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Marshall, N. C.
15 CENTS PFR COPY
January 30. 1975!
Greater Ivy Community Organization Established
A crowd of more than 200
turned out Monday night at
Bethel Church to formally
establish the Greater Ivy
Community Organization.
Residents of Middle Fork,
Paint Gap, Paint Fork,
Holcombe Branch, Hamburg,
Beech Glen and California
Creek unanimously adopted
the organizational by-laws,
and elected Dr. Grover Angel,
President. Other officers
unanimously elected were
Mrs. Alda Jean Young, Vice
President; Mr. Shelby
Buckner, Secretary; and Mrs.
Irene Metcalf, Treasurer.
The group discussed the
need for a community center
1 7 Emergency Jobs
Allocated To County
The new federal emergency
jobs program is providing
employment for some 200
persons in 17 Western North
Carolina counties, according
to Gov. Jim Holshouser.
Holshouser said Thursday
that more than 3,000 unem
ployed North Carolinians will
soon be back to work as a
result of the program which
provides $12.2 million to the
state, cities and counties to
fund new jobs.
Congress appropriated $1
billion nationally for the
program, which is designed to
finance public service Jobs,
giving preference to persons
who have exhausted unem
ployment benefits, those who
have never had unem
ployment insurance benefits,
and those who have been
unemployed for 15 weeks of
more.
More than 900 persons have
already been placed in Jobs
WILLIAM P. POWELL, of
Man H1U, was reelected at
beard chalrmaa f the
Madtoea Baacembc Op
portunity Carparatioa at a
: last Thursday.
Opera At
Mars Hill
College
MARS HILL Gian Carol
Meaotti's "The Old Maid and
the Thief," a comecftc opera
set la the IMCi, will be offered'
thai week at Man RUI College.
A joint producOoa of the
college's drama and . music
departments, the open will
hart twa evening
The evening performances
wm to Wednesday, Jan. 9.
and Saturday, ran, L The
wiB be jSatarOay
Fen, Land Sunday
afternoon, reb. i Jha evening
'. performances wQ have '
, ' cartaai caS of I pm. whOe '
' : ta afternoon ,'performanoaa
wfl begla at S p-m.
"' AS perform w2I toM
' held la fce ct-.-Vi Owen
; Theatre, and for th!a
prfxlkw tv to -3 be no
rw-yved V. Ct cptk "
.. a Is to t ' n' e
to i-y t( it ) I 1 '
in the area and gave its ap
proval to Dr. Angel and the
other officers to pursue with
the School Board and
Recreation Commission the
possibility of obtaining the
Beech Glen School property.
Dr. Angel, who is National
Chairman of the Cystic
Fibrosis Association, told the
group: "I, and I'm sure you,
want to give our children a
abetter Madison County. Only
by working together can we
accomplish this."
The crowd also heard from
Dr. Evelyn Underwood,
Chairman of the Madison
County Bi-Centennial Com
since the positions became
available Jan. 13, Holshouser
said. He said the 3,000
positions should be filled
within three to six weeks, as
the emergency program
reaches full swing.
North Carolina was hardest
hit among eight southeastern
states last year, losing 59,600
manufacturing and other
nonagricultural jobs, ac
cording to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
"One of our major concerns
has been providing more
workers for local Em
ployment Security Com
mission offices so, we can
speed up the process of
handling claims for unem
ployment benefits,"
Holshouser said.
"Under this and other
emergency programs, we
have been able to allocate
some 500 additional persons in
Opportunity
Corporation
Elects
Board
Directors of the Opportunity
Corp. of Madison - Buncombe
Counties re-elected William P.
Powell as board chairman
Thursday and seated three
new members from Madison
County.
Other officers elected were
Manuel Briscoe, vice chair
man for Madison County;
Ronald McElrath. vice
chairman for Buncombe
County; Mrs. Mary Robert
son, treasurer; and Lonnle D.
Burton, executive director.
The new board members
are James Allen of Marshall,
Bobby Ponder of Hot Springs
and Donald Anderson of Mars
HQ.
Burton told the board that
riskig costs bad made it dif
ficult to provide the same
services at the same rate of
funding and as a consequence
It has been necessary to
sharp ty reduce staff.
The ratio Of federal and
fecal funds next year will be
JMa, ha aald, and In the
third year, which win make ft
memory to find new local
fanning K the tamo services
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Antioch 4-H dub Has Meeting
' The Afltioca 4-H Club met
January SI at 7 p-m. at the
; Afltioca Methodist Church.
' The meeting was called to
order by the Vice-President,
Patrica E'.Il Devotions
(cor " xted by Unit Reed and
pl't S were led by Alma
SL2t and Jimmy Barnett.
TVr tea membiTi and
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mission. Dr. Underwood
described the relationship
between the Greater Ivy
Group and the Bi-Centennial
group. She Iflso outlined the
county's plans for celebrating
the nation's 200th an
niversary. The organization voted to
work closely with Dr. Un
derwood and any other civic
organization. Beautification
and recreation were listed as
high priority items.
The organization meets
every fourth Monday and is
scheduled to meet February
24 at 7 p.m. at Paint Fork
Church.
this area," he said.
Holshouser said the state
has also chosen to put a high
priority on placing additional
employes in county social
services departments,
primarily to help process the
increasing number of food
stamp applications. Ap
proximately 230 jobs have
been designated for this
purpose.
The WNC counties and their
allocation of jobs are
Cherokee, 15; Clay, 3;
Graham, 9; Haywood, 24;
Jackson, 10; Macon, 5; Swain,
20; Henderson, 23; Madison,
17; Transylvania, 8; Mc
Dowell, 10; Polk, 5;
Rutherford, 20; Avery, 7;
Mitchell, 3; Watauga, 12; and
Yancey, 10.
SEVERE WINDS Saturday night blew down one of the barns, shown above,
belonging to Zeno Ponder at Zenina Farms on Ivy Hill. Approximately $5,000
damage was estimated. The same barn had been damaged by winds several
times but last Saturday's storm finished the Job. Minor damage was reported
in other sections of Madison County with some trees blown down.
Funds Available
Now For Housing
A substantial amount of
funds an now available for
bousing loans to families of
low and moderate incomes in
rural anas, according to
James T. Johnson, State
Director of the Fanners Home
Administration.
During the first half of the
fiscal year the agency made
MM loan U buy, build, and
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:- the electing of new officers at
' the next month's meeting, the
dub decided the first Monday
', at ovary month as a new
. meeting time and most tro
, porta nt, the dub discussed
programs and events taking
: place la the new year. Wc hope
r to make our club befirad
mora prosperous as we go
forward at the new year of
nineteen hundred seventy
. Eve.
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PICTURED ABOVE are the officers of the newly established Greater Ivy
Community Organization. Left to right, Shelby Buckner, secretary; Mrs.
Irene Metcalf, treasurer; Dr. Grover Angel, president; Mrs. Alda Jean
Young, vice-president.
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'A CROWlTof more than 200 attended tie meeting Monday night iri the Bethel
Church when the Greater Ivy Community Organization was established.
rehabilitate dwellings in
North Carolina. The amount
loaned was $45. J million,
leaving IS1.S million available
for the remainder of the fiscal
year.
According to Mr. Johnson,
bousing loans may be made ta
eligible families of low and
moderate Income woo desire
to ttve at open country and
towns or villages up to H.OO
population. To bo eligible, a
family moat to unable to
sacun the accessary credit
tram other sources. Loans an
. repayable up ta 13 years and
(be current Interest rate Is I
percent. Families wtth Is
Incomes may qualify for a
tower interest rate depending
upon Buxuty income and the
bmCy com post ion. Aa ap
pic! wtb bx-om toe tow to
urn' J j m bis own account
my r3 ortaia a loan if be
rrn provide a suiubie co
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Funds are also available at
low Interest rates to assist
owner -occupants in rural
areas who do not qualify for
regular home ownership loans "
to repair or Improve their
dwellings in order to make
them safe and sanitary and
remove health hazards from
themselves of the community.'
In addition to funds for
single family housing loans,
Mr. Johnson stated, funds an
available for rental housing
projects fa be occupied, by
senior dtisens and other rural
families of tow and moderate
ktcome. :
Parsons interested in eb
tuning loans or in con
structing homes for sale
throagh the agency should '
contact the county effieo
serving the area hre the
bousing to re 1 i. The
Madisoa C - - ' re
kxsted over V '- k oj
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Ramsey, Messer Chairmen
Of Important Committees
Representative Uston B.
Ramsey, of Marshall, will
again serve as chairman of
the powerful House Finance
Committee, it was announced
last week.
House Speaker James C.
Green made the following
remarks on his appointment of
Ramsey:
"Rep. Ramsey, the Chair is
entrusting to you and to the
members of your committee
the responsibility for con
sideration of such legislation
which affects or may affect
the revenue of our state that
may be introduced during this
session. The economic health
of our state, while sound, is
threatened by the larger
economic crises which exists
in our nation. You are in
structed to use utmost
diligence to assure that our
state's revenue capacity
remains able to adequately
fund necessary services. The
high reputation of this state
for fiscal integrity must not be
compromised. You art further
instructed to assure that our
revenue laws spread the tax
burden fairly among all our
citizens. The chair ap
preciates your willingness to
serve and wishes you well in
your work."
Ernest Messer, of Canton,
who with Ramsey represents
Madison County, was aamod
on Tuesday of last week as
chairman of the House In
sunnce Committee, which la
certain to encounter another '
effort for enactment of soma -farm
of no-fault automobile
liability tasuranco. ; " , - -
Among those from the
western part of the state on
the committee wtth Messer It .
Rep. Ribert Z. Falls of Shelby.
Messer and Rep. Jeff Enloo of
Frtnklia serve on DeBrubl's
17 -member Committee oa
State PersonneL
Messer said ta an interview
tiat he expecta a no-fault
Insurance bill to be in
troduced, and pledged to r it
. to the Boar lor House ert..
"ft Is my kit on :;-, snd the
Heart Fund Drive
During February
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE:
CONTROL PAYS OFF
Controlling high blood
pressure is a lifetime job. If
you work it right, it can earn
you a longer life.
Dr. Joseph Godwin,
Qiairman of the Madison
County Heart Association,
today emphasized the im
portance of identifying and
controlling high blood
pressure as a means of
reducing the risk of heart
attack and stroke.
"High blood pressure," he
said, "can take years off your
life. It's a disease within a
disease, and is a contributing
factor in 500,000 of the more
than 680,000 deaths in this
country each year from heart
attack and stroke. That's why
its control is so important."
The very nature of the
disease doctors sometimes
call hypertension makes it
essential that patients get
regular blood pressure tests
and follow their doctor's
advice to control it.
Dr. Godwin pointed out that
high blood pressure is a silent
disease because there are no
usual symptoms you can
have it and still feel healthy.
And that it is a mysterious
disease because, in 90 per cent
of the cases, doctors don't
know the cause.
"But that doesn't mean you'
should worry unnecessarily,"
he said. "It can easily be
intention of members with
whom 1 have talked, to act on
every bill of importance, such
as no-fault insurance, and give
the House an opportunity to
vote on them," Messer said.
ERNEST MKSSFJt
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USTON EAMSET
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Vets Office Closed
"Until Next Monday,
Don West, local
service
officer, stated this week tuat
the Veterans' Service C. " . e,
; located apposite the cour.'y
, jail, will be closed until next
Mfxiay while Mr. West at-
t- :s a refresher course in
V- rTn r.ilem. '
' 1 ' '3 are fr1 ? " to
detected through an inex
pensive and painless medical
examination. And once
diagnosed, It can usually be
control led ... w it h your
cooperation."
Dr. Godwin, emphasized
that there is "no room for
apathy where high blood
pressure is concerned." jnd
he cited facts and figures to
prove his point:
"High blood pressure,
among other things, is a major
contributor to two of the
nation's major killers, heart
attack and stroke. ;nd it also
plays a significant role in
heart and kidney failure. It's a
pervasive disease. Of the 23
million Americans who have
high blood pressure, at least
half don't know it. And half of
these aren't being treated
adequately or at all.'
He noted that in 1975 alone,
heart " and blood vessel
diseases will kill more than a
million Americans. That's 52
per cent of deaths from all
causes in the U. S.
But Dr. Godwin reported
that local Heart Associations,
in cooperation with the
American Heart Association,
The Senate adopted a no
fault bill in 1974, but it never
got out of the House Insurance
Committee.
Messer said the General
Assembly makes a mistake
when it bottles important bills
up in committee and does not
Attempted Theft
Of Ingle Safe
Fain Davis, night policeman
here, while making a routine
check of stores at the shopping
center on the bypass about 4
a.m. Saturday noticed the
large safe in Ingles store bad
been overturned in an ap
parent attempt to haul it off.
Davis also noted that the store
bad been entered by forcing
open the front door. He called
Frank Ogle, deputy sheriff,
who assisted him m the In
vestigation. Mr.. Ken Smith,
manager of the store, was
notified and went immediatelv
Attention Subscribers
When subscribers' move
from one address to another,
they will notify this newspaper
office to please send The
News-Record to their NEW
address. That's proper, of
coarse, but too often they fail
to give their OLD adJress.
Since we cannot remember all
the "old" addresses ft makes
4:38 daCy except on Satur-
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response of v"vr s r 1
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conduct screening programs
to find hidden hypertensives.
Finding them is one thing,
getting and keeping them
under treatment is another.
"Controlling high blood
pressure," he said, "means
doing whatever the doctor
advises - from drug therapy to
diet, quitting the cigarette
habit or cutting down, and
getting moderate daily
exercise."
Dr. Godwin noted that the
American Heart Association
and other medical authorities
have pinpointed what they call
"risk factors" - conditions
that lead to heart attack and
stroke. High blood presstsre is
one. Heredity is another.
"You can inherit an ab
normal tendency toward high
blood pressure, as well as nigh
blood cholesterol and diabetes
- all of which increase your
risk of heart attack land
stroke," he said. "Heredity
can't be avoided, of coarse.
But by adopting a proper
lifestyle, you can improve
your chances of living a
longer, healthier life. But Only
your doctor can determine
your individual risk. Only he
can tell you how to reduce it.!'
"We want to help you help ;
your heart," Dr. Godwin said. '
"One way is to find out if you
have high blood pressure. Jtt
yuudu,get tt wtvano7keep
at a safe level Another (a to
help your Heart Association
with a generous contribution."
report them out for thorough
discussion on the floor.
"I think some things, such
as no-fault insurance, an of
great concern to people all
over the state who want to see
this General Assembly oast
vote," Messer said.
to the store.
Policeman Davis estimated
the safe weighed about MM '
pounds. Including cement
which was poured in a section
of the safe. He stated that the i
safe had been moved about sJx "
feet from Its original location. -A
"dolly", used in moving the
safe was also found inside the
store.
Davis said be saw no oneia
or around the ston at the time
of the discovery, i ' . : s .
The sheriffs deportmentJa
continuing the mvoatigatton. ,
ft difficuft to nutate change. 1
Please remember to also Jet '
us know whan you've been
getting the paper before
changing to the new eddres. '
' - We also urge yon to incl ude
the Zip Code.
Sometimes we get letters or
cards which sir-; 'y s V r t
we change "Suse's, Tor-'s, cr
Frank's s! Iresi v "I
wriVng the f'i r-re.
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