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Volume 73. Number 32.
Marshall. N. C.
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September 5, 1974
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Asheville Federal
Savings To Open
The doors of the new Mars
Hill office of Asheville Federal
Savings and Ixan Association
will officially open at 9 o'clock
Monday morning, September
9. The announcement was
made by James M. Westall,
president and chairman of the
board of the association.
Manager of the office will be
Mrs. Elaine Willis of Mars
Hill. Teller will be Miss Pat
Buckner of Barnardsville.
The theme of the opening
will be We're proud to be
here,' according to Mrs.
Willis. "That's exactly how we
feel about locating in the
Madison County area," Mrs.
Willis said.
On Monday, refreshments
will be served all day. During
the entire opening week,
registration will be held for
door prizes, which include an
RCA Color television, an AM
FM digital clock radio, a 10
speed bicycle, an electric fry
pan, and a camera. A drawing
for the door prizes will be held
on Friday, Sept. 13 at 3
o'clock.
1975 Feed Grain And
Wheat Programs Announced
Secretary of Agriculture
Earl L. Butz today said that
the 1975 feed grain and wheat
programs will have no set
aside requirement, and will
provide farmers decision -making
freedom to produce
for the marketplace. He
stressed there will be no land
removed from agricultural
production under these
government programs.
As the Department stated
when announcing the 1974
programs, there will be no
conserving base requirement
for the duration of the
Agriculture and Consumer
Protection Act of 1973
i through the 1977 crop year).
Nor will the provision be
implemented during the life of
the 1973 Act which gives the
Secretary discretionary
authority to limit feed grain
and wheat to a percentage of
allotments.
The Secretary pointed oul
that the allotments undei
programs authorized under
the 1S73 Farm Bill do not
represent limit on acreage,
but are computed only for the
purpose of payments to
producers should such
payments be required.
Generally, the allotments for
wheat and feed grains
represent the number of acres
harvested of wheat, corn,
grain sorghum and barley
based on the estimated
national average yield which
would result in productioa
equal to estimated domestic
and export disappearance la
the 1J75-7I marketing year..
Also , at in 1974. tM
producers may substitute aay
non-conserring crop or aay
conserving crop aaed for hay
or for grating ia order to
preserve their wheat and feed
grlfl allotment and to make
them ' eligible foe any
payments under the target
price feature. Crops for which
a marketing quota is to effect ;
are excluded. i'
Because of the market-'
oriented nature of these
programs, producers will be
ttodvirg prices rather than
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Hill Office Of
Everyone who visits the new
branch during the week will
receive a free "Scratch-n-Sniff"
key chain. It's an
unusual gift item "with the
smell of new money."
Westall also announced that
during the opening week,
anyone who opens a new
savings account with a deposit
of one hundred dollars or
more, or adds one hundred
dollars or more to an existing
account, will receive a free
Hickory Farms Premium Pak
of special cheeses and jellies.
The new office, which is
located at 1 Marshall Street
(Highway 213), will be the
first savings and loan to serve
the Madison and Yancey
areas.
The interior of the ottice,
former site of Cody Hardware
Company, has been ex
tensively remodeled. An air
conditioning system has been
installed, along with other
improvements.
"The surveys we've com
missioned tell us that this area
of Western North Carolina is
and with normal weather
conditions should enable the
U.S. to not only fulfill
domestic and export
requirements but to build up
much needed stocks as well,
Secondary Road Plans
Outlined By Doby
Department of Tran
sportation Secretary Troy A.
Doby outlined his plans for the
Secondary Road Program in
North Carolina for the
remainder of his term.
In his first formal meeting
with the members of the
Council since his appointment
WILLIAM STEVEN'S, Republican candidate for tfc
S. Senate visited Mart last Friday on his
campaign tour through Western North Carolina.
Shawn chatting with Stevens, left to right, are Mrs.
John (Harriett) Bacy, James T. Long, Jr., and Mrs.
Stevens. Following a press conference luncheon was
served at the Mars lll'A College cafeteria's Elae
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growing and will grow more,
and our personal observations
back this up," said Westall.
"We are pleased to be able to
serve this area and to share in
the growth."
Westall added that money
saved in a savings and loan
not only earns interest for the
depositor but also provides
more work for a variety of
local people - retail
businessmen, plumbers,
contractors, carpenters and
others - as loans are made for
building, buying and home
Patriots
The Madison High Patriot
fans made their first trip of
the year into neighboring
Buncombe County this past
Friday night, a night which
proved futile to Patriot ef
forts. It was the Erwin
Warriors' first game of the
season and their initial chance
to redeem themselves from a
he said.
Secretary Butz said today's
announcement will provide
farmers with the information
they need to make their 197S
crop planting decisions.
to replace former Secretary
Bruce Lentz, Doby charged
the Council to pave more
roads and take more
responsibility in overcoming
the many problems which
prevent road paving.
"The people want more
roads, we are going to give
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improvement.
Asheville Federal Savings
will offer a full range of
savings plans, including
passbook and investment
certificates. The savings and
loan, which also has offices in
Asheville and Black Moun
tain, is a member of the
Federal Savings and Loan
Insurance Corporation and the
Federal Home Loan Bank.
Established in 1936, Asheville
Federal Savings is one of the
largest savings and loans in
North Carolina.
Suffer Second Loss As Erwin Wins, 14-0
one win and nine loss record of
last season. One of those
losses was a 32-6 defeat by the
Patriots. Needless to say, the
much improved Erwin
Warriors were emotionally
charged. However, the
Patriots were also somewhat
charged as the game began
with the makings of a "knock-
Additional program
provisions will be announced
after the Department has had
an opportunity to make a
better determination of 1974
production, he said.
them more roads. We have not
been doing our job, but we are
going to do our job." Doby
announced that a survey had
been conducted by the
Assistant Secretary for
Management and the
Department Controller to
update a report of road ex
penditures. "We discovered
just what we expected:
unexpended allocations have
doubled from $16 million in
1971-72 to $33 million in 1973
74." Doby contended that there
were valid reasons for the
leftover allotments, but the
department's administration
is quite concerned that the
Seven Year Roads Program,
released in October of 1973, is
not progressing at a rate and
in a manner favorable to the
administration.
Reasons cited for the unused
road funds were
unavailability of construction
equipment and people who
refuse to make right of way
agreements. Doby said, "We
don't intend to see surveys and
right of way bold up the
program. We are going to
have to bits the bullet and
either take the road oft the
- , program or pa ve as much of IF"
as yoa can. iaae your acuons
to the poblic. Designate the
i road and the action taken, as
well as people who did or did
i not sign right ; of way"
agreements. Everybody's
hollering to pave roads, so
let's get on with it." ,
Dr by went on to say that I is
t'e; i of t: is Secretary's
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PAT BUCKNER, left,
electronic bookkeeping
Asheville Federal.
down-drag out" affair. The
Patriot defensive unit was
ready to withstand the test,
yet the offense which has now
witnessed eight consecutive
scoreless quarters continually
broke down to the Warrior
pressure. The Patriot offense
exhibited very little
organization, determination,
blocking ability, or necessary
emotion as their nights per
formance concluded with -6
total yardage. They never
threatened to score while
crbssing into Warrior
territory onlynce in the 48
minutes of play. The 23 yard
line was their deepest
penetration. Indeed, Erwin is
a much improved team and
will prove to be a formidable
foe for any team on their
schedule. For the Madison
High Patriots, they proved to
be more than formidable as
they took a 1 4-0- defeat,
stretching the Patriot winless
record to 0-2
Erwin wasted no time
showing that they would not be
the hospitable host that many
fans had expected. They took
the opening kirkoff to midfield
and six plays later had
plunged their way only 12
yards away from paydirt. But,
with their backs to the wall,
the tenacious Patriot defense
threw the Warriors for four
Brigman, Niles Appointed
To Social Services Board
The Madison County Board
of Social Services now has full
membership for the fiscal
year 1974-75. Mrs. Verna
Brigman of Walnut was ap
pointed to the Board by the
Madison County Board of
Commissioners, replacing her
husband, Knox Brigman. Mrs.
Brigman took the oath of
office, necessary for mem
bership, on July 22, 1974.
Ed L. Niles of Marshall was
appointed to the Board by the
North Carolina Social Ser
vices Commission, replacing
Mrs. Christine Keener who
had served two terms. Notice
of his acceptance was
received by the Madison
County Department of Social
Services on July 15th and a
letter welcoming him to the
Board and giving Information
regarding dates of the Board
meeting, and other pertinent
Information, was mailed toj
him on July 16th. Mr. Niles
took the oath of office on
August 20, 1974. f "'.
At the July meeting of the
Madison ' County Board of
Social Services, Burns Cook of
Route 2. Marshall, was elected
chairman for the fiscal year
1974-74. Other members of the
Board are Dr. R. Bruce Sams
of Mars K II and Mrs. Beulah
Gentry of Marshall.
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and ELAINE WILLIS, right pose in front of the new
machine to be installed in the new Mars Hill office of
consecutive losses totaling 18
yards allowing the visiting
Madison team to take over on
downs. The next four plays
were indicative of the Patriot
offense during the entire
evening - three plays and a
punt. However, the defensive
pursuit and aggressiveness of
both teams was consistently
superb. The defensive
maneuvers were often
somewhat complicated and
were characterized by near
perfect execution. Yet, with
5:28 remaining in the first
half, the Patriots relaxed for
only one play and Warrior
quarterback Greg I.aetsch
responded with a 30 yard
sprint into the endzone and 6
points. The PAT, also by
Iietsch, split the uprights and
the Patriots trailed 7-0. Thus
ended the first half scoring.
No one suspected that those
seven points were enough to
take home the spoils.
Halftime showed mixed
emotions on the puzzled faces
of the many Patriot fans
present. They were pleased
with the defensive per
formance yet unpleasantly
surprised with the offense.
Everyone agreed that of
fensive potential was ap
parent but the pessimism
generated was a new feeling
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among our county people.
However, the superb per
formance of the Erwin High
Band created a soothing at
mosphere which enabled the
team to return to applause
from very hopeful fans.
The second half was very
much like the first with
neither defensive unit
yielding to offensive pressure.
The only points managed
during the 24 minute half
came when linebacker Steve
Young intercepted a pass and
returned It 35 yards for six
points. The PAT by Laetsch
was again perfect, thus ac
counting for the final score, 14
0. Some unofficial individual
statistics which indicate
superb defense were as
follows:
Steve Wood - 3 tackles, 3
assists.
Ricky Harrell - 5 tackles, 4
assists.
Jerry Ramsey - 5 tackles, 2
assists
Alan Rice - 6 tackles, 2
assists.
Kirk McWilliams - 4 tackles,
1 assist.
Tim Ramsey - 6 tackles, 1
assist.
Ricky Caldwell - 5 tackles, 2
assists.
The overtones of this entire
article obviously indicate the
poor offensive showing of the
Patriots thus far this season.
Yet no one is more aware of
this than the Patriot coaching
staff. Head Coach John Fisher
stated that he "was well
pleased with the execution and
agressiveness of his defense.
Our offense is young, inex
perienced and raw. We sure
executed poorly out there
tonight" They will improve as
they get more acquainted with
Coach Fisher's new offensive
system.
As aforementioned, one of
the highlights of the game for
Patriot fans was the per
formance of the Erwin High
Band. One of the selections
played many times was
"When Johnny Comes Mar
ching Homo." -This;
Friday "Johnny and bis boys" '
coma home to the tune of
romping Wsrhorser from
Owen. They are certainly the
most formidable foe faced
thus far with many reteralng '
starters from last years which v
defeated our Patriots 29-Zt Is a ,
very exciting Qnish. -'
The players and coaches
wed oar support Some fans
continually scream - to-.
considerate verbal abuse.
These fans are hi tremendous
minority yet their voices are
very loud. The players and
coaches would be the first to
admit that there have been
mistakes made. Do not
crftici?e unless yo have
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Grand Jury Indicts
d Schilling In
Murder Case
The Madison County Grand
Jury indicted a 21-year
old Mars Hill College student
for murder Monday of last
week in the death of fellow
student Sally Bell Moffitt, 18,
in October of 1973.
Wayne Schilling of Mount
Holly, N.J., was arrested
some six months after Miss
Moffitt 's body was found at
the juncture of the Mars Hill -Burnsville-Johnson
City high
ways Oct. 12, 1973, and
probable cause was found in
the case in July.
Schilling is presently at
home, free on $25,000 bond,
according to the Madison
County Sheriff's Department.
The case has not yet been
calendared for trial, a
spokesman said. According to
dime a dozen." Learning to
lose is a very important part
of playing. If it were not for
losing, what would winning
be? The boys have won for
having played.
So let's unite our voices in a
cohesive roar backing the
Patriots, regardless of the
score. This Friday, our
Patriots will be trying to
bounce back from the con
secutive losses. They need our
help. Let's give it to them!
Madison.... Erwin
First downs 3 &
Rushing yardage -48 149
Passes 4-14-1
Passing yardage 42
Punts 5-29
2-5-0
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6-28
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56
0 0
0-14
Fumbles lost
Yards Penalized
Return yardage
Madison 0
Erwin 0
60
0 0
7 7
Larceny Of Cattle
Charge Dismissed
The August term of Madison
County Superior Court was
tied up for three days in a
cattle larceny case and ad
journed Thursday afternoon
with court officials con
sidering a possible request for
a special term to handle the
two murder cases, and a
Sheila Wilson Bitten
By Snake At Home Sat.
Sheila Wilson, nine-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Wilson of near
Walnut ia recuperating at her
home from snake bites suf
fered last Saturday.
Sheila, who is in the fifth
grade at the Walnut school,
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college authorities. Schilling
is under an interim suspension
pending the outcome of the
trial.
MRS. B EUNICE WILLS,
Winder Tender, erae rcoenWy
honored by Burlington, Hot
Sarlaga PletJeHitea4y -'.
yearrteTVlce with a Service
Pia and Certificate presen
tattoa by Mr. Frank Blue,
Plant Maaager, Mr. Jim
Prevette, Department Head
and Mr. Bill WDJett, her
Supervisor. Beraice was
employed on August 24, 1954.
variety of other charges, that
had been on the August
docket
Judge J.W. Jackson of
Henderson ville dismissed1 trie
charge of larceny of cattle
against Earl Chandler of near
Weaverville in the primary
case handled during the I
was helping her father nick np
some wood near her home,
when a copperhead bat her
twice. She was rushed to the
Memorial Mission Hoapitn!
where she was treated! for
several days.
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