night.
Things got rolling for the
Patriots rather slowly as they
immediately found their
backs to the wall. Erwin
received the opening kickoff
and instantly opened the eyes
of everyone with a 34 yard
return bv Kim Bowman.
Fifteen plays later, they found
themselves only 17 yards short
of paydirt. However, the
Patriot defense "woke up"
prisoners to do since the law
went Into effect July 1 that
forbids working convicts on
the state's road system.
That is exactly opposite to
the view held by Bounds, who
resigned his post and returned
to the University of Norm
Carolina on the faculty of the
Political Science Department
following repeated clashes
with Jones on lines of
authority within the depart
ment Bounds felt that vocational
education opportunities for
Inmates within the system
coupled with work-release
would replace the function of
road crews, giving convicts a
chance to learn a trade.
Edwards, responding to a
question from Sen. James
Garrison, of Albemarle,
committee co-chairman, said
preparations should have been
made for the men coming off
the road when the bill was
passed in 1971.
"That was the time some
preparation should hsve been
made for these men coming
off the road. It's s real serious
problem, and It's in our hands
now," Edwards said.
He said the 20 mobile
classrooms and 20 vocational
education shops approved by
the 1973 General Assembly
was s start, and that work
release programs will take up
some of the slack.
"But the real problem is
with these medium-custody,
or gungrade inmates, and we
literally have no outside
program for them," Edwards
said.
Garrison said a recent
break at Albemarle where 16
inmates ran loose In the
to obtain and pay for
telephones for the elderly, how
k help them eat adequately on
a regular basis and obtoia
food for special diets, and
possible ways ta bast tkae
advantage of the programs
already offered to them. Need
for adult basic education, -clothing,
a man household .
repairs, and entertainment ,
such as tolevisioa were also
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The chairman of the prop,
rather Francis Cartrw'y of
Hot Springs, w.3 i e Ce in
forms tion to Inform i9
Region B Ts&k Force of
Madison County's ec 'j s-1
particular r-' ' i tt t'
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with 5:20 remaining in the
first period and turned the
Warriors back on downs. Less
than four minutes later, an
inconsistently executed drive
was capped with a 23 yard
pass from Monte Reese to
Jimmy Roberts. The con
version run failed and the first
quarter ended with the
Patriots leading only 6-0. The
second period resembled the
first very much which was
encompassed with poor of
fensive execution and sur
prisingly aggressive defense
by botyh teams. Yet, with only
28 seconds remaining in the
half, Mike Osteen managed to
sneak across from the 4 yard
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Trouble
Release
community and terrified
women and children had
prompted speculation in his
part of the state that all
prisoners now have to do is
"lay around and play poker
and think up ways to get out"
Jones, an appointee of Rep.
Gov. Jim Holshouser, seemed
to establish good rapport with
the committee at the outset of
the meeting by declaring that
there has been no such thing
as a purge in the Department
of Social Rehabilitation anc1
Control and pledging his full
cooperation "to make this
government work."
"Sometimes people see a
false image," Jones said,
blaming the press for much of
(he controversy that surround
his department "The truth
has not been told. I ask anyone
at any time to search the
personnel records of the
department and they will see
there has been no such thing
as a purge."
Much of the discussion
centered on the proposed
reorganisation of the
department and Mac Baxley,
member of the three-member
Board of Parole, spoke op
timiscially of greater
cooperation between his
board, the Probation
Department and Corrections.
'The right hand has got to
know what the left hand Is
doing. If we begin planning
when an inmate is first
brought into the system, we
can make probation work," ha
said.
Boxley agreed with com
mittee members that the
Parole Board should be ea
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toworkwith other counties
la the Region for aaatoat
benefit and ta use resources
from them to benefit the elder
people ta Madisoa County.
Besides rather Carmocy,
the Task Force is composed of
Mrs. Fay Ramsey of ta
Opportunity Corpora V. ?
Mrs. Grace Ert'L'h of V -
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