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Water, Sewerage Bond Referendum
Approved Here Tuesday
A total of 221 Marshall
voters marked their ballots in
Tuesday's Referendums here
The overwhelming results are
as follows: Water: "Yes" 205;
Dairymen To Meet At
Mars Hill Next Thurs.
Madison County dairymen
will host a meeting of dairy
farmers from Yancey, Mit
chell, and Madison Counties
March 28, at Mars Hill
College. The meeting will
begin in the dining room of the
college cafeteria at 9:45 a.m.
Guy Parsons, Extension
Dairy Husbandry Specialist
and Dr. C. R. Shumway,
Extension Farm Management
Specialist, will conduct the
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KELLY HUTCHENS (left), president of North
Carolina Electric Membership Corporation,
presents to Novile C. Hawkins, Rt. 3, Mars Hill, a
certificate awarded to Ernest C. Teague of Marshall
for 30 years meritorious service in the rural elec
trification program. Hawkins and Teague are
members of the board of directors of French Broad
Electric Membership Corporation of Marshall.
Teague is president of the board. Hawkins, vice
president of the board, accepted the certificate in
behalf of Teague who was unable to be present to
accept it in person. C. L. Proffitt of Burnsville, also
a member of the French Broad EMC board, also
received a certificate for 30 years meritorious
service in the rural electrification program. The
awards were made during a meeting of North
Carolina Electric Membership Corporation in
Raleigh, March 12-14. N. C. EMC is the state
association for North Carolina's electric
cooperatives.
Oral History Workshop
At Mars Hill
A two-day workshop in oral
history will be held at Mars
Hill College March 22 and 23.
Tht workshop will offer
persons interested in oral
I; history aa opportunity to
: exchange ideas, become more
proficient in the work, and to
introduce the concepts and
" methods of oral history ta
v those who have not yet .
become involved. .
The workshop,' sponsored
; Jointly by the Appalachian
Consortium and the History
Department of Msrs HiO, will
, festure several leading
scholars who will be available
for eir.a're of ideas and
enwu.'... daring tht two
ttj rrifl A h;l.U;M of the
worMVp mn be the
pr-of the S'-u'Sern
Ar; s'.4t r.;n Oral H. story
Pr'joct, a rar,t!y bi.t.a'ed
15; Sewerage:
"No" 14.
Yes"
Citizens of Marshall took the
opportunity Tuesday to ap
prove two major referen
seminar on Feeding Dairy
Cattle Economically. Dif
ferent ration ingredients will
be compared by cost and
nutrient value.
Many dairymen operated at
less than optimum production
during 1973 because of the
tremendous increase in costs
of concentrate feeds. The
purpose of this meeting is to
bring dairymen up to date on
the latest extension recom
project undertaken by the
Consortium and its member
institutions.
Those participating on the
program are: Dr. Charles
Crawford, president of tht
National Oral History
Association and director of
Oral History at Memphis Stat
University; Dr. Forrest
Pogue, past president of tht
Nstional Oral History
Association and director of tht
George C Marshall Research
Foundation; Dr. Charles
Morrissey, former director of ,
tht Ford Foundation's Oral
History Project, director of
the Vermont Historical
Society snd profeskor at
Dartmouth University; Dr.
Gary Shumway, d.iwlT of
the oral r.-Vry rrtc-s-n at
f nrt'ptii 4 Tat" t
no
204;
dums, namely, improvement
and enlargement of the water
system and improvement and
enlargement of the sewerage
system.
The voting was held at the
mendations about feeding
dairy cattle. All dairymen and
any other interested parties
are urged to attend this
meeting.
Found By Relative
Body
Reprinted from the
Greenevllle Sun,
Greenevllle, Tenn.
The body of Woolsey Birch
Gosnell, 65, who had been
missing from his home in the
Upper Paint Creek area for
nearly two weeks, was found
in the Appalachian Mountains
Thursday afternoon.
Officers said Gosnell was
found by a distant relative
identified as Auz Inman King,
27, Route 3, MarshaUVJCing
told officers he had been
searching for the man on his
Jaycee Chapter To Be
Formed In Marshall
A group of 15 young men
from Madison County
gathered here Wednesday
night of last week with a
sponsoring delegation from
the Asheville Jaycees and
voted unanimously to form a
Jaycee chapter in Marshall.
Madison County residents
attending the first meeting
were Sam Houson, Robert
Capps, Bill Ricker, Richard
Wilde, Fred Haynie, Ted
Cody, David Adams, Robert
Franklin, Quinton Ramsey,
Randy Ramsey, Harlon
Chandler, Kermit Cody, Joe
Penland, Gary Moore and
Innie Plemmons.
The Jaycees is a civic
organization which works to
provide leadership training
for young men between the
SEMINAR PARTICIPANTS. Burlington Worsteds division plant managers
were among the 37 executives who recently participated In Burlington In
dustries' management development seminar for key personnel In the
Burlington Worsteds and Woolens division. Those shown standing are: from
left. Dr. A. R. Dooley. professor of business administration at the Harvard
University Business School, a seminar instructor; Jack Bradford, Rat ford, N. .
C, plant manager; George Waldrep, Oarksville. - Va finishing plant
manager; Truman Melton, Hot Sprigs, N. C, plant manager, and Graham
Pope. Rarford. N. C, dyeing t!ant manager. Seated are: from ! ", Cecil
Hand, CIarksi!!e. Va., combing plant manager, and Owen Wright, Halifax,
Va., riant manager.
Marshall City Hall.
Following much study and
surveys, spearheaded by
Mayor I,orado Ponder and the
Aldermen, Wilbur Smith and
Associates of Columbia, South
Carolina, made numerous
trips to Marshall where both
projects were carefully
planned. Appropriate ap
plications were made for
necessary Federal and State
grants in addition to loans
from the Farmers Home
Administration.
Eventually the town
received a grant of $350,400.00
from the Economic
Development Authority and
$41,500.00 from the State of
North Carolina.
Of Missing Paint Creek
motorcycle for the past six
days and discovered the body
around 3:30 p.m. while riding
slowly on the Candy Cabin
Road.
King said he first spotted a
pair of boots under a fallen
tree some 25 feet from the
mountain road. After a closer
check King reportedly rode
his motorcycle to the top of
Viking Mountain where he
called authorities by
telephone around 4:30 p.m.
When officers' arrived they
reported finding Gosnell
ages of 18-35 through com
munity envolvement.
Junior Chamber of Com
merce meeting this Wed
nesday night at Community
Center 7:30 o'clock.
Registrars,
Judges To
Be Selected
The Madison County Board
of Elections will meet to select
Registrars and Judges of
elections on Saturday, March
23, at 10 a. m.
This meeting is open to the
public and will be held in the
office of the board.
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The water project will in
clude a filtration plant, new
hydrants, larger water mains,
a cover for the present
1,000,000-gallon reservoir,
additional extension of water
lines from the shopping center
on the Marshall by-pass to the
landfill on Tillery Branch. It
was explained that additional
lines outside the corporate
limits would not come from
this referendum since the
county will pick up the tab for
all improvements outside the
corporate limits.
The sewerage system will
be improved and constructed
after the water system project
is completed.
It was pointed out by town
partially covered with leaves
and underbrush beside the
rotted tree trunk where he had
apparently been dragged.
Greene County Sheriff
David Davis said it was dif
ficult to determine if the man
had been shot due to the
body's decomposed state.
Several bruises were found on
the man's back and side which
led officers to believe he had
either been beaten or handled
roughly. "Some of the bruises
could have beAt'-received as7
he was being dragged down
the slight embankment,"
Davis stated.
The body was located
around five miles from the
man's home toward the top of
Viking Mountain around one
mile from the Tennessee -North
Carolina line.
Those supervising removal
of the body were Greene
County Coroner Larry Conner
and Greenevllle Rescue
Squadsman John Bird.
Several officers and King
assisted in the removal.
The body has been taken to
Morristown where an autopsy
is being performed today by
Dr. C. C. Blake.
Gosnell had been the object
of a massive search in the
mountainous area since being
reported missing by his family
on the morning of March 4.
When officials arrived at the
man's cabin home they found
a blood-stained blanket and
some 18 small caliber bullet
holes throughout the living
room.
During the investigation,
officials learned that a car
it
r-
authorities that the local cost
would be about 10c on the
dollar for the water project. It
was also pointed out that
additional industry is
dependent on a better water
system and that this im
provement has been sorely
needed for many years which
would rid the local water
conditions of often "muddy"
and sickening taste. With the
new and larger lines, lower
fire insurance rates will be
welcomed here, officials
stated.
The two issues involved the
authorization of $185,000 in
bonds for the sewerage
system and $80,000 for the
water system.
was seen in front of the home
during the early morning
hours on Sunday, March 3.
Investigators received reports
that the auto's interior light
was seen shining in the
darkness and it is believed
that the body was being loaded
during the time period.
A large scale search was
undertaken during the past
weekend and at one point
involved over 125 persons.
Members of the Army
Reserve ' Unit and the
Greenevllle Emergency and
Rescue Squad headed the
search along with various
volunteers composed of
private citizens. It has been
estimated that some 4,000 man
hours were involved in the 10
day search.
Sheriff Davis also reported
that the $200 reward which
was being offered for In
formation leading to the
man's recovery will be held
until the investigation nears
conclusion. "At present I see
no reason why King should not
receive the reward," the
sheriff stated.
Others assisting at the scene
were: Investigator Bill
Solomon, Chief Sheriff's
Deputy Ted Tweed, Tennessee
Bureau of Identification Agent
Bobby Baird, Constables
Berry Tarlton and Dearl
House, and Deputy Kenn
Carpenter.
Funeral services for Gosnell
were held Sunday at the Upper
Paint Creek Church of God.
Burial was in Sexton
Cemetery.
Election Bd.
Members To
Attend Meet
Perry Willis, chairman of
the Madison County board of
elections; Joe U Morgan,
secretary; and Oscar Mc
Devitt, member, will attend a
training seminar Friday at the
Royal Villa in Raleigh, it has
been announced.
Attention,
Voters
Madison County voters art
notified of important dates
concerning rtgistratioa,
absentee voting, et&, in aa
advtrtistmeot published
elsewhere in this issue by tht
. Madison County , Board of
Elections. ' il'.i' v: , '.
Attention
- v.
Veterans
AO veterans art notified
that the Vets Officer will be in
tht courthouse here every
Thursday from 1.30 a. m. to 12
o'clock noon.
He will be g'ad to assist aiy
veteran.
COY IIAYNIE, left, of the Hayes Run section, a feed inspector for the North
Carolina Department of Agriculture in Marshall is shown receiving his
credentials from N. C. Agriculture Commissioner Jim Graham authorizing
him to inspect medicated feed mills in the state. The certification came from
the Food and Drug Administration who trained the NCDA staff and is
responsible for the medicated feed plants in the nation. Mr. Haynie, an officer
of the FDA, is married to the former Miss Grace Capps. They have two
children. He is a former sales supervisor of a leading baking company in
Asheville.
Man Found In Mtns.
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MAN'S BODY FOUND IN MOUNTAINS Authorities carry the body of
Woolsey Birch Gosnell, 65, along a secluded mountain road early Thursday
evening after being removed from where it had apparently been dumped. The
body was reportedly found around 3:30 p.m. Thursday by a distant relative of
the man 27-year-old Auz Inman King of Marshall, (shown in photo with
hankerchief over his mouth). King said he had been traveling mountain trails
on a motorcycle for six days in search of Gosnell who had been missing for
nearly two weeks from his cabin in the Upper Paint Creek area of Greene
County. Sheriff David Davis, shown at right, said the man had apparently
been killed at his home and transported some five miles up the mountain and
dragged into the woods along the Candy Cabin Road. Those carrying the body
(from left) are: Coroner Larry Conner, Constable Berry Tarlton, King,
Rescue Squadsman John Bird and Sheriff Davis. (Sun photo by Kendall
Bowers, of the Greeneville Sun)
Micro Switch Celebrates
First Year In Mars Hill
Mars Hill is rapidly
becoming the world center for
some major basic snap action
switch lines. That's the
opinion of Bill Kloos, location
manager tor the S3.500 square
foot MICRO SWITCH facility
located hut 19 miles north of
Asheville,
The first bask snap action
switch was assembled bi Mars
Hm on March IS, 1971 At that
time, according to Kloos,
there vert ten employees on
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MICnO SWITCH PLANT,
week.
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the payroll. Today, over 300
people are employed here on a
three-shift basis. In time, the
manager said, switches will
be fabricated as well as
assembled here. At present,
the hardware and plastic
cases art still . being
manufactured ta Freeport,
Illinois, brMfcniarter for tht
Honeywell division. i ;
Kloos credited pridt la
workmanship and "high '
spirited dedication" tor. the
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progress which has helped
boost the basic switch
production for MICRO
SWITCH to a record high la a
single yw.
MICRO SWITCH was far
med in Freeport in 1S37 to
product the first precision
snap action , twitches,
varieties of which new
aomber in tht thousands.
MICRO SWITCH has ben a
division of Honeywell since
1850.