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Marshall. N.C.
January 31, 1974
Farmers Should Get
Needed
There is reassurance for
area farmers in the views
expressed recently by fuel and
agriculture leaders in
Washington, according to W.
T. Reece, North Carolina
State Executive Director of
the Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Service
(ASCS).
Taylor Heads
County FHA
Office Here
DOUGLAS TAYLOR
Douglas E. Taylor has been
assigned to work in the local
Farmers Home Ad
ministration office. Mr.
Taylor fills the position of
County Supervisor created by
the retirement of Eldridge
Hill.
Taylor worked with the
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ministration for three years
and eight months as Assistant
County Supervisor in the
Wilkesboro office serving
Wilkes and Alexander
Counties.
He graduated from N. C.
State University in May of
1965, with a BS degree in
Animal Science. He was a
member of Gamma Sigma
Delta, an honorary society of
Agriculture, and a member of
the Animal Science Club.
Taylor has also served a four
year term in the U. S. Air
Force.
Taylor and his wife, Brenda,
and three daughters, Kim
berly, six years old. Autumn,
four and Nicole sixteen
months, are living on Walnut
Creek Road in Marshall. The
Taylors are Baptists.
Taylor Joins the FHA staff of
Vernon Rankin, Assistant
County Supervisor, Mrs.
Barbara Alien, County Office
Clerk and Mrs. Miriam Zink,
Assistant County Office Clerk.
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Training Funds Available
The Employment Security
Commission of North Carolina
has funds to assist employers,
large and small, in hiring and
training new workers.
. Primarily designed to
: promote job opportunities for
tin disadvantaged unem
ployed and under-employer,
then it an on-the-job training
program suited to any six
private profit or non-profit
bashw enterprise.
Finds are available to
rrimborse the employer for up
to SB percent of the employee's
; wages lor time spent in on-thc
jab trtkilng In almost every
jjtft which has traditionally
required from 1 to II months
of specific ' occupational
: training, provided that the
. : employer plans to retain the
I employee when training is
completed.
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! Federal laws excludes few
- occupations from on-the-job
'training contracts: common
laborer, maids and janitors,
bartenders, sewing machine
operators (garment and
Industry),
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Fuel Supplies
It is vital that farm
producers get the fuel they
need during the present crisis,
said Earl L. Butz, Secretary of
Agriculture and William
Simon head of the new
Federal Energy Office.
In his mid-December
remarks Secretary Butz said:
"We at USDA will continue to
do everything in our power to
see that farmers get the fuel
they need to accomplish the
important farm production
needed and expected. Mr.
Butz continued, "The Federal
Energy Office understands
that when farmers need fuel,
they generally need it right
anow. Yesterday it was too
wet to work, and tomorrow it
may be raining again. The
'average' day, or season, or
year never arrives in
agriculture."
Stressing efficient use of
fuel he said; "A massive
,,USDA campaign is well un
derway to help farmers find
good ways to(save fuel in an
energy management
if program. Fuel conservation
has become the hot action
program of the Department."
Energy leader Simon also
affirmed the importance of
the farm fuel situation. He
said "I can assure you that we
are very much aware of the
great contribution agriculture
Democratic Candidates
Announce In County
Seven Democrats have
announced for the Madison
County Board of Education,
and six otherslargely in
cumbent office holders have
announced for the key court
house qpsitions to go before
voters in the May 7 Primary.
William M. (Bill) Roberts,
chairman, and members
Emery Wallin and Robert Z .
(Bobby) Ponder, along with
newcomers Mrs. Blanche
Houston, Dr. Don Anderson,
John Ray Gardin, . and
Dedrick Cody are seeking
election to the Board of
Education.
! ' Chairman James T. I Bed
ford, commissioner Ervin
Adams and newcomer Mrs.
Virginia Anderson are
aspirants to the County Board.
Bill Moore, the other com
missioner, has announced he
will not seek another term.
Sheriff E. Y. Ponder, Clerk
of Superior Court Judson
Edwards and Tax Collector
Harold Wallin are candidates
Employment Security
Commission office in your
area to arrange a meeting
with the Area OJT Coor
dinator. You may write
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nCTVrtTD ArOVE is the miniature fire truck
v ' " v. If? riven sway hrre on July 4th. Proceeds
f ft' ; cy-r ;'l le nrflt the Marsha!! Volunteer
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is making to the American
economy,, and we will make
every effort to provide far
mers the fuel supplies they
need. This is no question that
farmers will have to con
tribute to energy con
servation, just like other
sectors of the economy.
However, I believe that farm
needs' are really national
needs." He continued: "I
believe agriculture will be one
of our best allies in the dif
ficult days ahead.
He mentioned four ways
that the Federal Energy
Office plans to carry out their
emergency mission: (1) seek
to minimize the economic
impact of the energy shortage
through conservation of
energy by the consumer and
more efficient utilization of
energy by industry and
agriculture; (2) maintain a
flexible approach by putting
long-range policies into place
but remain able to adjust to
short-term needs; (3) actively
seek the advice and
cooperation of the Congress,
State and local .government, .
industry, agriculture, and '
consumers; and (4) act.
Energy policy now calls for
action. Whatever is needed
must be done to put this
country on the road to self
sufficiency, which is the
ultimate goal.
for another term of office.
Madison is one of the few
counties in North Carolina to
elect a partisan ethool board,
and voters will decide in
November on five members to
serve four-year terms
beginning April 1, 1975. The
state law covering Madison
provides that two of the school
board members will be from
the Mars Hill area and three
from the Marshall area.
The present Mars Hill area
members include the board's
lone Republican R. M. Lee of
Mars Hill, and Mrs. Bobby
Gene Rice of the Grapevine
Precinct area.
Burlington Reports Gains
Burlington Industries, Inc.
today reported increases in
consolidated sales and ear
nings for the first quarter of is
1974 fiscal year.
Sales for the quarter ended
December 29, 1973, were
directly to the Area OJT
Coordinator, Employment
Security Commission of North
Carolina, P. O. Box 18118,
Asneville, N. C. 28802.
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THE MARSHALL WATER AND SEWER BOND hearing held Monday night
here was thoroughly explained to more than 20, town leaders and officials by
W. R. Johnson, chief of engineer, and Henry Johnson, Jr., design engineer,
Wilbur Smith & Associates of Columbia, S. C. Pictured above viewing maps
showing the proposed new additions and improvements in both systems are,
left to right, W. R. Johnson, Chief Engineer, Municipal Division; Henry
Johnson, Jr., Design Engineer; Mayor Lorado Ponder and Aldermen Charles
"Ham" Crowe, James Penland and Roy Wild. More detailed information
concerning the project and bond election will be published in the near future.
Beef Producers Should
Have Planned Program
N.C. Beef Producers would
do well to think of a planned
program or system for their
beef cattle. Field crops are
now being planned for next
year. Ultimately, the number
of cattle one can carry
through ' any nrutUr i.f the
amount of feed available.
Based on supply and
demand conditions as seen by
N.C.S.U. Economist, John
Ikerd, and the outlook of feed
prices for 1974, choice and
good steers in N.C. weighing
500 lbs. are expected to
average $52 to $54 during the
first quarter of 1974. Prices
will probably average around
$53 to $55 for the second
quarter. Prices are expected
to fall below $50-cwt. during
the third quarter and average
in the $46 to $48 range for the
remainder of the year.
With this market outlook,
farmers who can handle
$542,450,000 or 12 percent
higher than sales of
$482,961,000 for the same
quarter last year.
Net earnings of $24,008,000
for the first quarter were 48
percent higher than the
$16,224,000 earned in the same
period a year ago.
Earnings per share were 88
cents on 27,262,000 average
shares outstanding, compared
to (0 cents per share on
27,007,000 average shares
outstanding for the first fiscal
quarter last year.
Horace C. Jones, president
and chief executive officer of
the diversified textile firm,
said results indicated "a
continuation of the high
business levels reached in our
third and fourth quarters of
last year. Demand continues
good for most products In the
three principal areas of the
Company's business apparel
fabrics, home furnishings, and
industrial textiles."
2-Hour Free
Parking Here
Anticipated
Mayor Lorado Ponder and
members of the Marshall
v board of aldermen are
; striving ts alleviate the
park)ng congestion ia Mar
shall, especially oa Main
Street, ft was learned this.
week. .
' In an effort to provide more
parkinug ar?ss for Vnrs
and to al'eviste aii-dy
parking ty en:;'-yeea and
others, the to ' icUIs are
rwH-g plans for twry-hnur
free rsrU-g and .:i f-i'-'f
eriforre te new r-"'
feeder cattle in the winter
months may want to be
thinking of preserving some
feed for steers bought next
fall.
In order to get new born
calves off to a tyoA rowing
sCart, NheTe ar4 aJiae
suggestions that shukld be
followed: castrate, vaccinate,
and dehorn calves at an early
Baley To Run For
Seat On High Court
Asneville 's Judge James M.
Baley Jr. of the North
Carolina Court of Appeals
filed Thursday as a candidate
for the vacancy on the
Supreme Court created by the
expiration of the term of
Judge Susie Sharp
Judge Sharp has filed as a
candidate for chief justice of
the Supreme Court.
Farmers Told
To Purchase
Plant Givers
RALEIGH - Tobacco
(annert art urged to pvchaae
plant bed covers as soon as
possible dot to shortages in ,
both cotton and nylon cover
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State Agriculture Com
Hussioner Jim Graham stated
that the shortage may extend
into next year. "I recommend
that giuwers properly clean
and store their covers for ase
In 1S75. They should be placed
In locations that will prevent ,
damage from rodents. Nylon
covers should be stored in
dark sreas is t vt will
c" Toy the fabric."
At aSemaie to r; '--t and
Cv coven is v 4, ) r, J
ff'y ethylene. It Is
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K : rpored S ' c-t
age because they are young
and there is less shock at this
age. Less labor and equipment
is needed. There is also no fly
problem and the calves is no
I longer protected from
blackleg, by the cow. The
YT 'lift, ;,cjc .;oi-ti aie
ful"plete, the better for the
meJt uniformity is your calf
crop.
Baley, a Republican, was
appointed to the appeals court
by Gov. Jim Holshouser last
April 10.
Baley's decision to run for
the Supreme Court was an
nounced one day after his 62nd
birthday.
The first Republican in the
century to serve on a North
Carolina appeals court. Judge
Baley was a partner in the
Ashi'ville law firm of
McGuire, Baley and Wood.
"The reception accorded
my service as the first
Republican upon a North
Carolina appellate court in
this century leads me to
believe that both the legal
profession and the electorate
are ready to make a con
sidered choice for the
Supreme Court regardless of
party. There is no better time
to test that belief than now,"
he said.
Judge Baley is a 1927
graduate of Asneville High
School. He attended Mars Hill
College and the University of
North Carolina at Chapel HilL
and received his academic
and law degrees from UNC.
Education Can
Be A 4-Letter Word
. ' If finances art preventing a
young man or woman from
obtaining his desired
.educational level, the local
repreaentativt might have the
- As Sergeant Art Wheeleas of
the Psttoa Are Recruiting
Station stated, the Army cf
fers aa educational plan for
everyone." Opportunities
Include schooling from tr.gh
r bod throoi te r"a ' ''
kvel, vocalion.il tra.;.t- g S"d
f.nancial assssUnce for
s i imt as well as veterans.
The Army rr' " ap
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Farmers Cautioned Against
Overfertilizing Seedbeds
Tobacco experts are urging
growers to guard against
over -fertilizing seedbeds this
winter to reduce the risk of
fertilizer salts injury and to
ease the effects of higher
costs.
Dr. Bill Collins, extension
tobacco specialist at North
Carolina State University,
said some growers who have
used fairly large amounts of
the old 4-9-3 plantbed fertilizer
in the past may find it difficult
to cut back when using the
higher analysis 12-6-6.
Only about a third as much
of the 12-6-6 is needed to
Rising Costs
Necessitates Increase
In Advertising Rates
Due to the rapidly in
creasing costs of newsprint,
materials, labor and the
overall production of a
newspaper, advertising rates
in The News-Record will be
slightly increased, effective
February 1, 1974.
The cost of copies of The
News-Record from racks or
over -counter will be increased
from 10 cents to 15 cents
immediately.
The current subscription
rates will remain the same, at
least for the present, it was
announced.
DenUlillealUEducatiou '
Program To Start In County
RALEIGH An extensive
dental health education
program will get underway in
Madison County on Feb. 1, it
was announced by Dr. Ralph
Young, dental consultant for
the Division of Health Ser
vices. "There have been many
new developments in
preventive dentistry during
the past few years," Young
said. "Through the
cooperation of dentists in
private practice, public health
dentists and dental
organizations, a preventive
dental education program has
been organized to provide
information and supervision
to classroom teachers for the
purpose of instructing
students on proper dental
health."
Young said the program
came about as a result of
concern by the dental com
munity that many of the
state's public schools lacked
adequate preventive dental
Instruction. He said the nine
pilot demonstrations are a
forerunner of an up-to-date
preventive dental program
which wul be made available
to all the state's public schools
within the next few years. The
program wU include com
munity fluoridation, rural
school flouridation and dental
education.
The program wfl get un
sducattoa centers scattered ,
: throughout the world. The .
centers art staffed by 3,001
people, many of whom arc
professional educators.
'Through the Serviceman's
Opportunity College (SOO,
many local colleges offer,
courses on Army posts around
the world. They provide
tutorial assistance, have
liberal entrance
. re$:re:rer,is, ni grant
ere : t. hn poss.lSe, for
educit f-rtl experiences
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supply the same level of
nitrogen, Collins said.
One danger of using large
amounts of fertilizer is plant
injury. "Some farmers ap
parently have been getting by
without injured plants,"
Collins said, "but it is only
because they are disking in or
burying the fertilizer. They
aren't getting any plant injury
this way but neither are they
getting any benefit from most
of the fertilizer. Only that in
the top several inches of soil
where the roots are located
helps the plant."
He suggested farmers use 50
New advertising rates,
effective February 1 follow:
National Rate per column
inch, $1.12 (8 cents per line);
Local open rate per column
inch (non-regular ad
vertisers); $1; Local rate per
column inch (regular ad
vertisers), 85 cents; Legal and
Political rate per column inch,
$1; Administrator's,
Executor's Notices (4 weeks),
$12.50; Divorce Notices (4
weeks), $15; Classified ad
vertisements, $1.25
(Minimum).
derway in eight other counties
on Feb. 1. They are Wilson,
Craven, Cumberland,
Jackson, New Hanover, Pitt,
Moore and Carteret.
Rep. Messer Announces
For 7th Term
ERNEST MESSER
Ernest Messer of Canton,
member of the House of
Representatives since 1963,
announced today that he will
seek a seventh term.
He Is one of two represen
tatives serving the 44th House
District of Haywood, Jackson,
Madison and Swam Counties.
Messer is chairman of the
House Election Laws Com
mittee, which is working on a
Campaign . Finance ' and
Reporting Act. Vy
During me 1963 session of
the General Assembly, be was
a member of the Committee
an Higher Education which
prepared and passed the
legislation establishing the
North Carolina system of
Community Colleges and
Technical Institutes.
During the 1973 General
Assembly, he was one of the
main sponsors of s bin whkh
appropriated $3,C7?,ro to the
Community College sy?tera
for capital construction.
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to 75 pounds of 12-6-6 per 100
square yards where cheese
cloth, nylon or perforated
plastic covers are used. Where
solid plastic is used, only
about half this amount, or
around 33 pounds, is needed.
If more fertilizer is needed
later which is unlikely it can
be applied in the form of three
to five pounds of nitrate of
soda or its equivalent per 100
square yards, the NCSU
specialist said.
Another precaution farmers
should take, according to
Collins, is seeding beds too
early. Because cheese cloths
covers are scarce this year,
more growers will be using
plastic. "They should
remember that plants grow
much faster under plastic. In
fact they require only about 60
days to reach transplanting
size," Collins explained.
"Growers who seed too
early run the risk of having
plants ready before the field
conditions are right."
Collins suggested that
growers contact their county
extension agent for additional
information on seedbeds.
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JIM STORY, Editor of The
News-Record, was elected to
the board of directors of the
Better Business Burean of
Asneville and Western North
Carolina at the Bureau's
annual meeting last week at
the Holiday Inn West,
Asneville. Mr. Story will
represent Madison County.
bills to increase Workmen's
Compensation and to increase
North Carolina's minimum
wage. ,
For twelve years ho has
been a member of the Ap
propriations Committee, and
at present serves on the
subcommittee which makes
aD the final decisions on tha
allocation of State funds. '
Messer, once a teacher
himself, has given strong
support to public education.
He Is now serving on the
following committees i Ap
propriations, Conservation .
and Development, Election .
Laws, Higher Education,
Manufacturers and Labor,
Mental Health and Social
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Messer is a member of too
Board of Trustees of Haywood
Technical Institute, the
Canton's Lions Club, the State
Board of Mental Health, the
Governor's Committee en
Comprehensive Health
'- Planning, the . Veterans of
. Foreign Wars, the Ameri
Legion, and the Canton I -4
Baptist Church.
- He is a former Chairnv i ef
. the Haywood Cot. '
Democratic Executive
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. Jincy Owen of Canton.
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