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Volume 74. Number 3
Marshall, N. C.
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February 13. 1875
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Madison Has Luck, Trust, Sodom and Bible
By JOHN P ARRIS
LUCK - If you like to
collect unusual place-names,
Madison County is lavish with
them.
Two of my favorites are
Luck and her next-door neigh
bor of Trust.
And on up the road that
leads to Hot Springs are Joe
and Lynch, Kind and Bluff.
East of Luck is Dogget Gap
which Ba scorn Lamar Lun
sford, the Minstrel of the
Appalachians, gave a certain
fame with a ballad he whittled
out by the same name.
Then there's Friezeland and
Grassyland, Big Pine and
Pawpaw, Hogback Mountain
and Troublesom Gap.
To the northwest, where
Highway Patrol
Administers
Many Services
RALEIGH - While the
major role of the Highway
Patrol is to make" the high
ways safe, missions of mercy
are an important part of the
Patrol's activities. Figures
released today by Patrol
Commander, Colonel E. W.
Jones, revealed that 965
emergency requests were
handled by the Patrol in 1974.
The missions consisted of
emergency relays of items
Madison
By DOT SHUPE
The Madison High School
band will present its first
concert in the school's Little
Theatre Sunday afternoon,
Feb. 16, at 3 o'clock.
The band started "from
scratch" last August when
Madison High consolidated
Mars Hill, Marshall, Laurel,
Hot Springs and Spring Creek
High schools. Among the 60 or
more members, around IS
students had had some
previous musical background.
William "Bill" St ell, a
native of Greer, S. C, is
director of the band. He is a
graduate of Newberry
College, and received his
masters degree from Western
Return Of Tobacco
Marketing Cards Urged
Operators of bur ley tobacco
farms are held responsible for
the aae and the return of their
marketing cards to the ASCS
office. The primary purpose of
the marketing card is to
provide the producers a
simple way to officially ac
count for the disposition he
makes of his tobacco. Failure
of the operator to timely
return his card can result in a
reduction of the farm quota
for the following crop year
aaless be can present
-satisfactory proof of bis entire
marketings la some other
manner. The regulations
governing the- ass of
marketing cards state that the
- cards must be returned to the
ASCS Office a later than
Breast Cancer
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c. vth wui be shewn at the
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Madison joins Haywood and
Tennessee, is Max Patch a
grassy, treeless dome nearly a
mile long.
Beyond Max Patch are
Lemon Gap and Shut-In.
Down on the French Broad
River is Hot Springs which got
its start and, its name from the
mineral springs bubbling up
thereabouts.
Northeast of Hot Springs are
Sodom and Bible and Gabriels
Branch, Lonesome Mountain
and Shelton Laurel.
It was in Shelton Laurel
during the American Civil
War that a company of Con
federate soldiers seized and
executed 13 prisoners without
trail. The massacre shocked
the state and tagged the
necessary to sustain life.
Colonel Jones said, " Blood
was transported on 881 oc
casions, and in 84 instances
body organs, life saving
medicines or equipment were
delivered to various hospitals
throughout the state. These
relays were an important part
of the Patrol's major task in
providing life saving services
to the people of North
Carolina."
School Band In First Concert Sunday
Carolina University. He is
very enthusiastic about his
group, says the band room and
physical facilities are ex
cellent. "Our biggest worry is
lack of money for sheet
music", he said, "but the
Madison County Board of
Education has been very
cooperative in buying in
struments (several students
have purchased their own)
and the Madison High
Booster's Club gave us
the money from the sale of
football programs last fall to
purchase most of the sheet
music we have, which is quite
inadequate."
Other helpig groups he
mentioned are the Madison
days after the close of market
sales.
AD burley markets in the
area have now closed and W.
B. Zink, County ASCS
Executive Director, urges
fanners who have not
returned their cards to do so
as soon as possible.
Shut-in Home
Destroyed By
Fire Saturday
, The attractive log home of
, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bolt and
- family, located in the Shut-la
ttemmanfty of Madtooa County
near Hot ' Springt, was
destroyed - by ---lira last
Saturday morning.' The loss
wm estimated at II W0- I
Due to the state la
" prohibiting the single n of
the Hot Springs volunteer Bra
department to go beyond the
corporate Umtta, the Marshall
volunteer fireme responded
'with two antts. Although the
home was destroyed, Gremeo
aid other volunteers from the
V ores and Hot Springs tere
able to keep the Cames from
destreying an - adjacent
- gasoUne sution, body, fender
garage, and f -v-r fvage.
It W8S t "1 t"t ft is
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. were no fcjums x, 'cX
county with the name "Bloody
Madison."
Nearby are White Rock and
Spill Corn.
The oldest residents of the
area do not remember a time
when the community and
creek were known by any
name other than Spill Com.
A ford through the creek
existed near the old school
building, and this ford had
very steep banks on both sides
of the creek.
The story goes that the early
settlers used this ford in
carrying their corn on hor
seback to the mill to be
ground, and the steep banks of
the ford sometimes caused the
sacks of corn to spill off the
horse's back. Thus the name
Spill Corn.
A thousand and one streams
vein the rugged terrain of the
county.
They have such names as
Big Pine and Little Pine, Big
Hurricane and Little
Hurricane, Meadow Fork and
Roaring Fork, Little Sandy
Mush, Big Laurel and
Sawmill.
There is a community
named Outlook and another
named Ray.
Still another is named
Grapevine.
There is a mountain called
No Fat and one called No
Business.
The early settlers also left
such names on the map as
Potato Lump and Canto,
Frozen Knob and Lamb Knob,
Devil Knob and Lone Knob,
Crossrock and Gladden, Faust
County American Legion, and
a donation from the Beta
Omega Chapter of Epsilon
Sigma Alpha Sorority
provided money enough for 30
band uniforms.
J. C. Wallin, principal, is
very impressed with Stell's
band and, along with others, is
amazed at the progress the
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PICTURED ABOVE Is a portion of the Madison
High School Band as they practiced Monday for the
concert Sunday. Bill Stell is director of the band.
Quilting Displays
Interesting
The art of quilting certainly
has much appeal for today's
families. Each year
homemakers display their
treasurers in the window of
the Madison County Library.
During January the window
held a patriotic red and white
Cathedral Windows quilt
made by Mrs. Oris Ponder, a
Variety quilt of every color
by Mrs, Davie Boone, But
terfly and Pansy appUqued
'quilts by Mrs. Ada B. Payne, a
pink, blue, yellow, orchid and
.green Puff quilt by Mrs.
Minerva Metcalf and Dresden
' Plate by Mrs. Ada B. Payne.
. The window for February ;
has displayed the Double
i Wedding Ring quilted by Mrs.
Carrie . Ramsey, Variety
Square, Mrs. Or la Ponder;
. Biaxing Star, Mrs. Dossie
Holt; Stairsteps, Mrs. Zcnobia
Shelton and Drunkard's Path '
by Mrs. Dossic Holt Each
pattern is copied and
irimccrephed for interested
- per.; .!e to take home to make
Cv:r cfl (j'si't. Tbe Interest Is
vwy great for r ''tj?e exhibit '
s r.s. -y f t v ' r tor
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and Lumptown, Belva and
Cutshawtown, Lusk and
Run ion, White Rock and
Allenstown, Stackhouse and
Sandy.
Paint Rock was named for a
sheer 100-foot cliff overlooking
the French Broad River. The
red stains on the surface of the
rock are cuased by oxidation
of iron.
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DEAN SHIELDS, of Weaverville, owner of Radio Station WMMH, here,
narrowly escaped serious injury early last Thursday morning when his car
ran into a huge landslide on Garrett's Straight on US 25-70 between Marshall
and the Ivy intersection. Shields received only minor injuries and is expected
to be back at work this week.
novices have made in such a
short time. They have made
two brief appearances, one at
the basketball Homecoming
Day and the other at the
Madison County "Bicen
tennial Community
Recognition Day" held last
week at the school.
The band will enter its first
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window displays.
The interest has shown itself
as our craft leaders sign up for
the dass in quilting at craft
camp at Montreat each
spring.
Rep. Ramsey On
Various Committees
Rep. Listoa B. Ramsey (D
Madison) of Marshall has
been named chairman of the
House Committee on Finance
for the 1975 sessioB of the
Genera Assembly at Raleigh. .
: Speaker James C Green
also assigned Ramsey
membership oa nine other
House committees: Ap--propriations.
Base Budget
Appropriations, Courts and
Judicial Districts, Economy,
Ejection Laws, Rules, State .
Government, Transportation,
and W.MJe. ' ' - -The
Base BuJcet Com
mittee is a prc -"-'.
newcomer to t' e (" 1
AssoTttly tVs i -v. It is
But legend has it that two
Indian lovers from different
tribes, forbidden to marry,
cast themselves from the top
and stained the rock with their
blood as they fell.
Such names as Alexander
and Barnard, communities
along the French Broad, were
named for men who operated
taverns and stock stops back
competition meet at the
Western Regional contest to
be held in Marion on March 22.
The Madison County Board
of Education is making ten
tative plans for the band
director to spend some time
this spring in the feeder
schools to give instruction to
prospective members.
The concert Sunday af
ternoon is open to the public
and no admission will be
charged.
Members of the band are:
Maria Norville, Kirk Mc
Williams, George Waters,
Kaye Webb, Chuck Hizon,
Ronnie Rice, Patricia Ellison,
John Deaver, Debbie Worley,
Terrie Ingle, Wanda Riddle,
Teresa Payne, Teresa
Ramsey, San die Silver, Mary
Jackson, Teresa Banks, Tim
George, Karen Rice, Peggy
Rice, Linda Roberts, Ricky
Rice, B J.Roberts, Terrell
McGough, Mike Metcalf,
Sandra Waldrup, Tony
Breedlove, Becky Randolph,
Kathy Ball. Rosa Dean
Frisby, Geraldine Branan,
Tina Phillips, Leesa Harrell,
Martha Williams, Denise
Deal, Cindy Loving, Martha
EUer, Gayle Bussard, Brenda
Roberts, Cindy Narron, Chris
Shetley, Ricky Tweed, Ricky
Edwards, Sharon Rico, Vickie
Merrill, Terry Davis, Anna
Lou Hunter, Caroleen
Buckner, Tun Hodge, Cheryl
Reeves, Elaine Gar-din, Louise
Higgins, Meg Presley, Donna
WaUin, Mike Cody, Anita
Wilis, Cindy Stanton
charged with taking ail the fat
possible out of the proposed
state government budget
before presenting It to the full
House br final consideration.
Ramsey said he was pleased
with his committee assign-,
ments. "They , are op
portunities for continuing
growth, providing diversified
experience that enables me to
make more meanuif.'-d and
valuable contributions to the
governing process each
session."
Ramsey Is a Repre Native
of tve 4i'Ji Hous t '-Ic,
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in the days of the stagecoach
and the drover.
And although you won't find
it on the map now, there's a
hill at Mars Hill that once was
called Cussin' Knob.
The story goes that the mud
there was so constant, so deep
and so tenacious that
strenuous vocabulary was
used by temsters to get their
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leake Named
Outstanding
Young
Democrat
Asheville attorney Larry
Ijeake, formerly of Marshall,
was presented an award
Saturday in Winston-Salem
honoring him as one of the ten
most outstanding young
Democrats in North Carolina.
The award was presented to
Uake at the NCYDC's In
stallation Banquet by Tom
Eamon, President of NCYDC
during 1974, and Carl Darden,
Chairman of the Awards
Committee.
The award was presented to
Leake in recognition of the
outstanding services rendered
by him in behalf of both the N.
C. Young Democrat Club and
the Democratic Party.
Leake is serving his second
term as Chairman of the YDC
in the 11th Congressional
District and Is currently 1st
Vice-President of the Bun
combe County YDC.
Mars Hill Gets $12,500
Grant For Recreation
James E. Harrington,
Secretary of the State
Department of Natural and
Economic Resources today
announced $420,000 in state
grants for 19 local govern
ments toward purchase of
property for recreation areas.
The Land and Water Coo-.
servation Panda - were ' ap
propriated by the 1974 Genera
Assembly and are gtvea ea a
S0-5Q baia, with local govern
ments providing the
remaining half. ; V.
.."These grants will help'
provide additional
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Monday
In ebMrvance of Georpe
Wa shine no's birthday next
V nday, ttt LUowtng will be
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wagons up the slope.
Just about anywhere you
turn there's a "Laurel."
The Laurel River has
several tributaries and the
section drained by each take
the names of the creeks - Rich
Laurel, Upper Laurel, Shelton
Laurel, Big Laurel, Little
Laurel, and Sodom Laurel.
Marshall, the county seat,
was originally called Lapland.
The first county seat was at
Jewel Hill, now called Walnut
for the nearby mountains of
that name.
And at Marshall there is
Blannahassett Island in the
French Broad, which ac
cording to the N. C. Guide was
borrowed from Blannahasset
bland in the Ohio River and
which figured in the ill-fated
ambitions of Aaron Burr.
Emergency Livestock
Loans Are Available
North Carolina livestock
farmers squeezed by high feed
prices and depressed live
cattle and hog prices may
obtain loans to maintain their
operations through the Far
mers Home Administration, it
was announced today by State
Director James T. Johnson in
Raleigh.
The loans - up to 80 percent
of losses sustained - are made
by banks and other lenders
-and guaranteed by Farmers
Home Administration, Mr.
Johnson added. Individual
loans to farmers primarily
and directly engaged In
agricultural production of
Heart Fund In County
Needs Your Help
By JOSEPH GODWIN
February is National Heart
Month during which every
person in Madison County will
have opportunity to contribute
to the Heart Fund. The
campaign is nation-wide, and
the proceeds go for heart
disease research and a wide
range of heart services.
During fiscal year 1973-74, the
Heart Association spent
$132,204.00 for support of
research in North Carolina
alone.
The Association also is
engaged in continuous
professional education for
physicians and nurses and for
allied professional personnel.
Public Health Education and
Rheumatic Fever Prevention
Programs are maintained by
the Heart Association.
horn recreation opportunities
fcr people la those areas,"
Harrington said. "
Grants are:
Hickory, $22J508; Wendell.
tT.OU; Valdas. $7jM;
Farmville, t2l,M;
Statesvme, 137,500; Cinstoa,
161. SOt; Martin -County,
Mars KO, H1509;
Greenville, $8,300; Elizabeth
Dry, 17,000; Sprace Pine,
127,500; Murphy, $27,000;
Linear Coanty, $100,000;
Yadkia County, $5,000; and
WUkesbora, $7,100.
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LARRY ALDRITT, co-owner National Oil Company
in charge of engineering lubricants systems, is
shown at left explaining the systems during a three
day training sales clinic for personnel held in
Marshall last week. Pictured with Mr. Aldritt are
salesmen who will be in the Greensboro, High Point
and Charlotte areas. At far right is Lawrence
Ponder, of Marshall, who is instrumental in getting
the company to locate a distributing plant here.
uve-stock may be guaranteed
up to (250,000. The rate of
interest is negotiated between
the producer and lender, with
up to three years for
repayment.
"This loan guarantee
program will be in effect
through July 25 of this year,"
the FmHA director added. $20
million has been approved for
North Carolina, and ap
proximately $2 million has
already been obligated.
"Anyone interested In these
guaranteed Ipans should
contact his bank or other
lender. When the loan amount.
In Madison County, 52.3
percent of all deaths are
caused by or are related to
some form of heart disease.
State-wide and nationwide,
heart disease is our number
one killer.
The campaign now under
way in Madison County will be
climaxed by Heart Sunday,
Feb. 16. Campaign co
chairmen for Marshall are
Rev. and Mrs. Spencer
LeGrand. Mrs. Bruce Briggs
Dr. M.T. Morgan To
Participate In Study
The Commission on
Human Resources of the
National Research Council,
2101 Constitution Avenue,
Washington, D. C, is Initiating
Library
To Have
Story Hour
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Psbraary win be Ms. PoDy x.
Cheek and the place win be the ;
Madlaoa County " Public
Library Meeting Room. The ,
day will be February 19th,
Wednesday, at 10 ajn. All
mothers of children from age
34 are welcome to come...
BRINGING) THEIR LITTLE
ONES!
terms of repayment, interest
and other details are com
plete, the lender may request
the guarantee from the
Farmers Home Ad
ministration office serving the
area. It's a simple procedure,
designed to serve the livestock
producer and the public at
large in a time of need," the
state director concluded.
The Farmers Home Ad
ministration office for
Madison County is located
over the Wachovia Bank in
Marshall, N. C Office boors ,
are from I am to pm.
Monday through Friday.
and Mrs. Ernest Powell, Jr.
are conducting the drive in
Mars HUL In Hot Springs, the
campaign is under the
direction of Mr. and Mrs
Bobby Ponder. ' .
Mrs. Jerry Plemnwwi Is
Secretary and Treasurer at
the Madison County unit of the
North Carolina Heart
Association.
The Heart Fund needs your
contribution, and the gift is
tax-deductible.
a study of environmental
manpower for. the United
States. The Committee .has ,
invited Dr. Monroe - T
Morgan, Chairman, Depart
ment of Environmental
Health, East Tennessee rtato
University, and Prcs ient,
National Environmental
Health Association, to par-.
Uc spate, along with Dr. Ernest'
Gloyna, Dean, School of
Eagineering, University of
Texas, in gathering the
needed r eavirenmertal
manpower In formation. - -
The studies are rT'',"i
by the National Aca ' .y of
' Sciences, In cor, j !?-.. i i
the Halted States I .
vironments! Proter" a
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