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Volume 72 Number 40.
Marshall, N. C.
November 1, lt73
Patriots Trounce Swain
45 -14 In Final Game
By WAYNE McDEVITT
Sports Writer
The Newt-Record
One often rightfully expects
a gradual improvement
developed by a team
throughout a football season.
This being assumed, we may
logically expect a far superior
and cohesive unit in the finale
of a season as compared to the
season's opener. Indeed, this
assumption is in no way
negated by our own Madison
County High Patriots
Although their opener was
very impressive, the finale
chapter in "Pad 73" certainly
New Forester
Now On Duty
In Hot Springs
According to Bobby Brady,
District Ranger, Edwin B
Swan has been selected to fill
the Assistant District Ranger
position in Hot Springs. He
reported for duty on October
15.
Swan replaces Tommy
Bailey who resigned from the
Forest Service to accept a
position with Champion Paper
Company.
Swan is a native of Con
necticut and graduated from
Southern Illinois University in
1969 with a B.S. in Forestry
He hat worked for the State of
Connecticut, the Bureau of
Sport Fisheries and Wildlife in
South Dakota, the U S, Forest
Service in Louisiana, and
transferred to Hot Springs
from Franklin. Mr. and Mrs
Swan will live in Hot Springs
Mrs. Howey Named Union
County Teacher Of Year
Mrs. Anna Lee Ponder
Howey, a teacher at Indian
Trail Elementary School, has
been selected as Union County
Teacher of the Year
Mrs. Christine B. Brown, a
teacher at Mineral Springs
School, was selected as
runner-up in the competition
Mrs. Howey, wife of Frank
W. Howey of New Town Rd ,
was selected because of the
outstanding service she has
given as teacher, homemaker,
and citizen.
For several years she has
taught tpecial education and
this year she is a special
resource teacher for grades 1
S. Last summer she par
ticipated in a special study
institute entitled,
"Developmental Disabilities:
A Program of Study and
Clinical Experience for the
Preparation of Teachers ."
The selection committee
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proved that they are a much
more experienced,
aggressive, and extremely
improved team. For an af
firmation, you need only
question any Maroon Devil
who traveled from Swain
County this past Friday
evening. Surely, the Patriots
personified a giant coloccuc
while the Maroon Devils
encompassed a feeling of a
rookie matador at a bullfight.
The score was no less in
dicative of this analogy as the
Patriots trounced the out
manned "Devils", 45-14.
The Patriots wasted little
time showing the fans who
would be the superior team.
Although the first two Patriot
drives were abruptly ended by
fumbles. they finally managed
a score with only 11 seconds
remaining in the initial period
when Jimmy Ramsey rounded
left end for the final 6 yards.
Tim Hodge added the 2-point
conversion and the Patriot
lead was 8-0. The Maroon
Devils responded with a 34
yard kickoff return which set
up the first Swain score. Leah
man Coday carried the
"pigskin" in from the 1 yard
line. The PAT failed and the
devils trailed 8-6. After the
ball had exchanged hands
many times, the Patriots
rallied for another score with
a 1 yard burst by Tim Hodge.
The conversion run by Tim
Hodge followed and the
Madison lead was 16-6 with
only 27 seconds remaining in
the half. Yet, the Patriots
were nvt satisfied as they
forced aVumble on the eiisuing
kickoff. Three plays later,
they capitalized with no time
showing on a 20 yard pass play
from Jeff Treadway to Jimmy
was composed of Ken James,
a student at Forest Hills, the
Rev. Robert Howard, a parent
and pastor of Austin Grove
Baptist Church, Fred Hargett,
a citizen and assistant vice
president of Security Bank
and Trust of Marshville, Mrs.
Patsy N Griffin, a teacher at
New Salem, Mrs. Nancy H.
Smith, president of the
Association of Classroom
Teachers, Roy W. Richardson,
chairman of the Union County
Board of Education, and B.
Paul Hammack, superin
tendent. Union County
Schools
Mrs Howey is a graduate of
the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro and
has done graduate work at
Western Carolina University.
She is a member of number
of professional organizations,
including the National
Education Association, North
Roberts. The PAT by Roberts
split the uprights and the half
concluded with a 23-6 Patriot
lead.
The second half massacre
began much sooner as the
Patriot defense scored the
opening TD. The defensive
line forced a Swain fumble
and Jimmy Roberts alertly
scooped the loose ball and
rambled 46 yards into the end
zone. Only 4 minutes later
Mike Thomas added to the
onslaught with a 3 yard burst.
Jimmy Ramsey added the
conversion and the lead
plunged to 37-6. Later in the
final period Ricky Harrell
.capped a 45 yard drive on a 12
yard reverse play. Mike
Thomas added the conversion
run that upped the score to 45
6. The final score of the
evening was chalked up on the
visitor's side of the scoreboard
and the final score was 45-14.
Some unofficial individual
statistics which indicate
superb performance were as
follows:
OFFENSE: Jimmy
Ramsey, 9 rushes, 20 yards,
Avg. 2.2 yds. per carry.
Ricky Harrell, 1 rush, 12
yards.
Monte Reese, 1 rush, 12
yards.
Mike Thomas, 5 rushes, 23
yards, Avg. 4.6 yds. per carry.
Carlton Freeman, 5 rushes,
20 yards, Avg. 4.0 yds. per
carry, 1 pass reception, 13
yards.
Jimmy Roberts, 2 rushes, 44
yards, Avg. 22.0 yds. per
carry, 1 pass reception, 21
yards.
Holden Webb, 2 pass
receptions, 30 yards.
Harrell Wood, 1 pass
reception, 33 yards.
Carolina Association of
Educators, the Association of
Classroom Teachers, the
International Reading
Association, the Union County
Association of Retarded
Children, and the Professional
Advisory Council for the
Union County Board of
Education.
In addition, she has also
served on various committees
of these organizations.
She has served as chairman
of the legislative committee of
the county education
association, president of the
county Association of
Classroom Teachers and has
served on the State
Resolutions Committee of
ACT.
Mrs. Howey was responsible
for organizing the first
primary Educable Mentally
Retarded Class at the Indian
Trail School and In Union
County hat worked with the
Audio Visual Department to
develop materials for special
education classes in Union
County.
She hat alto written
teaching materialt for
professional magazines.
Mr. and Mrs. Howey have
three children, Sarah, Sylvia,
and Frank. Jr. They art
members of Central United
Methodist Church tn Monroe.
Mrs. Howey la the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs Love Ponder
of Leicester
Attention
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Center Scbael was.
Tim Hodge, 15 rushes, 96
yards, Avg. 6.4 yds. per carry.
Starting offensive interior
lineman were Jerry Cody,
Kirk McWilliams, Michael
Boone, Charles Holt, and
Dorman Thomas.
DEFENSE: Boyce
Mayhew, 7 individual tackles,
7 assists, 1 intercepted pass.
Ricky Harrell, 4 individual
tackles, 3 assists.
Mike Thomas, 7 individual
tackles, 6 assists, 1 fumble
recov.
Carlton Freeman, 3 in
dividual tackles, 2 assists.
Jimmy Roberts, 5 individual
tackles, 2 assists, 2 fumble
recov.
Alan Rice, 7 individual
tackles, 3 assists, 1 fumble
recov.
Michael Boone, 2 individual
tackles, 2 assists.
Charles Holt, 4 individual
tackles, 3 assists.
J. C. Mclntyre, 4 individual
tackles, 2 assists.
Others recovering fumbles
were Jerry Cody, Harrell
Wood, and Jimmy Ramsey.
The 1973-74 football season
came to an end on a winning
note this past Friday, with the
Patriots being the proud
owners of a 6-4 record.
Although the season has
concluded, we should not let
the pride and spirit generated
by this team die. Let's rally in
support of any Madison
County project and build a
sincere respect in all athletic
or academic events.
We should also consider the
tremendous effort displayed
by the coaching staff. Indeed,
no other staff anywhere could
have united our forces in a
highly competitive and
cohesive unit as did coaches
Roy Ammons, Charles Tolley,
John Fisher, Ronnie Wallin,
and Gene Hall. They reversed
an obvious disadvantage of
separate schools into a focal
point to rally around. The
hours of a coach are long and
Inconvenient and the pay is
comparatively low. High
school coaches certainly must
love the game and love the
athletes for whom they work.
The aforementioned coaches
are no exception to this
deduction. Indeed, they
deserve our applause,
devotion and sincere thanks
Madison
First downs 12
Rushing yardage 213
Passes 5-17-1
Passing yardage 96
Punts 245
Swain
9
101
8-19-1
133
3-24
7
95
129
845
8-14
Fumbles lost
Yards penalized
Return yardage
Madison 8
Swain 0
Powell Edorses School
Bond, Clean Water Issues
William P. Powell, Mayor of
Mars Hill and county GOP
Chairman, states the
following:
Please do not forget to cast
your votes in the November
6th election both in the state
and town elections. The
polling places may be at
different locations, so be sure
to express your preference at
both.
The three hundred million
dollar bond Issue for schools
deserves your vote. Madison
County would realise
75U7.M from this iasue that
could be uaed not only for
school construction but also
for debt retirement,
renovations or additions to our
present system. ,
Tbt data water set
referendum alas should to
approved. This Is a
clartficaUo to tbt bond issue
passed la in. A portion of
that rS3MM.000.M) Is
ed as legally doe to
ditlons spelled out ta the 1971
referendum. Tbis would
release these funds for use by
Mi
A s,
CARLTON FRK F.MAN, 160-pound Patriot halfback,
is shown being congratulated by John Darlington,
manager of French Broad KMC, prior to the Swain
Patriot football game last Friday night. On left is
Novile Hawkins, ice-president and director of the
Co-Op, who presented Freeman with a beautiful
trophy from the FHKMC. Teammates of the senior
halfback selected him as the "Most Outstanding
Football Player at Madison County High School this
Season". He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carmon
Freeman, of Houte 4, Marshall.
Secondary Roads
TO WHOM
CERN:
IT MAY CON-
Effective toda ( Nol ember
1, 1973), the SeconcW' liuads
Council of the lj ,'tMnn
Highways, li-p"WMieni i
Transportation, will not ap
prove for addiuVi to the State
Maintained Secondary Koad
System any street or road
dedicated to the public after
October 31, 1973, that is
considered to be .i street or
road which has been dedicated
to provide ingress and egress
to lots or parcels ol property
which have been laid out for
the purpose of providing
eventual home sites by the
sale of such lots or parcels
that has not been paved to the
minimum paved construction
standards of the Division of
Highways
Free Hides To
Polls Tuesday
Against LBD
Announcement has been
made that am one needing
transportation to the polls in
the Marshall precinct who
wishes to vote against Liquor-By-The-Dnnk
to call the
Baptist Church 649-3151
the counties and towns in the
state
Again, let ur opinions be
known b voting Tuesday.
Nov. 6, 1973 m both the state
issues and your preferences in
the town elections.
County Leader
Urges Vote For
School Bond
Citizens of Madison County
were issued a reminder this
week that there is more than
one issue on which they will be
voting in Tuesday's election.
Ralph Ramsey, county
leader of the Statewide School
Construction Bond referen
dum, urged an voters to
. consider tht many benefits
our children and our tax
payers will receive if this bond
knot is passed and to cast "
their vote ta favor of this State
SXI snOlioa school bond on
, November I.
In the past, the Division of
Highways has accepted for
addition to the State Main
tained System the above
I
mentioned snyeets
pr roads
either piivefl or
unfa v cu
provided the streets or roads
were constructed to the
Speaker At
Miss Barbara Bowers, a
missionary with the North
Africa Mission will be
speaking at the Marshall
Presbyterian Church Sunday
morning and afternoon.
For many years Dr. and
Mrs Williams have been
uiU-rested in the work of the
North Africa Mission along
with several other mission
organizations in various parts
of the world. The North Africa
Mission is an in
terdenominational work
supported entirely by the
faithfulness of those
Christians who believe the
lird meant what He said
when He told us to 'go ye into
all the world and preach the
gospel ' Without any other
support this mission has been
able to support a large
number of missionaries
Deadlines Set For
Urging all customers to
mail as early as possible for
Christmas, the U. S. Postal
Service has announced the
following series of recom
mended mailing deadlines for
the convenience of mailers:
November 1 Surface and
Space Available Mail (SAM)
to Armed Forces in Ethiopia,
Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia
Turkey;
International surface
parcels to Africa and the Near
East;
November 4 International
surface greeting cards to
Africa and the Near East;
November 10 Surface and
Space Available Mail (SAM)
to Armed Forces In South and
Central America, the Congo
and Liberia;
Surface mall to Armed
Forces tn Belgium, Denmark,
England, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Italy,
Norway, Netherlands, Por
tugal and Spain;
International surface
psrceli to South and Central
America and Europe;
November IT Parcel Air lift
(PAL) man to Armed Forces
In South and Central America,
the Congo, Liberia, Ethiopia,
Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia and ;
Turkey; r "
y International surfact
greeting cards to Sooth and :
Central America, and
" Europe; ..' ?
Region B Is Granted
Lead Status
The Region B. Planning and
Economic Development
Commission has been named
the Lead Regional
Organization for its four
county area, Mayor Charles
H. Campbell of Brevard,
Region B chairman, an
nounced last week
The announcement came
more than 12 months after
Region B first officially ap
plied for LRO status on Aug. 1,
1972, and brought to an end a
frustrating series of setbacks
that culminated in the firing of
L. D. Hyde as executive
director Sept 5
At a news conference at
Skyland Village Hall Tuesday
afternoon, Campbell read this
telegram from Secretary of
Administration William
Bondurant, whose department
made the decision on LRO:
"I am happy to advise you
that I am now able to
designate Region B Com
mission as the Lead
Organization for Region B.
"This comes as a result of
your good efforts and those of
your fellow commission
members. We are looking
forward to working with you
and your new staff in the years
to come. Letter follows."
The designation means that
Under New Rulings
minumurn paved or unpaved
Division of Highways' con
struction standards. After
November 1, 1973, only the
above mentioned type streets
and roads that have been
constructed to the inmunum
paved construction standards
of the Division of Highways
Pres. Church
working in one of the most
difficult fields that there is,
the Moslems of North Africa.
It was the Williams privilege
recently to attend the annual
conference of that mission at
Keswick Grove, N. J. While
they were there they met a
number of missionaries who
were on furlough and among
them was Miss Barbara
Bowers of Greenville, S. C. A
young lady, still in her
twenties, has spent nine years
in this work. She is a person
who is completely outgoing
with an engaging personality
and once you get acquainted
with her you feel that you have
known her a long time. The
Williams's found that she was
available to come to Marshall
on Sunday, November 4. She
has a fascinating story to tell
of the work in North Africa
November 20 Space
Available Mail (SAM) to
Armed Forces in Antarctica,
Australia. Burma, Indonesia,
Japan, Korea, New Zealand,
Okinawa, Philippines,
Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam,
Belgium, Denmark, England,
Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Italy, Norway,
Netherlands, Portugal and
Spain.
November 24 Surface Mall
Space Available Mail (SAM)
to Armed Forces in Canada,
Greenland, Labrador,
Newfoundland and the
Azores;
November 27 Parcel Airlift
(PAL) to Armed Forces In
Belgium, Denmark, England,
Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Italy, Norway,
Netherlands, Portugal and
Spain;
Parcel Air Lift (PAL) mall
to Armed Forces in Antartica,
Australia, Burma, Indonesia,
Japan, Korea, New Zealand,
Okinawa, Thailand 'and
Vietnam;
November 30 Parcel Air Lift
(PAL) mall to Armed Forces
ta Canada, - Greenland,
Labrador, NewfoundlaDd and
the Asores;
An surfact parcels ta
Alaska and Hawaii;
: December I Airmail
greetings and parcels to
Armed Forces In South and
Central America,. Ethior a.
the commission will be the
official channel for state and
federal planning funds coming
into Buncombe, Madison,
Henderson and Transylvania
counties, which with their
municipalities make up
Region B's membership.
Bondurant had set three
conditions for the designation :
a competent staff, a working
agreement with the
Metropolitan Planning Board
of Asheville and Buncombe
County and a "spirit of
regional cooperation" in
Region B.
Robert E Shepherd, an
Ashe County native who was
the senior staff member for
the seven-county Penn
sylvania planning
organization, has been hired
to replace Hyde, who claimed
his dismissal was an act of
"barter" with the state.
Shepherd, who is wrapping
up affairs in Pennsylvania and
plans to begin work full-time
in mid-November, was elated
when a reporter told him the
news Tuesday. "Great,
great!" was his initial
response.
"I hope," he said, "by the
week of Thanksgiving or
thereabouts we will have the
staff aboard to activate the
will be accepted for addition to
the State Maintained
Secondary Road System.
With best wishes, I am
Sincerely,
-s- Jack Murdock
Secondary Roads
Officer
Here Sunday
and anyone not committed to
some other church on Sunday
morning should plan to attend
the Presbyterian Church and
hear her. She will be talking at
both the Sunday School hour
as well as at the wor
shipservice. There will also be
a meeting in the afternoon
2:30 at which Miss Bowers will
also speak and perhaps show
slides of the work. It will be an
informal type of meeting and
there will be an opportunity
for questions. To illustrate the
interdenominational nature of
this mission society it might
well be mentioned that in
addition to those who are
Presbyterians, in it there are
a number of others as well
including Southern Baptists of
which denomination Miss
Bowers is member. You are
invited.
Christmas
Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia,
Turkey, Antarctica,
Australia, Burma, Indonesia,
Japan, Korea, New Zealand,
Okinawa, Philippines,
Taiwan, Thailand and Viet
nam; Intematial surface parcels
to Canada and Mexico;
December 7 International
surface greeting cards to
Canada and Mexico;
December 8 Airmail
greetings and parcels to
Armed Forces in Canada,
Greenland, Labrador,
Newfoundland, the Conge,
Liberia, and the Azores;
Intematial air parcela to
Africa, tht Near East and tht
Far East;
December IS Surfact
parcels within tht United
States (except Alaska and
Hawatt);
December 11 Air mall
greetings and parcels to
Armed Forces la Btlglom,
, Denmark, England, Finland,
, Franca, Germany, Greece,
Italy, Norway, Netherlands,
Portugal and Spain;
International air parcels to
Europe, South and Central
.Americs;
December II International
sir parcels to Canada and
Mexico;
Intni!i-wal sir
csHs to Ar.-i--. V t f r r X
bM tve Far E-t;
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tool that's been given us."
Shepherd Interviewed several
candidates for open staff
positions when he was in this
area last week, and said he
has at least two qualified
candidates for each opening.
The candidates will be
reviewed by the state per
sonnel office, he said, and he
expected to be able to make
them offers by the end of next
week.
Campbell pointed out
Tuesday that letters of intent
have been exchanged with
MPB and said he expects "no
problems whatsoever with
this transaction." He said
Hyde's firing was "not a
tradeoff with the state.
Zeno Ponder of Marshall,
who represents Madison
County on the commission,
siad "the timing speaks for
itself," since, he said,
"nothing happened" except
Hyde's firing and a suit
against the state by Madison
County.
He said the Department of
Administration "did not want
to go into court and look like
the dam' fools they are."
Ponder also suggested that
Campbell, who has said he will
not seek re-election, resign as
chairman immediately to
allow a new election before
December.
He said he did feel,
"especially if Charles Camp
bell would resign," that the
commission could now
proceed with the business for
which It was created.
R. Curtis Ratcllff, chairman
of the Buncombe County
Board of Commissioners, who
feels ttiat 'Buncombe has
never formally Joined Region
B, was also pleased.
"The LRO status is cer
tainly one of the important
items," he said, "and It looks
like the pieces nave all fallen
into place." He reiterated that
he would propose a resolution
officially niaking Buncombe a
member at the com
missioners' Nov. 6 meeting.
Campbell expressed cer
tainty that Bondurant's three
conditions were well on their
way to being met, and was
hopeful about the future of
Region B "We have been over
some bumpy road," be said.
Marshall PTA
To Meet Here
The Marshall PTA will I
in the school lunchroom nest
Monday night at 7: JO o'clock.
Mrs. Dortha Reeves,
president, stated that the
program will be on Drugs.
Members are urged ta at
tend. Mailing
greeting cards within Xht
United States, Including
Alaska and Hawaii;
December II bsraatioaal
air greetings to Europe,
Central and South America;
December II Intornstlasau
air it i tsaitliiiTM Ia CmnmAm mmA
Mexico;
December S Air gieetasys
and parcels to Alaska said
Hawaii; -'-.-v.
Ltecemoer at jutsbui
parcels and letters wtthia tht
United States, (except Aetata
and Hawaii). ' r w
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Promoted
Jerry BoswtQ, of Wabrat,
was promoted to sales
manager tf Combined In
surance Co., ad October L I s
has bees with the cotnpar y f
tot year and amorg t
achievements was sellxg :
polldat tn a Eve-weeks' pn :
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