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Volume 74, Number 26.
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B JIM STORY
Present members on the
board of directors of the
French Broad Klectnc
Membership Corporation
retained their positions when
they defeated opposition
candidates (Citizens Ticket'
in the election of directors at
the annual Co-Op meeting held
in the Madison High School
gymnasium last Saturday
Interest ran high when
about 2.000 members attended
the meeting Registration
started at 10 a m but due to
the large number of persons
as well as processing hun
dreds of proxies. the
registration deadline was
extended when it was realized
that it would be impossible to
ILesalks Art Mairslh&fln
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The North Carolina Kn
vitonmental Commission last
Thursday ordered the Town of
Marshall to lower the water
level of the 15 acre reservoir
on Hunter Creek to 40 feet at a
rale of a foot a day The order
was issued following a hearing
in Raleigh
. t According to Marshall nf
' ficials. the Order was ac
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OFFICIALS OF THE TOWN OF MARSHALL have
started lowering the water level in the reservoir
which supplies the town with water in compliance
with an order by the N.C. Environmental
Management Commission, which contends that the
Mars Mill Receives Grant Of $157,250
A $157 .250 grant has been
announced by Mart Hill
College president Dr Fred B
Bentley. The grant, from the
JV K. Kellogg Foundation of
.battle Oeek, Michigan, is to
fontinu work on the college's
: Competence based
--Curriculum. Ia making the
, anaeuncement Dr. Bentley
.said that the grant ia the
largest program grant in the
acbasi's 111 year history. The
rant Moot a tlOO OM rrant
. mad by KeBogg to the coOege
f ia an.
yc la accepting tba grant. Dr.
' JJenOey said that the twe
, -grants 1wre aoabled ia
"make giant studies ia
. becoming one the recognise
oaUanal leaders ia the field of'
competence . .. . based
complete them by 2pm. the
original deadline
From 10 a m until fi :t
p rn , the large, but for
tunately orderly, crowd
jammed near the Registration
desks Processing the
registrants and the large
numbers of proxies slowed
down the process to a snail s
pace Kach name had to be
checked off the Master
Registration Uioks of the co
op Also each name on the
proxy forms had to be like
wise checked The girls who
had the responsibility of doing
this tedious Job did an ex
cellent job under the most
trying circumstances
The business session,
scheduled to start at 2pm,
was postponed until ,'t III
cepted and the lowering of the
water has started
The viewpoints have been
expressed concerning the
leaks at the reservoir
Stewart Oeorge of the public
information office in the
Department of Natural and
Kconomic Resources said the
agency is coneerned about the
situation "Our people
f , y
, it
curriculum It is the hope of
Mart Hill College that we will
be in a position to assist other
institutions who are interested
in faculty development,
evaluation, and other aspects
of such s program I am
extremely pleased that the
directors of the WK
Kewllogg Foundation have
elected to support the in
novations taking place at
Mars Hill College "
The grant will be used to
iaiplemeat a faculty
development program ever a
two year period which will be
directly related to the
college's arw . academic
program. -According to
academic vica president Dr.
Richard HofTmao, who guided
the faculty team which for
TO
o'clock with hundreds of
persons still waiting to be
registered The doors were
closed at 2 p m but those "in
line" were allowed to register
Although the program was
delayed 2'-: hours, the
business session was held
while hundreds crowded about
the registration desks
awaiting their turns to
register and secure ballots so
they could vote for their
choices for board members
hollowing routine business
and the recognition of widows
lor former directors, K C
league, President of the Co
op who presided at the
business session, recognized
Dean Ralph M I.ee, of Mars
Hill College, who introduced
the featured speaker.
discussed it at length all week
trying to find a course of
ac tion," Ceorge said George
said the environmental
agency's experts had deter
mined that the dam "has been
leaky ever since it was built
some 15 or 20 years ago
He said the environmental
management people had
settled on 40 feet as a com-
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dam leaks and must be replaced or torn down. Gary
Ball. 10, who lives below the dam in the Hunter
Creek section, watched the procedure this morning
from atop the dam. (Staff Photo by Malcolm
Gamble of Citizen - Times.)
mulated the original proposal.
" this second grant is a real
tribute to the faculty and staff
of Mars Hill and, in a large
measure. justifies the
tremendous work done by the
faculty in initiating the
competence program. Since
the Kellogg Foundation rarely
makes a follow -up award, this
grant is highly significant "
The funding will also allow
the college to participate in
national workshop and
conference, la the past year,
such exposure has brought
college and oalrersity of
ficiats from across the country
to the Mars Kill campus.
The competence ' baaed
curriculum was introduced oa
aa experimental basis during
the l7)-7 school year and on
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Congressman Roy A Taylor
Congressman Taylor,
realizing the situation, cut
brief his talk but ably spoke on
the energy crisis. "There is no
pleasant way to deal with a
scarcity," he said
"Some peole expect
Congress to perform a miracle
and end the energy shortage
without consumer sacrifice
and 1 wish that it were
possible.'' Congress in an
Taylor said
The Congressman said that
utility rates paid by all
electric consumers have been
pushed higher and higher by
oil shortages and unstable
coal prices and have created
serious financial hardships for
most consumers
He expressed the hope that
promise level for the reservoir
impoundment, because that
would allow the town to draw
adequate water supplies from
it and would also reduce the
pressure against the dam
There are at least four
families living below the
impoundment who would be
endangered if the dam gave
way, George said.
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a curriculum wide basis this
past year In establishing the
competence based program,
the college has identified
certain educational and skill
competencies which represent
full emotional, intellectual,
and psychological develop
ment of the student. In con
trast to traditional ap
proaches, the new curriculum
emphasizes the accountability
of the college in the progress
of its students
la announcing the grant to
Mars Hill. George Hanson,
KeOogg official, said that the
foundation was "delighted to
be to a posttiea to assist Mars
HiD College la this important
protect" . , ,
- Dr. David ' Kaialey,
professor of History, will
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Marshall, N.C.
as larger supplies of coal
become available and utility
companies use coal instead of
oil to generate power, con
sumer rates will stabilize at
more reasonable levels
The federal government is
aiding in the effort by forcing
power companies and other
heavy industries to convert to
coal from oil, Congressman
Taylor said
"Of course, the day of cheap
energy is gone, but I am
anxious to help create an
economic climate which will
make possible again the
purchase of electric and other
types of energy at reasonable
prices which the people can
afford to pay," Taylor said
Following Congressman
Taylor's address, reports
He said the Environmental
Management Commission has
contacted the National Guard,
which has agreed to furnish
Marshall with two 5,000 gallon
trucks to haul water into the
area in the event of a drought
or if contamination resulted
from lowering the water level
Mayor Lorado 1'Aider, who
has been in ill health for
several months and
hospitalized several times,
contends that the leaks are
from the nearby mountain and
not from the clam He stated
that he had taken several
engineers to the area on
various occasions and it was
believed that the trouble is
definitely with the mountain
and not the dam
Mayor Ponder and others
have stated that the leaky
condition has been pcrsent for
many years and the situation
is no worse now than it has
been for years
Ponder was backed up in his
argument that the dam is not
leaking by Bill Johnson, of
Columbia. SC an engineer
with the firm of Wilbur Smith
Associates
"I haven't seen the dam
when the water was down, but
I have seen it off and on for the
past three years and I've yet
to see the seepage coming
from the dam", Johnson said
But Johnson said he is
confident the answer to the
question will be forthcoming,
perhaps this week, when he
and Marshall officials sit
down with a report by still
another engineering firm on
the situation
Nick Kmecza, town planner
for Marshall. Hot Springs and
Mars Hill, attended the
meeting in Raleigh as an
observer and did not express a
view on the problem with the
dam
The dam is approximately
300 feet in width and 60 feet
deep at its greatest depth near
the dam
direct the faculty develop
ment and competence
program Knisley, a member
of the Mars Hill faculty for IS
yean, has distinguished
himself as a teacher, scholar,
and leader of the faculty
development program
Fire Destroys Home
Near Here Friday Night
The on - story frame heoae,
owned by Ointoa -Back"
Wuson, sb4 occupied by Mr.
aad Mrs. James Bredia
located aa BaOey's Branch
was completely destroyed by
fire about U; JO o'clock Friday
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were read and other pertinent
business was transacted
In the meantime, long lines
ol registered members
awaited their turns to the 12
voting booths in another
section of the gymnasium
Many of the voters also had
proxies in which they had to
mark This required hours,
also When voting finally
concluded, a sparce crowd
filed back into the gym for the
drawings for numerous
electrical appliances
The final drawing was
concluded shortly before K
p m By this tune, everyone
was so tired 'that is. those who
stayed i that they seemed
happy that the meeting was
officially over and they c ould
get some food and rest
Hut it wasn't over for
members of the Credential
Committee They had the
awesome job of counting the
ballots Karly Sunday mor
ning they had completed their
job with the following results
Madison County District
(Three Year Terms)
Albert Freeman, Jr 1H41,
Joseph Justice 1659, John R
Gardin 977, and Levi Hunter
10 i Freeman and Justice,
winners i
Madison County District
( Two Year Terms I
John (J Corbett 1921, Un
Sluder 1078 i Corbett w inner i
Yancey County District
i Three Year Term i
I F Clevenger 1B88. John
powers I11S ((('levenger
winner i
Yancey County District
(Two Year Terms i
James W Ray 1883, Yates
Hailey 1075 (Ray winner!
Mitchell County District
( Three Year Term i
K II Poteat 1850,. Parnell
Cooke 1K15 i Poteat winner i
Final
Lamb Pool
August 5
The final limb Pool for the
1975 season will be held on
Tuesday, August 5, beginning
at 7 a m . at the Cattleman s
Livestock Yard in Canton All
lambs should be brought in not
later than 12 noon
If you have any lambs you
wish to sell at this final I-amb
pool, contact the Madison
County Kxtension Office at
P O Box .136 or phone M9 241 1
not later than August 1
Highway Sign
Damage Law
Now In Effect
Anyone willfully damaging
or stealing a highway sign now
faces a stiff penalty A new
law passed by the 1975
Genera Assembly, effective
July 1, 1975, provides for a
penalty of up to $500 or six
months in jail or both for any
person found guilty of willfully
defacing, damaging, knocking
down, or stealing a highway
sign
The new law was prompted
in part by a traffic accident
last December in Robeson
County Two people were
killed in a two-car collision
resulting from the removal of
a stop sign at the intersection
of two Robeson County
secondary roads.
night All household fur
nishings and contents were
sis destroyed.
Cass of the fire is unsown,
accordiBg the Marshall
Bremen, who answered the
call.
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annul meetiac of the Co-Op la the fymaaslaoi of Madisoa Illsk School.
Regis tratkoBS sUrted at II a.m. aad completion of registrations was around
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check la the Master List of member, as each one registered. Proxies also had
to be checked, adding to the time consuming task. Pictures above show the
masses of people awaiting regUtratioa while the girls of the French Bread
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for some ity boars. Although slow snd nerve - rc! rrscr' I r- -r
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