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Volume 73, Number 10,
Marshall, N. C.
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April 4, 1974
George K. Ramsey Clarifies
Connection With ABC Raid
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GEORGE K. RAMSEY
George K. Ramsey, Hot
Springs policeman, issued the
following statement clarifying
his connection with the March
25, 1974 raid by ABC agents in
Hot Springs.
Mr. Ramsey's statement
follows:
"I would like to give an
explanation of the recent
article that appeared in the
Asheville Citizen and the
Marshall News-Record
concerning the charges made
by the recent raids by the
State Alcoholic Beverage
Control i ABC) agents in Hot
Springs.
"I had no knowledge of any
investigation being made on
the Hot Springs ABC store
whatsoever. I did not know a
recent raid was made until I
heard it had been made.
"At the time they alleged
that I was obstructing justice
was on November 30, 1973. On
that date a strange car was
reported parked at the Hot
Springs tomato plant.
"Mr. Tom Russell, the
policeman on duty, asked me
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out. He had been previously
informed that there had been
a robbery of a market in
Greene County, Tenn. In the
meantime, Sheriff E. Y.
Ponder called and told the
police department to look out
for a suspicious car with two
men in it. At that time I was
serving as a police officer and
a special deputy sheriff.
"When we questioned the
two men Mr. Russell
questioned the driver of the
car and I questioned Mr.
Knights. The one Mr. Russell
questioned showed his I.D.
card. The one I questioned
only showed me his N.C.
Driver's License. Then he
asked me for my I D. card. I
showed him my badge and he
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anywhere at the 5410 cent
store.
"I then questioned why they
were there. He told me they
were waiting for hikers to
come off the Appalachian
Trail and they were supposed
to pick them up.
"I told him they had had a
robbery in Tennessee and that
was why we were questioning
them. We then let them go.
"After we let them go we
Soil Testing
Interrupted
In Raleigh
RALEIGH - Soil testing
done by the North Carolina
Department of Agriculture
will be interrupted for ap
proximately thret weeks
beginning April 1 due to
moving to the new agronomic
: laboratory...' y- V.
. Located on Blue Ridge Road ;
near the State Fair Grounds,
" the new facility will provide,
' in addition to toil testing. tesU
' for nematodes and plant
analysis. AS North Carolina
. residents can avail thenv
term of the fret service. '
In announcing the move. Dr.
Donald W. Eaddy. Laboratory
Director pointed Out that
samples would be received
, throughout the moving period
and would be processed as
soon as equ'pment was put
back in service.
He also noted thst sap-ptce
wouJd continue to be r-( fiv?d .
at the Aericu-'tare t . : : & in
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had the license plate number
checked out through the
Sheriff's Dept. and Motor
Vehicle's Dept. in Raleigh and
after finding the tag did not
correspond with the car, Mr.
Russell and I, along with Mr.
Johnson, Chief of Police,
made another investigation
and they revealed their
identification as A. B.C. of
ficers. They told us they were
looking for a liquor car out of
Tennessee They never did say
they were making an in
vestigation of the ABC store.
"So, four months later they
returned to Madison County
and made charges for various
liquor violations. Among these
arrests I was charged with
delaying officers in carrying
County Recreation
Commission Formed
Recently the Madison
County Board of Com
missioners appointed a
recreation commission for
Madison County. Appointed
members are Mrs. Virginia
Anderson, Don Harrell, James
Ledford, Mrs. Carolyn
Morphy, Ed Morton, Richard
Thomason and Mrs. Bobby
Jean Rice. Consultants are
Dr. William Walker, Ed
Shields, Don Anderson and
Iwrence Ponder.
The recreation commission
held its first meeting March 26
'at 7:30 p.m. in the REA
Building in Marshall. The
following officers were
elected: Mrs. Virginia An
Hunting Regulations
Hearing Scheduled
There will be a special
hearing on the proposed
hunting regulations for the
1974-75 hunting season
Thursday, April 18 at 7:30
p.m. in the Community Ser
vice Center in Sylva, N.C. The
purpose of the hearing is to
discuss new regulations,
season dates, bag limits, etc.
This is an excellent op
portunity for Madison County
sportsmen to voice their
opinions about the wildlife
situation and any changes that
Information About
Registrars
Information, including
precinct, name, address,
location, and phone number,
of precinct registrars ap
pointed by the Madison
County Board of Elections,
follows:
Marshall Tl-Wl - Miss
Lucrieta Freeman, Route 7,
Anderson Branch Road,
Election
Seminar
Here Friday
An election aeminar will be -'
held at the courthouse at IM
p m. Friday, April I, for
election registrars and Judges I
in the 10 precincts of Madison '
Coirty. . '"
Mr. H. Rutherford TurnbuIL .
m, AsvKinte Prof of j
Law and C vc t of the
Inst'i-.te of Government,
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out their duties.
"I was in no way connected
with this last incident and
knew nothing of it until they
charged me with obstructing
justice four months ago.
"I want to make it clear to
the people I have no con
nection whatsoever with the
Hot Springs Liquor Board or
store. Personally, I do not
partake of any alcoholic
beverages.
"On November 30, 1973, I
was only discharging my
duties as an officer in an open
and above board manner.
"The above information can
be confirmed by Sheriff E. Y.
Ponder and the Greene
County, Tenn., Sheriff's and
Police Departments."
derson, Chairman; Don
Harrell, Vice-Chairman and
Mrs. Bobby Jean Rice,
Secretary.
The first Thursday evening
in each month was selected as
the regular meeting time,
beginning in May. The next
meeting will be held on April
11, at which time Jack
Frauson, the State Recreation
Consultant, will meet with the
group and discuss recreation
possibilities for Madison
County.
The purpose of the Madison
County Recreation Com
mission is to plan and operate
a recreational program for
Madison County.
should be made since the main
purpose of the meeting is to
listen to the sportsman's
opinion of wildlife in North
Carolina.
There are several things
that could be changed to make
hunting in Madison County a
more enjoyable sport.
Everyone interested in at
tending the meeting is invited
to contact Gary Ealey, 649
2089 (home) or 649-2411 (of
fice) for additional in
formation. Marshall, N. C. 28753 (phone)
649-2447 or 684-8007.
Sandy Mush T1-W2 - Mallie
Brown, Route 1, Worley Cove
Road, Marshall, N. C. 28753
(phone) 683-2465.
Laurel TJ Walter Gosnell,
Route 3, Franklin Mtn. Road,
Marshall, N. C. 28753 (phone)
656-2370.
Mars Hill TJ - Wl - C.
William Briggs, Route 1,
Bruce Road, Mars HilL N. C.
28754 (phone) 689-4951.
Grapevine T3-W2 Harold
Payne, Route I, Grapevine
Road, Marshall, N. C. 28753
(phone) 689-2371.
Beech Glen T4 - Don Hall,
Route 1, J arris Road, Mart
HilL N. C, 28754 (phone) 689
1281. '- Walnut TS - Mrs. Reba M.
Rector. P. O. Box. J, Walnut
School Road, Walnut, N. C
8751 (phone) 149-3114. .
Hot Springs Tl Curtis R.
Roberts, P. O. Bar 294, River
Road, Hot Springs, N. C. 28743
(phone) 62-3447.
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PORTIONS OF THE MADISON COUNTY LANDFILL, future industrial and
recreational area located on the Long Branch Road are pictured above. The
huge tract includes tome 182 acres and belonga to the county. Top photo shows
James T. Ledford, (left) chairman of the county board of commissioners; Jim
Brown, (center) supervisor of the landfill project; and Rex Flynn. (right)
bulldozer operator standing In front of the new equipment building and one of
the bulldosers. Center pictures shows small portion of the landfill with a new
road to the left. Bottom photo shows a former dwelling on the site which will be
torn down along with some barns and other buildings no longer in use. The
land fill will serve the entire county with dumps ters hauling the refuse and will
soon be ready for use.
Ponder Urges Milk
Rebate1 Elimination
RALEIGH A Madison
County dairyman and political
leader argued Tuesday that
elimination of the practice of
rebates in the milk industry is
needed U give the Bve million
' consumers in North Carolina a
break in milk pricing.
Zena Ponder, speaking at a
public hearing by the MUk
Commission on a proposed
regulation to control the sale
of reconstituted milk, said
rebates to retailers Is "one of
the most VK-KHjt business
fir';"n I tv s$ rsn re irH
tit t e t;v of ti con
suming pub;.c."
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One of 1.900 milk producers
. in the state. Ponder said
Tuesday that the some JS
, distributors have gotzea Me
the practice of making rebates
, to large retailers without
, realising the problem it
causes and would Ike to get
. out of K.
"As one of t1 producers, 1 '
want to t t' ;t we hsvt a
pretty sxk lv.irtxy. Rebates
ta North Carolina average
about 12 per cent and we are
' talkine aVwit 2fl cents oa the
f r ' t r- 1.
For;... r ja,4 I e J ,.'s
MsrkeU t .r nukes r.e
money on s gallon of milk that
"I can ever hope to make, and
they never touch It except to
put k oa refrigeration and sell
. There is something wrong,
and the industry is sk," he
He said the rebate system,
which benefits the high
volume retailer, was not "by
evil design, but something we .
Just grew into."
He ca!7ed the rebates "a
barrel of sis-," and si3 he
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Large Crop Of Insects
Predicted For This Year
Farmers and gardeners
should brace themselves for
an unusually large crop of
diseases and insects in 1974,
according to two extension
specialists al North Carolina
State University.
Plant Pathologist Harry
Duncan and F.ntoinologist l(
I,. Robertson said mild
weather has enabled above
average numbers of insect
and disease organisms to
survive the winter Barring
unforseen developments, such
as a late cold snap, these pests
are expected to be out earlier
and in much larger numbers
than normal in 1974
Duncan and Robertson
advise farmers and gardeners
to be on guard. "You won't be
able to treat by the calendar
this year," l)r Duncan
commented. "You'll have to
Attending NCAE
Convention In Charlotte
The Madison County unit of
the North Carolina
Association of Educators
(NCAE) is sending eight
delegates to the Fourth An
nual NCAE Convention in
Charlotte April 4, according to
Jack C. Cole, president of the
unit.
The delegates will present
the local unit's views in
debating, veting and deciding
on the course NCAE will
follow during the next year.
Major issues to be decided
include the 1975 Legislative
Program, a new state
headquarters building and
unification with the National
Education Association
(NEA).
A proposed legislative
prograrri will be presented to
the convention by the NCAE
Legislative Commission,
according to Dr. A. C.
Dawson, NCAE executive
secretary. Delegates will have
an opportunity to propose
changes, adopt the program
or refer it back to the
Legislative Commission for
further action.
Highlights of the proposed
program include more state
kindergartens, more state
funds for instructional sup
plies, additional public school
personnel, more state funds
for utilities, fuel and similar
school costs, and salary in
creases for all personnel.
The delegates will see plans,
Dr. Dawson said, for a
proposed new building to
replace the current NCAE
Center in downtown Raleigh.
The current structure was
constructed in the late 1930's
and remodeled in 1960.
Pre-Easter
Services
Planned
Pre-Easter Union services
have been planned for the
Marshall churches next
Monday evening through
Thursday evening. Services
will be held nightly at 7:30
o'clock in the Marshall Baptist
Church. " -
The Rev. J. E. Pedew,
pastor of Ponders Chapel, will
deliver the message on
Monday night On Tuesday
night, the Rev. Michael An-,
oerson, pastor of the Marshall
United Methodist Church, will
be the speaker. Dr. Arthur F.
Williams, pastor of the
Marshall Presbyterian
Church, will deliver tha
Wednesday evening sermon
and on Thursday night
Communion Services will be
. held with the host pastor, the
Rev. Spencer LeGrand,
bringing the message.
Special mitlc will be
presented by the ET'.:?t
CTiirch chmr ech ev-'-?
$ 1 t'e puLI.c is p .'
t-;ted. , .
treat according to the size of
the crop and the level of in
festation "
Kobertson reported that
"unusually heavy numbers"
of granulated cutworms are
on the scene "much earlier
than normal." These pests are
attacking tobacco plantbeds
and young vegetable plants.
He also cited early activity
among termites and eastern
tent caterpillars. This latter
pest is observed making webs
in wild cherry in early spring.
Aphids have remained
active on pine trees
throughout much of the
w inter, and the aphids secrete
a "honey due" in which sooty
mold thrives. As a result,
pines in many areas are
yellow and some are actually
dropping their needles.
"We are already observing
black spot on roses," Duncan
The proposed unification
with NEA, according to E. B.
Palmer, NCAE associate
executive secretary, has been
endorsed by most NCAE
members are encouraged, but
not required, to join NEA also.
If unification is approved,
anyone who joins one
assiciation will be required to
join the other.
The delegates will . hear
NEA President Helen Wise
speak on Thursday evening,
April 4, and Duke University
President Terry Sanford on
Friday evening, April 5. A
long list of resolutions
designed to work toward
NCAE's general goals of
professional improvement of
its members, advancement of
the cause of public education,
and promotion and protection
of the welfare of NCAE
members will be presented to
the delegates for action.
The Madison County NCAE
unit has 158 members this
year. NCAE has an all time
high total membership of
58,048 including certificated
personnel at all levels of
public elementary, secondary
and higher education.
Delegates from the Madison
County NCAE unit include:
Miss Billie Jean Redmond,
Miss Sharon Sluder, Miss
Phylis Cooper, Mrs. Ruth
Landers, Mrs. Latrelle
Robinson, Mrs. Beverly
Hough, Mr. Jeter Sherlin, and
Jack C. Cole.
Mars Hill College
Receives $35,000 Grant
Mars Hill College President,
Dr. Fred B. Bentley, has
announced that a grant for
$35,000 has been received from
the Arthur Vining Davis
Foundations this week. The
grant was made to the
college's capital development
fund and will be used to
amortise two of the school's
newest buildings. Wren
CoOegt Union and the Corn
well Building.
. The Arthur Vining Davis
Foundations were established
ta 1951 by Mr. Davis and in ,
1965 following his death.
Arthur Vining Davis was the
soa of a Congregational '
minister, who moved with
determination inte the
business world after
graduating first in his- class
from Amherst College. He
started as a bookkeeper with
the Pittsburg Reduction
Corrsry end worked his Wy
to tve rr'-!-ncy of tv-e
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reported. "So this could be a
bad year for this disease.
"We also have ideal con
ditions for fire blight.
Nematode counts for or
namental plants are running
unusually high, and we are
observing cedar galls about a
month earlier than normal."
Fire blight is a common
problem for apple and pear
trees and for pyrancantha
bushes. Cedar galls are a link
in the cedar-apple rust
disease.
Dr. Duncan said conditions
are ideal for anthraenose on
hardwoods, especially
sycamore and the oaks.
"Root knot nematodes are
not expected to be any worse
on annual crops, but we
suspect they will be more
severe on the perennials," he
said.
Duncan and Robertson
attributed the pest activity
almost entirely to the tem
perature. Moisture extremes
and the condition of the pests
at the beginning of diapause
can also affect the number
that over-winter. But tem
perature is the main deter
minant. Most beetles and
weevils, which overwinter
under debris, can withstand
temperatures down to 10
degrees. Most caterpillars will
survive unless the soil freezes
from two to six inches.
Tilson
Now In
County Jail
Freddie Tilson, 26, of Unicoi
County, Tenn., who with
Bobby Eugene Edwards, also
of Unicoi County are charged
with armed robbery and cattle
rustling in Madison County in
1972 and 1973, is now in the
Madison County jail in default
of $25,000 bond. Edwards has
been in the local jail and
Tilson had been in the Erwin,
Tenn., jail until last Friday.
The two men were arrested
March 21.
Tilson was returned to
Madison County jail after a
hearing before District Court
Judge Brown in Erwin. Tilson
signed a waiver and volun
tarily agreed to return 'to
North Carolina after being
identified by his accusers,
Sheriff Ponder said.
Both men are awaiting trial
here during the May 27 term of
superior court.
there and in the Bahamas and
was director of numerous
major corporations. Mr.
Davis, at his death in 1982, was
one of Florida's best known
and respected husineamen
Dr. Bentley stated that the
grant win be used to provide
equipment and furnishings for
the new building. Wrea
College Union, which was :
formally opened during .
homecoming this year. Is a
H J million structure named
for Dr. and Mrs. J. Robert
Wren of Gaston ia. The Corn
well Building, a clawoom
and faculty office building
dedicated during the IT.
graduation exercises, is
named for George Thvrss
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