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1 I 1 "I1 ii ar hi - ii pin mrMr"nn" pi i mi pair jum -jpan ' jji .ji y ij hj i j w " .U 1 m il 1 1 ' ' -. ' - f 1 f , . ,.t... . ,.. . :L .i',T, county 'Ur , ' ' - , hersViSll, fcW , , j- LTU 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 r - 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. n: - : 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 11 $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 - 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 -3S 3 34 7 Yards Penalised Return Yardage Pisgah 14 14 0 0 0 Time of Pisgah l! St-.R tt:n V i