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Volume 73, Number 7,
Marshall. N. C.
15 CENTS PER COPY
March 14, 1974
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Water, Sewerage Bond Referendum
For Marshall To Be Held Tuesday
Marshall citizens will have
the opportunity next Tuesday
to approve or reject two major
referendums water and
sewerage improvement and
enlargement systems for the
town. The referendum or
voting will be held at the City
Hall on Main Street between
6:30 a. m. and 6:30 p. m. All
citizens are urged to vote.
Following is a capsule ac
count of action taken leading
to the referendum:
In February 1971 Mayor
Ixirado Ponder, Roy Wild, and
a number of other interested
citizens in despiration, met in
the Town Hall with a con
sultant engineering firm. The
purpose of this meeting was to
investigate the possibility of
obtaining funds for im
provements to the Marshall
water and sewer system.
At the time of this meeting,
the town was in an almost
impossible position. The water
system was highly inadequate
of providing fire protection to
the point that at times when a
fire hydrant was turned on a
Art Sale And
Exhibition
At Mars Hill
. MARK Hill An
' exhibition and sale of original
graphic art by contemporary
and old masters will be held at
Mars Hill College beginning
March 19. The works will be on
view from 11 a.m. to i p.m. in
the lounge of Wren College
Union.
Arranged by Ferdinand
Roten Galleries of Baltimore,
the exhibit will include over
1,000 original etchings,
lithographs, and woodcuts by
artists such as Picasso,
Chagall, Miro, Dali, Renoir,
and many others including
contemporary American,
European, and Japanese
prmtmakers
A representative of the
Roten Galleries will be
present to answer any
questions regarding graphic
art and printmaking. He will
also arrange for the sale of
' any of the prints. Prices will
start at $5 with the majority of
the works priced under $100
The Roten Galleries,
established in 1932, has one of
the largest collections of
graphic art in the country
Operating its main gallery in
Baltimore, the firm
specializes in arranging
exhibition sales of original
graphic art at colleges,
museums, and art centers
throughout the country.
Man Held In
Shooting Incident
Mrs. Audrey Hensley, 26, of
Marshall was reported in
satisfactory condition at
Memorial Mission Hospital,
the victim of a snooting in
cident, in the Paint Forks
section., about 1:30 p. m.
Saturday, according to Sheriff
E. Y. Ponder. ;
Fisher Joins Firm
j. fravk it.;.:. a
Turn McCuiry, president of
Tom KcCurry Er;;y Inc., has
announced that J. Frir.k
Fis'-'or is now sweated with,
the f,rm as si rT'iv
t ive.
Fibw, rij.:(ve of M,r-t'
mere trickle of water came
out. At times, especially
during the spring, the water
was not potable and when used
in washing machines the
clothes were stained. These
and other undesirable con
ditions had reached the point
that the Town of Marshall was
under orders from the North
Carolina State Board of
Health to take measures to
correct these problems or face
the possibility of having the
water system condemned for
human use.
Adding to the pains of water
system trouble was still
another problem of undersized
sewer lines and a treatment
plant that did not meet the
standards of modern day
requirements. Undersized
sewer lines were flooding
STEVE C. WALLIN, of Marshall, popular Con
tinental Trailways driver, was recently recognized
with a check for $75 in addition to numerous pins for
his 27 years of service without an accident. His
annual checks for safe driving have totaled $1,675.00.
During these years he has driven more than 1,860,000
miles. Steve is also an active member of the Mar
shall Lions Club having won top honors as Christmas
Promotion "salesman". "With continued iuck' I
hope to reach 2,000,000 miles of accident-free driving
in the future," Mr. VV'allin stated.
Tomato Production
To Be Aired
Here March 23
Way Abel, owner and
operator of Pigeon Valley
Tomato Company, formerly
the Mato Packing Co., located
near the Marshall bypass,
announced this week that an
Ponder said Carroll Brown,
28, of Rt. 2, Marshall had been
charged with assault with
intent to kill inflecting serious
bodily injury and is being held
without bond in Madison
County jail pending
stabilisation of Mrs. Hensley's
condition.
attended Walnut High School,
Mar Hill College and On-,
cinnati College of Mortuary.
Science.. He has been in
banking and real estate ac
tivities since 1K4, having'
worked at Citizens Bank,
Marshall; Federal land Bank
of Columbia, Asheville; and
Veterans Administration
appraiser in ! Buncombe
County.
, He has operated farm and
owns Fisher Monument
Company in Asheville. He
resides at 4J Edwin Place with
his wife, Ruth and a son. Dale.
McCurry said FLsher would
have i,'' is accent to the
f.rm's mt-.n f.'.ce.
basements, bad pipe joints
were permitting infiltration,
internal root growths were
causing constant line stop
page, thus causing much
inconvenience to the
residents, and were over
flowing and polluting adjacent
streams and waterways.
Areas of recent development
had no sewer facilities and
some of the older areas of
town were still using massive
community septic tanks with
flows going directly into the
river. The State Health
Authorities, being aware of
these conditions, were being
insistent that the town do
something to alleviate these
conditions.
Aside from the water and
sewer problems, the most
disturbing factor was that the
important meeting would be
held at the local shed on
Saturday, March 23. Mr. Abel
stated that the meeting would
begin at 10 a. m. and he cor
dially invites all farmers to
attend.
The primary purpose of the
meeting is to give Mr. Abel an
opportunity to meet many of
the Madison County farmers
and particularly the tomato
producers.
He said he is desiring to help
the farmers in every way
possible in their tomato
production. He is anxious to
help fanners secure stakes or
sticks which are suitable for
the Walter's variety which can
be grown with only one-third
the labor it takes to produce
the Man pal variety. He also
welcomes those who prefer
the Man pal variety.
He stated that be will also
offer prises on A -Grade and
tonnage to members of the F.
F. A. and t-H Clubs to the
county. He added that alii
growers can enter the H-.
acre Club for high tonnage."
. Orders for plants win be
accepted at the meeting and
Mr. Abel stated that the
. Marshall shed will work all
local people and will train all .
local packers.
"I am anxious to meet the
local farmers and make plans
f-r te tomato output this
sesvn," Mr. Abel sail
town had absolutely no money
to pay for these improvements
and the council had been
advised that they could not
obtain any federal grants.
Following three meetings
and much consultation, the
Town Council voted to try to
obtain Federal Aid for water
and sewer construction, and
after much consideration
employed Wilbur Smith and
Associates of Columbia, South
Carolina.
Within a few weeks the
consultants had prepared
preliminary plans and reports
covering existing conditions
and outlining plainimterically
the many needs. These
preliminary plans were
reviewed, and after some
revisions by council,
recommendations were made.
The report and plans were
approved and the engineers
were instructed to apply for
Federal Grants through the
Economic Development
Authority, the Appalachian
Redevelopment Commission,
and the Farmers Home Ad
ministration. Following many local
meetings and meetings in
Raleigh, Charlotte, and
Asheville, a grant from EDA
and a long term, low interest
grant from FHA looked
favorable. Due to the
cooperation of the local FHA
office, a loan offer was made
to the town in the amount of
$265,000. Upon receiving an
abrupt no from ARC, the skies
clouded until notification
came from EDA in December
1971 stating that Marshall
would be given a preliminary
hearing in Atlanta in January
1972. This hearing proved very
promising and through
presistant trips to Raleigh and
Atlanta by the Town Council
and engineers, the word
finally came through that
Marshall would receive a
$350,400.00 grant.
During the long tedious
period of sheets and sheets of
form work and red tape, the
one bright spot was the
passing of Clean Water Bill by
the people of North Carolina.
Immediately upon passage of
this bill, application was made
for a state grant of $41,500.00
which, after the usual red
tape, was obtained.
It has indeed been a long
road and a cloudy day, but at
last due to the extended efforts
of the Town Council, the town
received grant offers of
$350,400.00 from EDA, and
$41,500.00 from the State of
North Carolina.
Grants from EDA and North
Carolina State and the FHA
loan will be used for im
provements to the existing
water distribution system, the
water supply facilities, and
the sewage system.
Areas with inadequate
water supply will be able to
receive increased pressure,
more supply and probably the
utmost importance will be the
adequate continued fire
protection flows. All major
lines will be looped such that
should there be an in
terruption of service in one
line, it can be isolated and the
balance of the town will still
have water service.
A complete water treatment
plant will be constructed at
the existing water im
poundment lake such that
regardless of the quality of the
water leaving the lake, ft wul
be treated and have a year
round palatable taste, odor
and color. Additional supply '
will be provided to take care of
any growth or demand placed '
ea the system. The present
1 ,000,004 gallon concrete
storage tanks will be left in
service, however K win be
completely covered to ,
maintain clean, sanitary
conditions. '
Several areas within the city
are now without any sewage .
service while others have
inadequate facilities. A
rurr her of out!yin(? areas, now
without sewage, will be
provided with sewer lines and
pumping stations. This in
cludes Rollins, Redmon Road
and Roberts Hill Road.
Several main sewage truck
lines, now 4" and 6" lines, will
be replaced or paralleled with
new lines which will prevent
stoppages and provide line
capacities for satisfactory
service and future growth
within the area.
Present fire hydrants along
Main Street will be replaced
by new hydrants and the old
hydrants will be installed in
residential areas.
For a number of years the
population of Marshall has
decreased; many residents
are traveling to distant towns
for employment, and the
young adults cannot find
employment locally, therefore
they are leaving home to take
jobs elsewhere. This is not
true just for Marshall, but also
for other smaller towns north
west of Asheville. In a report
from Governor Scott's office
some years back, the
Governor pointed out that the
solution is to provide adequate
sanitary facilities and induce
industry into the area.
Industrial areas have been
established along the by-pass
and the present funding will
provide the needed sanitary
facilities for these areas.
A new school is under
construction and a shopping
center already exists at the
industrial area, vfth Deringer
Citizens Bank Plans
M
erger With Wachovia
Officials of Wachovia Bank
and Trust Co. and Citizens
Bank of Marshall have agreed
in principle to merge the two
banks, according to a joint
announcement Wednesday of
last week by John F.
Watlington Jr., president of
Wachovia, and Charles E.
Mash burn, chairman of the
board of Citizens Bank.
Mashbum said shareholders
of the two banks will vote on
the proposal at a later date.
The merger also is subject to
approval by appropriate
J. C WALLIN, ef Hot Springs,
bas been elected principal ef
the new coasetidnted high
scbeei at MarshaB. Be Is
currently a teacher aad
astistaat principal ef Mar
tha", nigh tcheei. He Is also a
farmer principal at Het
Springs aad hat eeacbed
basketbnB aad nasebnl at
Marshall aad Man HQL
Jaycee Chapter For
Marshall Discussed
An Initial meeting was held
here Wednesday when
members of the Asheville
Junior Chamber of Commwce
hosted several loc al men at a
dinner meeting in the interest
of oreanixirg a Jsycee
CfcsrtT hfre.
If you are t : n the ges
Manufacturing Company
preparing to start con
struction immediately. The
new plant will occupy ap
proximately 22,000 square feet
and will employ 225 people,
black, white, male and
female. With the proposed
sanitary facilities the water
bin" revenue from this one
industry will go a long way
toward paying off the FHA
loan. Additional industries are
interested and others can now
be invited in with the new
facilities capable of handling
their water and sewer needs.
COUNTY PROJECT
It was explained that the
new water project from the
Industrial site to the county
landfill on Tillery Branch is a
project of Madison County and
is being financed by the
county.
Board Of
Members of the Madison
County Board of Elections
were sworn in at noon Monday
in the Clerk of Superior
Court's office here. Judson
Edwards, clerk, administered
the oaths individually to Joe L.
Morgan, Republican; Perry
Willis, Republican; and Oscar
McDevitt, Democrat. Miss
Sharon Ray remains as
Executive Secretary to the
board.
government regulatory
agencies.
Watlington said, "We are
quite pleased with the
prospect of joining Citizens
Bank, and we believe that by
combining our resources we
can make significant and
lasting contributions toward
economic growth and
progress in the Madison
County area."
Mashburn said the decision
to merge with Wachovia
followed long and careful
4-County Consortium Eyed
For U.S. Manpower Funds
By BILLY PRITCHARD
Citixea Staff Writer
A four-county consortium
approach to spending more
than $1.5 million annually in
federal manpower funds
beginning July 1 is almost
assured, Chairman R. Curtis
Ratcliff of the Buncombe
County Board of Com
missioners indicated Wed
nesday. A federal manpower bill
signed into law last December
made Buncombe eligible to
become the prime sponsor for
federally funded employment
programs previously con
trolled at the federal leveL
Under the bill's guidelines,;
manpower grants previously
of II and 35, and interested in
this community and desire to
become a charter memhw,
contact Lee Roy Grif'in,
Marshall.
Another meeting will be
held in the near future ' t
the O.fpter win be "
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PICTURED ABOVE ARE MEMBERS of the Madison County Board of
Elections who were sworn in at Noon Monday in the Clerk of Court's office in
the courthouse. Left to right, Oscar McDevitt (Democratic member); Joe L.
Morgan, (Republican); and Perry Willis, (Republican). Mr. Willis was
elected Chairman of the Board and Mr. Morgan, secretary.
Election Members Take Oaths
Several persons were
present for the ceremony,
including William P. Powell,
county Republican Chairman.
It was rather an historic
occasion that saw two
Republicans and one
Democrat take the oaths in
stead of two Democrats and
one Republican which has
been the case for many years.
Immediately following the
swearing in ceremony the
consideration of the benefits to
the bank's customers and
shareholders.
"In this proposed merger,
Citizens Bank would be joining
one of the leading innovators
in the banking industry and
bringing to our region a full
line of banking services and
marketing techniques," he
said. "With these additions
and the strengthening of our
staff, we are confident that we
can improve the level of
services to all our
customers."
funded through various
community action groups,
such as Neighborhood Youth
Corps and Mountain Man
power, will be administered
(and monitored) by the chief
elected officials in counties of
over 100,000 such as Bun
combe, or the states.
An alternative approach for
the smaller counties of under
100,000 population, such as
Henderson, Transylvania and
Madison , which with Bun
combe comprise Region B, is
to form a consortium under,
the prime sponsor (Buncombe
in this case) and bypass the
state's control ,-.
Ratcliff said in an Interview
.Wednesday that he had
already received letter en
dorsing the consortium ap
proach from Transylvania
and Madison County officials
and had been assured of
Henderson County's approval
la talks with elected officials
. there.
The manpower bil;s provide
incentive bonuses f r t' e
'formation of cor rt;:.-s
because of tve ta : h f
ministrative -stv (...', 's
have said ll ? ! can b a
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newly constituted board met
and elected Mr. Willis as
chairman; Mr. Morgan as
secretary.
Mr. Willis, of Route 3, Mars
Hill, resides in the Upper
Laurel community. He is
serving his second term on the
board. He is a member of the
executive committee of the
French Broad Baptist
Assoclatien and a member of
Citizens Bank was char
tered in 1910. It has offices in
Mars Hill and Hot Springs in
addition to Marshall. Citizens
Bank, of which Frank T.
Moore is president, has
deposits of $14.7 million.
Under terms of the proposed
merger, each share of stock in
Citizens Bank would be ex
changed for eight shares of
common stock of The
Wachovia Corp. A total of
10,000 shares of Citizens Bank
is outstanding.
government under the
previous system.
For example, a $1.5 million
grant could be Increased to as
much as $1 J million under the
consortium approach.
"We are certainly happy to
work with other counties on
this if It means a financial
benefit for them," Ratcliff
aid. . s-
, Ratcliff said the manpower ,
funding la the "first step
beyond revenue sharing, It
self, m breaking down the
federal bureaucracy. -v
Buncombe has already been
granted $15,000 from the U. S.
Department of Labor to allow
the county, as prime sponsor,
to set up a manpower program '
here. .
The $15,000 grant provides
for the initial employment for
six months of two persons a
man power director and a
secretary who will research
empU-j-ment needs in this
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the General Board of the
Baptist State Convention.
Mr. Morgan, of Route 2,
Marshall, is an educator and
writer; former superintendent
of Peek's Chapel Baptist
Church and was Clerk of the
French Broad Baptist
Association from 1965-1968.
Mr. McDevitt, of Marshall,
is a former deacon in the Enon
Baptist Church and is at
present a member of the
Marshall Baptist Church. A
graduate of Marshall high
school, Mr. McDevitt has
served as a member of the
Madison County Election
Board for the past eight years.
SMOOTH TRANSITION
Before the meeting of the
board adjourned, a resolution
was unanimously passed
thanking the former board for
the smooth transition of duties
to the present board.
Jack Ramsey
At Bowman
Funeral Home
JACKS. RAMSEY
Jack S. Ramsey, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. B. Ramsey, of
Marshall,' la now associated
with Bowman Funeral Home,
here, as Embalmer and
Funeral Director.
Mr. Ramsey is a graduate of
Marshall High School and
attended Mara Hill College
-and Montreat Anderson
College. He graduated in 1270
from the American Academy
McAllister Institute of
Funeral Service, New York
City and served his sp-
i prenticeship at Morrls
Hendon Funeral V. re,
Asheville, In 1.
Mr. Ramsey servf l in te
U. S. Army, lrO-ir:. it IT
Knox, Ky., Ft. Lee, .. r i
Ft- Carr- 'l, Fy. 1 is
married to t' e f ' " -r J i
Catherine Ta; ' -r, f ! -chburg,
Va.
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