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Volume 74, Number 6,
Mar shall, V C
15 CENTS PER COPY
March l',,M97
Truman Wyatt Fatally Shot ; Kenneth
Kenneth Nell Manwell, M, of
Weavemlle is out on a $10,000
bond from the Buncombe
Count) jail m the shooting
dtttth of Trunuin Wyatt, 49, of
I ixly Branch (toad of Cody
Branch Koad in Marshall
Max ell. who is charged
with first tegree murder, was
arrested about 4 p m
Wednesday uf last week (in
I I S 19-2.' just after Wyatt was
sh'it in the chest with a 38
cahbcr pistol, according to the
Buncombe Comity Sheriff's
IVIars Hill
Gets
$1,750
Grant
W A Ml I N l. I ) N
( oiu'rrs.siiiar) Hoy A Taylor
I : ni i announced the ap
proval of .i grant of $18,75X1
from the Knv ironniental
I'lotei turn Agency to the
I own Mars 11.11 for
wustowitcr trealment works
, on.sli in lion
Meeting On
Controversy
A public meeting on nuclear
power and lis alternatives will
! held on Saturday, March
ij at I'M , Asheville
ItiTisti alien is from 8 .10 9 110
. . Hj Mi ,, ,i ..ir.
fliKir The program will in
i link' "Xpert speakers on all
phasi s d nuclear power .
cTnoihic and the electric
i ales effects of nuclear plants
.ii health, eti . in the morning,
and a session on alternatives
in nin leai power especially
M'lar enei gv in the afternoon
Theie will be ample op
;.rtunitv (oi , illens to ask
am question or any aspect of
the problem I 'lograms have
'en mailed "lit to some civic
,'id
ninicnt
I that
leaders, but
ill interested
Beta Omega Holds Annual Awards Banquet
Hela i 'mega held lbs second
annual awards banquet
.Saturday night. Feb at the
Grace Restaurant in
Ashev ble Ml chapter
memleis were present along
with husbands as well as
sjiecial guesLs
The Welcome was given by
SANDY LIST receives Beta Omega's first DIANA
Award for Outstanding Service To The Community.
Presenting the award is Pat Franklin.
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CHOSEN AS "OuUtanding Girl for 1975" was
kathryn Boone. Shown with her is last years Out
standing Girl. Joyce Plemmons.
Department
An investigator said that an
argument between Wyatt and
Maxwell began after their
trucks "bumped" about half a
mile north of N (.'. 197 in the
Flat Creek section The
spokesman for the depart
ment said he doubted the
shooting was provoked solely
by the accident
Deputies said Wyatt was
found lying next to the center
line of the highway A ham
mer was found about six in
ches from the victim's right
hand, the officer said
Wyatt was the father and
grandfather of a Candler man
and son who died in a traffic
accident just west of Aslievillc
on February lti
FT N KRAI. SATURDAY
Funeral .services for Wyatt
were held at 2 .')() p in
Saturday at Crapevine
lia)tist church, of which he
was a member
The Kevs Arthur Hensley
and Dear I Amnions officiated
Hunal was in Bowman -Rector
Cemetery Pallbearers
were KLsberry, David and
Russell Wyatt. David Mi Fee.
l-awrencc Taylor and I jirry
Carpenter Kmployes of the
Madison County Rescue
Nuclear
March 15
citiens will take time to at
tend all or part of this
program It is an ideal op
portunity for citizens of
Madison County, who will be
direi ily aifecled by the
proposed nui leai plan. :d
Sandy Mush, to inform
themselves about this most
important issue Those who
are in a position of leadership,
especially, owe it to them
selves and to the citizens of
this county, to become as
informed as possible about all
tl- consequences of such a
plant before endorsing its
construction We hope that
Madison County will have a
good showing on March 15th
I he program is sponsored by
I arolinians for Safe Fnergy
President. Kathryn Boone
Invocation was given by
Donna Rice Chaplain
Following dinner several
awards were presented
Sandy list received the
DIANA Award, which
represents the Distinguished
International Academy of
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TRUMAN WYATT
Sq ll.lli Welt' hollo I a I
pallbearers
A lifelong icsidenl "1
Madison County, he w ,i
employed b the Madis..:,
t ounty Rescue .Squad
Siii v , villi; arc the widow
Mrs Ifc.ruthy Hi van V y.itt a
son. I an y Wyatt ol Mai shall
the mother. Mrs Reubin
Wyatt of Marshal! thice
Music Fcstirnl
At Hot Springs
March 22
First Annual ( otinli y Mum.
festival at Hot Springs Si boo!
will be held March L7 al , p us
admission - Adults $1 students
50c
Anyone interested in pe:
f orm nig for this I est i y a ,
please call t:'2 -.!'.?.'.: w eck .lay s
before I) p in
Attend
J -J )inner
In Kaleili
Among those attending the
Jefferson-. lai kson Day Dinnei
in Raleigh on Saturday night
were Mrs I Y I'onder. Ml
and Mrs Warren Fonder
eno Fondei . Marvin Hail.
Jackie Hall, and Kepieseii
laUve I xston H Ramsey . all of
Madison County . and Mi and
Mrs Thomas Adams ,,)
Raleigh
Noble Ai hievement DIANA is
Hie award given by Fpsilon
Sigma Alpha to women.
Outside the Sorority Sandy is
a home health nurse w ith the
Hot Springs Health Program
She was given this award fm
her outstanding servn e to the
people of Madison County She
IIVW
KATHRYN BOONF presented Dean Shields with
Beta Omega's Zeus Award designating him as the
"Man With 4(1. (KM) Sweethearts "'
RECEIVING First Pearl awards are Ruth Deal.
Christine Lister. Billie Lynn Roberts, and Jenny
( odv.
brothel s. Dei m hi and
Umald Wyatt of V eav erv ille
and Auburn Vtatt of Mai
Ma n s In ugh ter Sen ten ce
Is
1 1 u lit i i . mi
Ihursd.u "I
laiislam'titi'i in
Ion, ib Masses
1 i iday to not
Ml I.V ,1 l,
week ut
deaUl m
Let
the
senteni e'l
than 1.' '
e than 1 - e
teiiti.ny
idee Han
ale
ot
:n I!
-tat.
Mai tin
'In III. a!
telIM o
' i.; e m
: appeal
. hi i t
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yy .
I el.
stl
dv iiimI
f 1
peal am e boie
Hunter.
..I ir.
A .
I l eek sc. lion w as
Iliv c s!; ui k Ma -sev
-ndci son Hi ii.h h
w Itll a pipe dul ilif
cation 1 lee '.' :. l'c'-t
e.l lo
-I Ihe
t
alter
ml ol
a business p. ii e mi
Maha 11 bypass H niter
is ebari'ed with assault
$7tt Million
Refunded
In N. Carolina
( .1(1!. NSlii iRi i 1 iiu in;: the
Ml st se en weeks ol this v eal
".ore than $58 million in re
l ft Ulidcil ... r e,.c, .,; 1;.. ' ' 1 ' '
taxpayers in Noi th ( al olina
an average uf $1111 XT lefund
.s of l-eb Tl moie than
.1.9.011(1 Noi th t .ii olii.ians h,,,
tiled t he li Hid I idua I 1 'i . I
l edelal Li I etui lis a .'I
percent in lease o el ! be
s,iine T l.nl last eal
! HS is processing I etui lis ,.t
tastei i.ih than last yeai
..ml letuni!- arc mailed to
taxpayers about fiye weeks
alter the i et in n is i e. eiy ed it
no ei i oi s ,, e lound
vsides in the Hayes Km
i (immunity w ith hoi husband
I Idle and their two, hildren
Dean Shields was presented
the 1H75 A'us Award I he .eus
ward is Bi'la l Hnega s way ot
hmo ring some man in the
i ommuiiitv w ho has helped
the chapter in some way. or
Ki.lc
u.d V-
II UmI.
v., !!
m scire
i.l Vdlev
.ilof 1a
12-15 Years
Ml 1.
II Massey. a
M.is.sey in the
Fox Hunters Organize;
Officers IN'amed
V-pl o
l llllel
Hum .'in
i ouuties
Mais 111
Mad.
last
I boo
yelk il til.
bull hi "Oil,
new toy
tlo,, Ihe
and oi t'.niieil
biintei s assin
pleV lolls ..I gal
bee II lli.li I I '. e
lilood
Pressures
To Be
Taken
In County
! he American IC'd I ': i" in
Madison Countv Liml ol the
sky Nutritional site will take
i i I p i ess-ii es at t he
billowing loiations and tunes,
it was announced this week
This is a free program and
the goal is to help find and
icier potential hypertension
;i sons
I he schedule
lollows
Marshall I-ceding
Station,
to .' IK'
M.
11 11 111' a II
Mais H,!l feeding
M.i I ib 11 1 i 01 a ll,
Stat'
to .
is wehonit
who has done something
outstanding lot the i cm
iiiunitv He is general
manage! of Radio Station
WMMH Mr Shields has
donated muih time and effort
to help the sorority develop
and produce publicity for their
philanthropic projects He has
been instrumental in ail
pliases of the production of the
annual (finsUnas pageant
dona t in g in ui h time and
money
.loyie Plemmons presented
the Outstanding Girl Award
to Kalhry n Boone Mrs Boone
was chosen by her sorority
sisters for her outstanding
contributions to the chapter
activities this year She is a
charter member, and has
served as Treasurer
V. d u i a t 1 1 1 n a I D i r e ( tor
Philanthr ipii Director and is
currently President of her
chapter .She will represent
Beta Omega in state com
Hea y Snow s
Fall In
County Sunday
Sno' Sunday in Madison
I ounty ard Western North
(jrolina necessitated closing
o schools and cancelling ot
several churrti services In
rart of 'he county Spring
Creek snow reached a depth
of 7 4 inch while m other
parts o( th county only two
inches er reported
Schools remained closed in
Madison County on Tuesday
du tc th conditio of roads
No serious wrtcki wer
nTxirted but several of the
roads nd highway were
sltck. causing many motortflU
b qur kly put on dhains
lunddaughtci
i.Miian 1 uiu-i
C a in at ion , a s Mi,
.ui Ma hson i .unity
inters -ssoeiatioi: I
al loan I o
soeiatli.il
he follow IIU' oil H i I
i te.l
.l.ll Clair. pies
nald Mi K i uric v
sideiit. Fmei y M
I eta rv treasiii ei
h i.t
ntelested lev
lung to join II
mid i iiiitail .omi
otfl, el
h '.lilt el s
gloup
inembei
MeiM wff;:-. 'r'Ar' :rwMJ
n., Asheyblenospital if 1 I J t-f 1
nt t r s'
60 County Homes Repaired
Last Year Under HRP
I ast
I .inly
' y I '
HI) Madis
were repair
using Rep,
(iiu ding
iv chairman
:e Hi
I'rograin
I leinpsey Woe
the Housing
n i it tec Mi
Repair t
ii.
Woody turth
st. I
itod that almost
LM.O homes
on during
.gram has
ha
tin
v e
teen worked
years this pr
operating
en
I bis
y tin
ouni 1
i .r pel
prugium. established
Huial Ivvelopment
and Hie l )j. port unity
nation of Ma liseii
Mil hi- I'Mlllil.es IS
oetitlo
b Ml,
first ;
Billie
at i oliventi
me mhers
i e i
ir 1 awards i b
Mill Hotwrts
I'y VI el I
i ,h Huth I ical and Chr:
stiru
lister Two men; be r 1
rei eiv ed First I Vegree 1'allas
thcne awards They were
kathryn Boone and .lenr.y
( ody Thosj- riseiy.ng Sei ond
I icgree I'allas Athene wen
Joyce Cieminons nna Mai
Tipton and Donna Kice Jovn
and nna Mae also s i e.!
their Third Degree
Diahctt's
Scrt'cnin
At lars Hill
Madison
, lepartmiT t
with t he ;
i ondui te,1
y Hfddb
(s,(eration
e r sonnel
di a bet es
A
vTeening
Sw itch
1- ebruarv
progran, at Micro
-, Mars Hill on
?fi 19"5 'Her thre
hundred empbyees upri
tested
Any industry t agencv
interested in a program of this
type may iaii the Madison
County Health I lepartment for
information Diabetes
screening is available each
Friday at the Health
Dartmerd upcm request for
anyone hc ,s not a known
diabetic
Boosters Club
To Meet Here
Thursday
The Madison Boosters Club
will meet this Thursday night
Mart i at th French Broad
EMC lobby Th meeting will
bcgM at 7 JB a'ciock and all
laembm arc unfed to attend
Maxwell Charged
I Home was fmvmmmmtig.
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r- ft
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,, A). L'"biiim ill - -1 ' ' ' I L:2ammtmmr'aiM&--bmlakii
TIIIS WAS A HAPPY SCKNE one day last week in the band rehearsal nxnn at
Madison High School. Band Director Bill Stell retei ed a $:00 check from Mis
I Howell of Mais Hill, president of the Mars Hill Woman's Club. She t.ld
Mr Stell the uift vas an expression of appreciation for the outstanding work
he has done in founding the band and de eloping it thus far during the first
year of the new consolidated high school's operation. She also stated that she
and the other members of the club hope that their gift will encourage other
persons and other organizations to make similar contributions toward the
support of the band program Mr Stell accepted the check with thanks and
added that the band program needs all the support it can get.
r igm-d to
I arm
.urage the use
Home .Vi
llous 1 1. g
'he' reason
in :
Ir.ii u.r
I I (1 la.'ll . I- . '
.dy low mi on.e
( on Id not quab' v
..HI loan ale
ass; stall! c ll oil.
Hqiall I'll. grain
ell.phaslcd that
I tile program w
a bouse Warmer i
ttiat I pan s only
persons who
'oi a alG or
bgible lor
the Housing
Mi Woody
the purjxise
as to make
r s.iter and
to improve
thi , earallce of the bouse
i-al.not n made
I- .iiubng t mi this r.i ogi a;ii
oiiies fi on. t be i . immunity
Si i y 1 1 e s d :n i n i s t r a 1 1 u n
! met iy i 'tlii e ut Ki onomn
I ';.() binity and from Low
1 flcoin. Hous.liL, I .eyeiopinent
i "i poratioii
1 be ilult V. mi k 1 vper iciice
I 'i ogi am oper ated by I .and of
the Sky Hcgior.a. i ouni .
! iimislh's t he r ew w hii fi is
super y iseif by Km he I Ic
1 'arker , an employ ee of 1 he
' p(ortunity I orjx. ration
I he IT us, ng H epa ir
i ommittec i onsist- of Mr
Woody of the Bluff i oin
i: ninity Mrs irec Cav ne of
Mead, w f ork Mrs Kha
' ow ai ,'. ,f ; pper Spring
: tvk Mis 1 arrv I'hilhps of
. : a ssy (reek Mrs i ima
He'.sli y Nflli orn and the
tiairmar, of the Kurai
irn n Mi Manuel Briscoe
.( Mars Mill This comnuttee
iT.eets ;ieriHii( ally to act on
a;nln ations for repair work
and establish guidelines for
the program
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Al'Gl'ST 17. I94 will Umg b remrmbrrrd in Marshall whrat the Freach
Broad River went on a rampage, caastag thousaads of dollars damage to
Marshall. Above pictures show bow high tbe river was at the Marshall depot
and ho the I pper Bridge looked approaching tbe "cotton mill".
To make
repairs or
f urination
1 ' 1 e in in o n
application for
for more in
contact Jerry
1' r o g r a m
Traffic Mishaps
Decreased Last ear
K AI .hu ill The per
centage of traffu mishaps
reported in North Carolina for
1 J 7 4 . decreased compared
w ith that of the previous y eai
( omnnssioner of Motor
Vehicles Jake Alexander
a n n o u n c e d t o d a v
IVelinnnan data shows a 4
KTeent drop m accidents
from 197!!." be said
Traffic aci idents dwindled
in all months during 1974, as
opposed to those of 1973. ex
eept for the holiday and
vacation months of August.
September, November and
December
AiT'orduig to the 1974 data,
injury accidents dec lined 4 1
percent Accidents involving
fatalities were the lowest ir.
ten years They were '.7 1'
;ercenl less than the ;tT'
! ig u re
1'edesti.an mishaps showed
a ' perient decrease while
xilestnar 'atabties fell 17
' 'T . '". '
:h ' i ease from 1973
wire hii . ,. accidents They
rose a tremendous 30 percent
J s-
.Supervisor at The OpiK.rtunily
Corporation offices in the
Marshall ( (immunity Center
The phone number is i.4!-32;il
during the i4', 4 jienod and
pitsis! definite
oncern among
safety admiru
stlators
I if reported mt..n cl.
an merits, there w a.s an 8
iK't.er'.'. riMc hut motorcycle
abilities decreased by
;( cent
Oyer all with lower sjx'ed
limits and i educed trav el oi,
North Carolina highways, the
baffle accident pictuie is
better for North Carolinians "
stated Charles Hensley.
Dire -tor of Traffic Records
He added. Safety must
continue to be the business .1
i',er,ie who uses our high-
No T
Bill
rut'
No true tali was returned by
the grand jur last week in the
case of Orover Ponder and
Coriley Caiforth, charged with
ehs-tion laws v loiations, it was
announced this week by
Judson Kdwards. clerk of
superior court