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Vohimc 74. Number 18,
Marshall. N.C
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TrQpEiiie Awarded! Sehreeeiagosit
Speaks Ait AitMetfic ISamqineit
Tbe 1S74-75 Athletic Banquet
honoring playen of Madison
High School for outstanding
achierements in various
athletic events was held last
Friday night in the beautiful
Madison High School
Cafeteria. This was the first
such banquet held in the new
consolidated high school
adjacent to the Marshall
bypass.
Harold Wood, president of
the North Carolina Beta Clubs
and outstanding athlete and
student at Madison High,
pronounced the invocation and
Mr. J. C. Wallin, principal,
gave the welcoming remarks
to guests present
Mr. J. Bruce Phillips,
Athletic Director at Madison,
introduced the featured
speaker, Mr. Randy
Schrecengost
Schrecengost, who now
resides in Buncombe County,
is a graduate of Michigan
State University where he was
an outstanding football tackle
who played in the Rose Bowl
twice. He was alap an out
standing baseball player who
turned down numerous pro
offers, including the New York
Yankees, in order to attend
Michigan State. He is a former
coach of the Asheville Bears
professional football team.
Schrecengost emphasized
Blearing Set For
Yancey-Madison
Highway Project
The Division of Highways,
North Carolina Department of
Transportation and Highway
Safety, will hold a public
hearing on the proposed
location for the reconstruction
of US 19-1IE from the Madison
Yancey County line to the
Cane River Bridge in Yancey
County. Tbe hearing will be
held on June 10 at 7:30 p.m. in
the Cane River High School
west of Bumsville.
The hearing will consist of
an explanation of the alternate
corridors, right-of-way
procedures, relocation ad
visory assistance, and State -Federal
relationship. The
hearing will be open to those
present for any statements,
questions, comments, and
submittal of material per
taining to the alternate
corridors.
An aerial map setting forth
the alternate locations and a
8th Grade
Graduation
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Graduation ceremonies for
tht eighth grade of Marshall
Elementary School on the
Island will be held on Thur
sday night, June I, beginning
atTa'dock.
Cllve Whltt, principal,
annMaxes that Coach Harrell
Wood, of Man Hfll College,
will b guest speaker.
The public is Invited to
Boosters Club
Names Officers
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Tht Madlsea High School
Boosters Club recently named
new oClcers to direct club
i activtUea doing tbe U7S-7I
academic year.
Lawrence Ponder was
. elected tbe new president;
Mrs. Jimmy Webb, vice"
, pretfJent; Dr. Reect Steen,
aecrfary; and Ron Klser,
tre..trer.
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the importance of all athletic
teams and players "heading
in the same direction" in
order to have winning teams
and records. He stressed the
importance of having a
winning attitude in whatever a
player did with 100 percent
effort on a team. He reviewed
the lessons he had learned
under his coaches and told the
local athletes what the late
Vince Lombardi, coach of the
Green Bay' Packers, taught -"think
first of God, then
family, then teammates." He
praised the faculties at the
Madison high school and
urged the coaches, players
and faculty to strive for "the
best possible athletic
programs." He was ac
companied to Marshall by his
attractive wife.
TROPHIES AWARDED
Following Schrecengost's
talk, the Madison High School
coaches awarded the
following trophies:
Cheerleaders: Most Out
standing Cheerleader, Sabra
Sprinkle.
Football: Best Offensive
Back, John Freeman; Best
Defensive Back, Steve Wood;
Best Offensive Linesman,
Russell Hamlin; Best
Defensive Linesman, Tim
Ramsey; Coaches' Trophy,
copy of the Environmental
Impact Statement are
available for public review
and copying in the Yancey
County Courthouse in Bum
sville. Copies of the En
vironmental Impact
Statement may be requested
from the Planning and.
Research Branch, N. C.
Department of Transportation
and Highway Safety, P. O.
Box 25201, Raleigh, N.C. 27611.
Additional material may be
submitted for a period of ten
days from the date of the
hearing to George E.Wells,
P.E., Manager, Highway
Design, North Carolina
Department of Transportation
and Highway Safety, P. O.
Box 25201, Raleigh, N.C. 27611.
ACP Sign-Up
In Progress
All farmers in Madison County are reminded that
the sign-up for cost-sharing under the 1975
Agricultural Conservation Program will end this
Friday, May 30.
Any farmer wishing to request government cost
sharing should visit the ASCS office and make his
request before the deadline. With the limited amount
of funds available this, year a sign-up period was
necessary to give all farmers an opportunity to
request assistance under the ACP Program.
A-B Tech To Offer Course
The Continuing Education
program of AshevUle - Bun
combe Technical Institute will
offer a hour course on the
National Electric Code. The
. coarse will meet each
Tuesday night in the Mars Kin
city hall from M0 pjn
beginning July 1. Tht class it',
designed to prepare elec-
t tridant for tht state electrical
examination ' ' : : :
Masons Honor
- Members of tht French '
Broad Masonic Lodge of
Marshall honored widows of ;
their deceased members on
Saturday evening at tbe
tfsarJc Temple.
Sam Houston, Worshipful
Muter of the Lodge,
welcomed tte group end
recrrired the widows In
9 T 'y t": t "rs.
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RANDY SCHRECENGOST, former star football
and baseball player at Michigan State University,
shown speaking at the Madison High School Athletic
Banquet last Friday night.
RECIPIENTS of the : 'Athlete of The Year" Awards,
are shown above. Al Rice, left, ,and Lynn Plem
mons, right. Mr. Hal Johnson, of Northwestern
Bank, donor of tbe trophies, is shown r (center)
presenting the individual trophies. In addition to the
individual trophies, a large trophy will remain in the
school with winning names added each year.
MarsDnallll IEflemmeimtfaipy Selh!! Empirvi!meimit
By JIM STORY
The Marshall Elementary
School, sometimes referred to
as "the school on the Island,"
has shown striking im
provements under the
leadership of Clive Whitt,
principal, and his able staff
and Mr. Grover Gillis,
Supervisor of Madison County
Schools.
This writer was given the
opportunity to tour the school
facilities Monday after at
tending a chapel program
when three retiring teachers
were recognized and
Tbe only instructional cost
to a $100 registration fee
payable at the first class
meeting, and each participant
must furnish his own 1979 code
Class sise will be limited
aad prt-registratica is
required by calling tht Con
tinuing Education office at A-BTaeh.-
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Widows Here
lira. Jeter Metcalf, and Mrs.
J. B. Tweed; and1 visitors,
Mrs. Nellie B. Lovia and Mrs,
Dean Aldredge. "
J. Albun -Buckner and
wood Waldrup made brief
remarks. " "
Mi sorts from Biltmore,
Sonoms, Bald Creek snd
Ltwv: n, W. Va. s'.so attended.
Trior to tve mf"'-f,
inp-r j!-s of t" e 1' - ' J
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presented engraved silver
trays. They were Mrs. Viola
Ramsey, Mrs. Jessie B.
Worley and Mrs. Anna W.
White. Also honored was Mr.
Grover Gillis, Supervisor of
Madison County Schools, who
is retiring after this term of
school. Mr. Whitt also
presented Mr. Pratt Buckner,
a member of the faculty, with
a "wedding gift" from the
teachers and aides.
Prior to the presentation of
gifts, the students who
practically filled the
auditorium sang several songs
and this writer also played
several selections on the piano
as well as accompaning the
students.
Miss Ann McKinney, a
member of the faculty, then
escorted this writer to the
various departments in the
three buildings. Included in
the interesting tour were the
Kindergarten, lunch room,
teachers' lounge, science lab.
:4AR:iALLS NEWEST INTUSTTiY. Uclverssl E. Systems, Ic tcrr 1
of a src!al I "rricant, ofrkia!!y cpeaed Monday la the former Mat Tomsta
Shed ii'tcr : to the MarsbaH I.tsss. Cr-i It : tUr.iij was ittf-ied by a
Hurler of i " j stria lists and I-csl cithers. I; rti sbove bty.it tt e N;e LI
cot-'-r (-- are, left to r'-'t, rraucis Tsbe" rUiulo, et'"fr and
t r. r y -rtson, f' ' -Zrr; t 1 1': rcnC YtKn.kerrei;'?nt
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Burton Fox.
Baseball: Best Defensive
Player, Jeff Treadway; Most
Valuable Player, Harrell
Wood; Coaches' Trophy,
Kenny Ray.
Volleyball: Girls Most
Valuable Player, Lynn
Plemmons.
Softball: Girls Most
Valuable Player, Christine
Shelton.
Basketball: (Girls): Best
Defensive Player, Karen
Greene; Best Offensive
Player, Christine Shelton;
Miss Hustle Award, Donna
Davis; Most Improved, Katie
Waldroup; Most Valuable,
Lynn Plemmons.
Track: Girls Most Valuable,
Cheryl Haley; Outstanding
Participants, Paula Boone,
DeLee Wright
Basketball (Boys): Best
ield Goal Percentage,
arrell Wood; Best Free
hrow percentage, Jeff
readway; Best Offensive
layer, Ricky Anderson; Best
efensive Player, Danny
oone; Mr. Hustle Award,
icky Harrell.
Wrestling: Most Valuable,
1 Rice; Most Improved,
annie Rice.
Track (Boys): Most Oat
landing, Burton Fox.
Athlete Of The Year Awards
a new annual award given by
lorthwestern Bank which
icludea Individual trophies
ud a large trophy to remain
in the school with winning
names added each year.
These awards presented by
Mr. Hal Johnson of Nor
thwestern Baa)
Winners this year: Girl: f
Lynn Plemmons; Boy, Al
Rice.
reading room, middle grades,
elementary library, and other
departments.
The Teachers' Lounge, as
you enter the big building, is
on the immediate right and is
luxurious and comfortable.
The Science Laboratory is
also fine looking and will be
completely furnished by next
year, it was stated. The
Middle Grades includes
Ceramics, woodworking, art
and typing. Members of this
department have also spon
sored a school annual which
will soon be received. One of
the highlights of the tour was
the Reading Room, of which
Sharon Sluder heads.
Featured in the attractively
deocrated room is an artificial
seasonal tree which la
"dressed" with appropriately
colored leaves for the various
The tour was interesting and
I appreciate the kindness of
Miss McKinney and the others
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SPEAKER GREEN, MESSER AND RAMSEY
House Speaker James C. Green, left, discusses
pending legislation with Reps. Ernest B. Messer,
center, and Liston Ramsey. Messer is chairman of
the House Insurance Committee and Ramsey is
chairman of the House Finance Committee. They
represent the 44th House District, Haywood,
Jackson, Madison and Swain counties.
Make Plans Now To Attend
MARSHALL LIONS CHARITY
HORSE SHOW
ON ISLAND SATURDAY,
JUNE 7
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GROVER GILLIS, right, is shown receiving a gift
from Principal Clive Whitt Monday morning during
chapel period at the Marshall Elementary School on
Island. Mr. Gillis, who has served many years as
Supervisor of Madison County Schools, will retire at
the end of this session.
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Bicentennial
Combined
Meet
At Laurel
Tht County Beautification
; and Community Development ,.
; Cetnmlttea of the BW
' Centennial Commission will ;
sneet at a combined sessioa
' with tbe Greater Laurel
, Communities pa Friday night, .
Jane Sth at 7:30 pjn. at ths -.
Laurel School Lunchroom. -
: This will bt tht first eoon-
tywide meeting of the groups
ssict the cleoaHip drive begsa
la Aprfl. This invttation to
meet with the Laurel Conv.
mtxilty will eliminate the need
tor a special mcUrg of tbe
fTovra. Mwli"--- were U'i on
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Commiiiiiittioo
In Connnity
Enter Contest
A total of 93 organized
communities in 16 counties
and the Cherokee Indian
Reservation entered the 1975
Western North Carolina
Community Development
Program by the entry
deadline according to Morris
L. McGough, executive vice
president of the WNC
Development Association and
Randal Lyday of Brevard,
area chairman of the
program.
This is the largest field of
entries in the past several
years. Included are areas that
have Just organized this
month and others that have
been active for over 20 years.
Five communities in
Madison county are par
ticipating in the community
improvement and
beautification program this
year. These are Greater Ivy,
Upper Laurel, Big Laurel,
Sleepy Valley and Bull Creek.
Cherokee County leads with
the most entires in the
program this year with 11,
including a Cherokee Indian
Club. Macon County has 10,
followed by Henderson and
Transylvania with nine each.
The Community Develop
ment Program, now in its 26th
years, is a program of com
petition among organized
rural areas. It is sponsored on
an area basis by the WNC
Development Association in
cooperation with the N. C.
Agricultural Extension
Service and local sponsors in
each county. Objective of the
program is to boost com
munity spirit and to en
hill" is noted for its modern
and elaborate facilities, the
THREE MARSHALL ELEMENTARY TEACHER
who will retire at the end of this session, were
presented engraved silver plates by Mr. Clive Whitt;
principal, here Monday morning In behalf f the;
faculty. Left to right, Mrs. Jessie B. Worley, MrV
Viola Ramsey and Mrs. Anna W. White.
CHEERING atlLrr.r.N can be seen as t if
the Marshall L!eraei.tary school ao ': i;,;;
day tnomirj when they er.J?yeJ s'r' Z t
chlng a movie.
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courage people to work .
together to build better areas
in which to live.
Area awares totalling $6,450
will be awarded next fall to the
communities showing the
greatest improvement These -are
provided by area business -firms
and industries. An
estimated $12,000 $19,000 in r
local awards will be presented
in county contests.
Communities are divided
into three divisions for Judging
purposes. Division "A" for
communities with less than 75
families has 23 entries;
Division "B", 75-150 families,
has 36 entries and Division
"C", those with over 150
families, has 34 entries. All
areas will be Judged on the
same scoring system.
Over 80 clubs also entered a ;
special community
beautification contest, judging
for this will be held in late .
summer. Area awards of $800
are being offered.
Special awards are also
being provided to recognise
areas with outstanding youth '.
programs and activities.
According to McGough, ' ,
"The interest being shown to .
the Community Development
Program this year, '
reflected by the large number
of areas participating, is,
outstanding. This Is the '
largest group of entries tinea t.
tlje late Ws and Indicates tbe ;
interest of people throughout , y
Western North Carolina in:
, trying tajlmprovarthelr
comfcffiStt and alaoto make
them more attractive. This V.;
should be a banner year."
school "on the Island" hi also
one which we can all bt proud.
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