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Volume 72 Number 39
Marshall, N. C.
October 11, 1973
New Plans May Kill Approved Highway Projects In Co.
Marshall-Weaverville
Project May Be
Scrapped
Approximately $700,000 has
been spent on right-of-way
acquisition for a four-lane
highway from Weaverville to
Marshall, but the fate of the
long-sought project is now
uncertain.
The North Carolina Board of
Transportation has in hand a
recommendation from a
committee of the old State
Highway Commission to
scuttle the connector and put
what's left of the more than
$11.5 million approved for the
project into other road
butlding programs
At a public hearing on the
roadway design in 1971, the
Weaverville-Marshall high
way received the unanimous
endorsement of government
and civic leaders from Bun
combe and Madison counties.
Frank 1.. Hutchison, 13th
Highway division engineer,
said that the state has already
spent roughly $f00,000 for
right-of-way acquisition, out
Secondary Road Priorities
Now Under New Formulas
RALEIGH A new rating
sheet to establish secondary
road priorities for paving has
been issued by the N C
Division of Highways and
places more emphasis of
traffic counts and value in
county thoroughfare planning
than did former rating for
mulas Cecil Budd, chairman of the
new Secondary Roads
Council, said that the new
system will be used in setting
up secondary pavings and
improvement programs in the
slate's counties during this
Judicial Bar Meets
At Bald Mountain
The annual meeting of the
Twenty Fourth Judicial
District Bar Association was
held at the Wolf Laurel
Restaurant and Club on
Saturday, October 6, 1973 The
association consists of
members of the bar from
Avery, Madison, Mitchell,
Yancey and Watauga Coun
ties. The Madison County Bar
Association was host for the
meeting which also included a
kincheon Joseph B Huff,
immediate past president of
the association presided over
the meeting. District Court
Judge Bruce Briggs discussed
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nCTLT.ro ACOVE art members J iht ZVJn Judicial District Ear
Association who mrt last Saturday at Wolf Laurel. Front Row: Don!aa
Gref n, Hcbert Lacy, Richard Dotbin, Tom Hu'.her. Stacy Eftgeri, Warrew
rri'.cV-'i and Jw;h Huff. Hack Row: rt.t" Thomas, Kelly Johnson,
Oarl.-t I :mb, Iyd Hist, Jot Feri (partly l!xkrd). John Einrhtm
fpartV.'y llxit 1), Mr. Taylor, G. D. Eal.ey. Juigt Eruce B. Eri-s, Frank
Wat 1 1- i n-'s'j w. How? :i. .
of an estimated total of a little
over $1 million required to
purchase access for the route.
The highway, which has
been under discussion for
some 25 years, would extend
from the interchange of the
four-lane Weaverville By-pass
at Weaverville to just north of
the U. S. 25-70 intersection at
Marshall on the Marshall
Bypass.
A little more than seven
miles of roadway construction
is involved, Hutchison said.
The project would relocate a
portion of U. S. 25-70 in that
area.
Hutchison said that in his
communications with the
Raleigh headquarters of the
Department of Transportation
(DOT) he has had no in
dication that the project will
be halted
"In fact, they are
proceeding right along with
the right of way acquisition,"
Hutchison said.
fiscal year. A new state law
requires the Secondary Road
Council to consult with each
board of county com
missioners ' when . county's
yearly program is formulated.
The new rating sheets give
less impact to the number of
houses on a road and more to
how much the road is used,
although such things as home,
school, churches and in
dustries still figure materially
in setting priorities.
However, traffic counts on
dead end roads are divided in
half under the new system,
the new commitment law
regarding incompetents and
Frank Watson reported on the
activities of the State Bar.
New officers were elected
for 1973-74, as follows:
IJoyd Hise, President; John
Bingham, Vice-President;
Warren Pritchard, Sec
Treas ; Ronald W. Howell of
the Madison County Bar was
elected to the executive
committee
Participants agreed that the
attendance of the meeting
exceeded all expectations.
The next annual meeting
will be held in Mitchell
County.
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R. W. McGowan, assistant
chief engineer for precon
struction, said funds for the
project, shared on a 50-50
basis by the state and the
federal government, were
approved some time ago.
When Gov. Jim
Holshouser's State Highway
Commission was sworn in at
the first of this year, all
projects approved under the
previous Democratic ad
ministration were frozen until
a study of the entire program
was completed.
The 1973 General Assembly
abolished the SHC and created
a Board of Transportation and
a Secondary Roads Council to
replace it.
The recommendation to
scuttle the Weaverville -Marshal
highway project was
made by a committee of the
Holshouser SHC.
The final decision, however,
will rest with the Board of
Transportation.
which will reduce the standing
of none-connecting roads
under the new system.
Much stress in the new
rating system is also given as
to how a road which is
proposed to be paved fits into
the overall county thorough
fare plan. Highway officials
believe this will be conducive
to a more orderly system of
developing a county's road
system.
Copies of the new rating
sheets have been distributed
to counties throughout the
state, Jack Murdock, state
secondary roads officer, said.
After priority figures have
been established, then
members of the council will
discuss secondary road
paving plans with the boards
of commissioners within their
areas before a schedule is
adopted.
Hours For
License
Bureau
Vernon Ramsey, auto
license agent here, announced
this week that the license
counter would be open from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays,
Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Fridays and from 9 a.m. to 12
noon on Wednesdays and
Saturdays.
PICTURED ABOVE is the new road being constructed in Hot Springs for a
proposed 30,000 square foot industrial plant to be built by the Hot Springs
Development Corporation. Officials are building this structure in hopes of
attracting some industry to locate there.
Industrial Plant To Be
Built In Hot Springs
The Hot Springs Develop
ment Corp will begin con
struction of a 30,000 square
foot industrial plant building
this month as a means of
attracting new industry,
according to Lawrence
Ponder, industrial developer
for Madison County.
Ponder said the proposed
Pisgah Brars Roll
By WAYNE McDEVITT
Sports Writer
The News-Record
The Pisgah Bears came to
Madison County this past
Friday to show the Patriots
exactly why they have been
the "class of the conference"
for the past few years. The
Bears did not slow down from
the opening whistle until the
final horn as they went on to
hand the Patriots their third
loss, 40-8.
One characteristic to look
for in a good team is the ad
vantage they take of breaks.
Pisgah indeed showed this
quality in the early going as
the Patriots relinquished the
ball on their own 15 yard line.
Although it took the Bears six
plays to make the impressive
Patriot defense yield, there
was nevertheless a 6-0 score
with only two minutes gone in
the initial period. It was ob
vious from the start that the
Patriot offense was not per
forming as they should. Poor
execution and very little
"finesse" characterized the
Hot Springs Boy's
Home Gets Grant
Through the kindness of the
Bishop of Charlotte, Most
Reverend Michael J. Begley,
The Hot Springs Boys' Home
and Youth Hostel has received
a grant of $835.00 to complete
the furnishings of the new
Educational - Recreational
wing recently added to the
home.
This grant was made
possible by the contributions
of thousands of persona all
ever the Diocese to the drive
for the "Campaign For
Human rveloptnent.' This t
an annual drive held each
year by the Catholic Church to
help others to help them-'
elves. I is conducted oa the
national level as well as ea. the
Diocesan level. .The money
that has been received by the
Home for 177J will be used to
acquire a bass amplifier for
fbe "Broad 'Hirer Band
which bases itself ta the
Home, ft will also be used to
acquire partition for the new
room as well as furnishings to
that the new wing caa be used
building will be built on a 20
acre site, which was pur
chased two months ago by the
corporation from Burder
Fowler. The site is located
within the city limits of Hot
Springs on U. S. 25-70
He said the purchase price
of the land was $40,000 which
wAraisbdby s.fliiig sJiaresfn
the corporation. An additional
Madison offensive team
during the entire evening. Yet,
with outstanding defensive
play, the initial quarter ended
with the Patriots trailing only
6-0.
However, the second period
saw the tiring Madison
defense stagger somewhat as
the Bears added 14 points on a
1-yard burst by Mike Singleton
and a 19-yard pass play to
Robbie Broyles. The latter TD
was followed by a conversion
pass from Chuck Stines to
John Brown. The Patriot
offense again failed to per
form adequately, yet there
were many defensive thrills
by the Madison team as they
twice turned the Bears back
inside their own 10 yard line
Thus the half ended with the
Bears leading 20-0.
Ha If time was probably the
most enjoyable part of the
evening for the Patriot fans as
there were brief introductions
made of Booster Club officers
and of the three "little
league" teams which are now
playing in our county . Another
for
sleeping quarters
when
necessary.
Fr. Jeff Burton, S. J., the
Administrator of the Home
and Hostel would like to thank
all of those persons who have
made this grant possible. The
new wing has been used for
many dances aa well as for
slide lectures and has served
scores of people as a game
room.
On Sunday October 14th, it
will be the scene of a large
Birthday party for Mrs. LucUe
Smith who has been
associated with the home for
over six years. Fr. Burtoa's
Birthday will also be,
celebrated m the same day. It .
was through the generosity of
the Rylaad Company ' la
.Columbia, Maryland that the
wing was made possible. R
was completed ta May of this
year.
The Hot Sprinc fVme and
Hostel would I ke V) tar.k all
who have made the dream of
this wing a reality. f
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$100,000 will be borrowed from
Northwestern Bank Co to
finance construction of the
structure .
Ponder said the corporation
began discussing the idea last
May and decided that an in
dustrial building would
enhance HobSprir.j char-.oa
of attracting industry.
enjoyable entit of halftime
was the superb performance
of the Pisgah High Marching
Band. They are indeed an
asset to their school, team,
and community.
The second half started very
much like the first had ended
with great defense being the
major highlights and the only
Murray Speaks
At Chevrolet
Meeting
Bruce K. Murray of French
Broad Chevrolet Co. Inc. has
just returned from Charlotte,
where he served as
spokesman for this District's
fellow Chevrolet dealers at a
meeting of the Charlotte Zone
Chevrolet Dealer Council.
Mr. Murray was elected to
the Council by Chevrolet
dealers of his district under a
nationwide program which the
country's leading automobile
and truck producer pioneered
in the industry in 1937. The
purpose of the Chevrolet
Dealer Council is for
Chevrolet and its Dealer
Organization to better com
municate, and to plan for
mutual progress.
The Chevrolet National
Dealer Council is organized at
district, zone, regional and
national levels. Dealers in
each of the nearly 500
Chevrolet districts in the
United States elect from their
group a dealer to represent
them at the tone level. These
district representatives then .
meet in a tone location to
formulate dealer recom
mendations which they
present to Chevrolet Motor
Division Management Each)
of lb 41 tone councils
, throughout the country the
' elects dealer to itpr est at
' them and to carry their
recommendations forward to
' a regional council, of which
there are sine. At the con
. clusjoo of each regional
council BMeting a dealer Is
again dotted to serve as
spokesmaa. .;
Mr. Murray has been the
Chevrolet dealer hi Marshall
since 1545.
NC 213 And Marshall
Spring Creek Projects
In Doubt
Recommendations to be
placed before Gov. Jim
Holshouser's Board of
Transportation this Friday for
a vote Oil the proposed seven
year road plan apparently call
for deletion of the Mars Hill to
Marshall hgihway project as
well as the four-lane road
from Weaverville to Marshall.
Rep. Uston B. Ramsey of
Marshall obtained a partial
list Friday of the construction
priorities of the new highway
board, and N. C. 213 from
Mars Hill to Marshall has also
been scratched.
Secretary of Transportation
Bruce I.entz declined to
release the list to newsmen at
the Board of Transportation
meeting Thursday.
Ramsey said he learned
Friday that 57 of the 98 parcels
of property needed for right of
way for the U. S. 70 project
the four-lane route from the
Weaverville By-pass to the
Marshall By-pass, had been
acquired as of Oct. 1
And 66 of the 92 pieces of
property neeced for con
struction of the new route for
N. C. 213 from Mars Hill to
Marshall had been bought by
that date, he said.
Other roads on the list in
v elude Jllghwayi ,110 in.
Haywood County from Canton
Oyer Patriots, 40-8
Patrioit bright spot. However,
the explosive Bears could not
be contained by the tiring
defensive unit and in a span of
5 minutes late in the quarter,
the Pisgah team added 20
more points to their score.
These came on long runs by
Dean Simpson and Mike
Singleton and on a perfectly
executed pass play from
Chuck Stines to Singlton. The
only profitable conversion
came on a pass from Stines to
Robbie Broyles. Thus ended
the Pisgah Scoring. Indicative
of the entire evening, the
defensive unit put the only
Madison points on the board
when the interior lineman
forced a fumble and Jimmy
Roberts alertly scooped up the
ball and scampered 60 yards
into the end zone. The con
version was added on a run
also by Roberts with only 2
minutes remaining to play.
Thus the final score read 40-8
in favor of the visiting Bears.
As aforementioned, the
Patriot offense never got
rolling and showed very little
aggressiveness. Yet, we must
realize the superb defense of
the Bears. There were also a
few injuries to some of the
regular offensive standouts
which accounted for some new
faces in the lineup. Needless
to say, these new starters
the n-.-.h r -r i-: r
; ttrcrs i f i . - ive llr.t
. by rati Kr:'-r
to near Bethel School, which
has been given the green
light; and a two-mile ex
tension of N. C. 209 near
Crabtree School which has
been scratched, Ramsey said.
But he said the road from
Hot Springs to Tennessee
approved by the Scott ad
ministration along with a road
from near Marshall to Spring
Creek and the Marshall By
pass to Laurel River have
been scratched.
The recommendations were
put together by a four
member subcommittee and
will go before the full 12
member Board of Tran
sportation for a decision at a
special meeting this Friday.
The board is made up of 10
members appointed by
Holshouser and two from the
General Assembly. The
members for the Legislature
are Democrats.
"I am happy to hear of the
proposal to retain Highway
110 in Haywood County, but 1
am extremely disappointed
that this administration has
seen fit not to recommend the
completion of the new U.S. 70
from Buncombe County
through the center of Madison
County; the road from
Marshall to Spring Creek ; the
road from Marshall to Mars
were somewhat inex
perienced. The Madison
defense played superbly the
entire game. They were
forced to play the majority of
the game and quite obviously
got tired in the latter part of
the halves. This accounted for
many of the Pisgah points
along with their ability to
capitalize on mistakes. Had it
not been for the defensive unit,
the score could have been a
far greater deficit. This was
indeed one of their better
performances. One word of
optimism: although this
season is far from over, the
majority of the starting
defensive unit will be retur
ning for the 1974-75 season.
Some unofficial individual
statistics which show superb
defensive play were as
follows:
Ricky Harrell, 5 individual
tackles, t assists.
Jimmy Roberts, 7 individual
tackles, 3 assists, 1 fumble
recovery.
Kirk McWilliams. S in
dividual tackles, 7 assists, 1
blocked punt.
Troy Reid, 7 individual
tackles, 2 assists.
Alan Rice, S individual
tackles, 4 assists, 1 fumble
recovery.
Charles Holt, individual
tackles, S
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Hill and extension of 209 in
Haywood County. All of these
roads are desperately
needed," Ramsey said.
"It is obvious that the
Republican administration
plans to spend the majority of
the highway funds in the
large, urban counties and
within the larger cities of the
state," Ramsey said.
"I along with several other
Madison County people, have
worked for several years
trying to get decent highways
in Madison County. We made
great progress during the
immediate past Democratic
administration, and I am at a
loss to understand why the
present Republican ad
ministration, after having
taken several hundred
thousand dollars in secondary
road funds away from the
people of Madison and
Haywood Counties last winter,
would follow that up by
blocking construction on
several major roads within
these counties," Ramsey said.
And he said that the
majority of the proposed U.S.
70 improvement to Marshall
would be in Buncombe
County, the home of Dr.
Wayne Montgomery, member
of t Board of Tr
sportation, from Asheville.
J. C. Mclntyre, 10 individual
tackles, 4 assists.
Boyce Mayhew, 7 individual
tackles, 4 assists, 1 fumble
recovery.
The Patriots now hold a 4-3
ecord, quite respectable in
anyone's league. The
remainder of the schedule
( Hendersonville, Reynolds,
Swain) is going to be very
challenging, however, no one
realizes this more than the
Patriot players and coaches.
Rest assured they will be well
prepared and much more
competitive. This Friday, the
Madison team will travel to
Hendersonville, home of
another perennial power. The
Bearcats will be attempting to
bounce back from a 13-10 loos
to T. C. Roberson. The en
counter begins at 1:00. Lets
support the Patriots!
Pisgah . .
First downs 10
Rushing yardage 186
Passes 11-0-1
Passing yardage 107
Punts M
Fumbles lost 3
3
118
34-44
33
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3
34
7
Yards Penalised
Return Yardage
Pisgah
14 14
0 0 0
Time of
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