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Volamc74. Number 29,
Marshall, N.C.
15 CENTS PER COPY
August 14. 1975
MaaQflSODim IPareimits Asgnne Agannflstt Qdedl (Dak
Madison County residents of
the Red Oak Elementary
School district told the Board
of Education here Monday
their children would be riding
buses for longer periods daily
and over unsafe roads if
forced to attend schools in
Madison.
The Red Oak district, ac
cording to the Rev. Clive
Fisher, was created in 1928 as
a grammar and high school
with one third of its area in
Election Officials
Named In Madison
The Madison County Board
of Elections appointed
Tuesday, of last week, new
registrars and judges in eight
of the county's 10 precincts A
boundary dispute has deferred
the other appointments
In I-aurel Precinct, Walter
Gosnell was named registrar,
and Clarence E Cutshall and
John D Ray as GOP and
Democratic judges, respec
tively. In other precincts the
appointees are
Mars Hill Dr l.arry
N Stern, registrar; Mrs
Cecelia C Powell and lewis
i Woody I Amnions, judges ,
Grapevine: Harold Payne,
registrar; Mrs Betty Ixiu
Clark and Bruce Sprinkle,
judges; Beech Glen: Don
Hall, registrar; Ronnie Jarvis
231 More Plants
Of Marijuana
Found In County
Sheriff E Y Ponder and
deputies continue to discover
marijuana in Madison
County
The latest "find " occurred
Monday when 107 plants were
confiscated and brought into
Marshall
87 plants were found in the
Hamburg section off Paint
Fork Road and 20 plants found
in the Sams Gap section of this
county
Rep
Precinct Meetings, Convention
William P Powell, County
GOP Chairman, announced
the dates and other in
formation concerning precunei
meetings and the county
convention, as follows:
PRECINCT MEETINGS
Notice is herein given that
each Precinct Chairman shall
Powell Resigns As
County GOP Chairman
Tbe following item received
for publication this week la
self-explanatory:
TO: Madison County GOP
Executive Committee
FROM: William P. Powell,
Chairman
RE: Resignation
I, William P. Powell,
Chairman of the Madison
County Republican Party
Executive Committee, do
herein resign this position to
become effective September
0, 17S.
I am making this known now
so that you can appoint a
nominating committee or act
in this capacity yourselves to
make for sn open County
Convention.
These past two years (as
County Chairman) have been
ffifertnt - to say tbe least.
Tbeyavt had their apt and
dGwns.. Tbe whole Republican
Party (National, State and
Local).. One of these days
soon, I feet that the "VPS win
Mtfttfnber tbe DOWNS and
we win be proud to say that we
: are ' MADISON COUNTY
REPUBLICANS witheat
Madison and the major por
tion in Buncombe County
When the Red Oak School was
built, he said, the former Oak
Grove School in Madison
County was discontinued
Parents of 16 children at
tending either Red Oak
Elementary or North Bun
combe High explained their
opposition to an order by the
Madison Count? Board of
Education to atfend school in
their county of residence this
and Jimmy Carter, judges;
Walnut J Dednck Brown,
registrar, Joe Kowler and
David Caldwell, judges, Hot
Springs Roy 1. Roberts,
registrar; Curtis R Roberts
and Mrs Hernice Wright .
judges; Ebbs Chapel
Clarence Cody, registrar;
George Davis and Frank Fox,
judges, and Spring Creek
Mrs Betty W Rollins,
registrar; 1-arry W Ferguson
and 1-irry W I'lemmons.
judges
Action was defferred on the
appointment of rennet of
ficials m Marshall and Sandy
Mush pending a hearing at 10
a in Aug 18 in Superior Court
in Marshall Judge Bruce
Bnggs has
restraining
isued
mi
fer
ap-
Market value of the plants
was estimated at $2, (XX)
In addition to the above
captures, 124 plants were
confiscated last Friday in the
1'aw Paw section of Little
Pine
No arrests were made as of
Monday night
Ponder stated that future
raids are planned in annus
parts of the county
ublicans Announce Dates For
call a meeting on August Z3
1975 at 2 p m at their
respective polling place to
conduct the following business
and any other party matter
that be needed
I Elect a precinct com
miltee of five ior more)
voters, one of whom shall be
WILLIAM P. POWELL
having to make excuses for
what is or has happened in our
county, state and nation.
I want to express my
THANKS to all the good
people who have helped in the
past and I pledge to work hist
as hard as possible for the new
party chairman that yea win
elect aa September & -iv
Sincerely,
- - William P. Powell
year under questioning of
their attorney, Ron C. Brown.
Other parents not represented
by attorney also were heard
by the board and county at
torney Ron Howell.
The matter will go before
Superior Court Judge Bruce
Bnggs in Mars Hill City Hall
at 10 a m Saturday on the
request by the parents for an
order to restrain the Board of
Education from transferring
pointment of election officias
until a determination is made
relative to the boundary line of
the two precincts
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DO
THK MADISON COUNTY HOUSING TOUR last Friday attracted 85 par
ticipants from Madison, McDowell, Buncombe, and Henderson Counties, also
(leorgia and Florida. The tour sponsored by the Extension Service provided an
opportunity for families to gain knowledge in home design, material selection,
and home furnishings.
elected Chairman and one as
Vice Chairman lof the op
posite sex I, and one as
Secretary These members so
elected shall hold their places
for two years or until their
successors are chosen
NOTF. In electing this
Committee, please keep in
mind that our NC legislature
was good'' enough to ammend
the State Flections I-aws so
that No person who is a
chairman, vice-chairman,
secretary, treasurer, precinct
chairman, vice-chairman,
committeeman or other of
ficer of any political party -shall
be eligible to serve as a
registrar or judge of elec
tion " Therefore, the registrar
and judge in your precinct
cannot serve on the Precinct
Committee, but csn be elected
delegates to the County,
District and-or State Con
centions 2 The Precinct Chairman
and Secretary shall certify the
election of the above officers
and members along with a list
of elected delegates and
alternates to the County
Convention on the enclosed
forms and shall mail or band
carry this "precinct
Credentials Form" to Mr.
Walter RarrtU, Secretary.
Madison B O P., Box M,
Marshall, N. C J87U an or
before Saturday, September
IS, 1175.
1 Each Precinct shall elect
tbe following number of
otegatetaad abas number of
alternates to represent them
at the county convention to be
held In Marshall, at the Ceart
the students.
School Supt. Robert L.
Edwards indicated informally
that the Madison officials will
offer evidence that the
initiative for the transfer was
from Buncombe school of
ficials will offer evidence that
the initiative for the transfer
was from Buncombe school
officials to become effective
after the new Madison Con
solidated High School opened.
Asked about safety of bus
routes from the Red Oak area
to Madison schools, Edwards
said when the question is
settled from a legal standpoint
that the principals of the af
fected Madison schools would
establish bus routes. He said
the school system has been
ordered by state officials not
to use three bridges in
Madison County as bus routes,
including one on the Ivy Road
House, 2 p m Saturday Sept
20. 1975 Marshall - 13& 13.
Sandy Mush - lit. I-aurel -949.'
Mars Hill - 12412.
Grapevine - 54S. Beech Glen -747,
Walnut 848. Hot Springs
444. Fbbs Chapel - 747, Spring
Creek - .143
COl'NTY CONVKNTION :
Notice is herein given that
the Madisjn County
Republican Party shall be
held in Masrshall, Saturday
Sept 20. 1975 at 2 p m at the
Madison County Court House
to elect a Chairman, Vice
Chairman (of the opposite
sex), Secretary, Treasurer,
and such other officers as may
be deemed necessary The
County Convention shall also
elect fifteen H5) delegates
and fifteen 1 15) alternates to
the District and State con
ventions. Five (&) or more
voters, in addition to the
County Officers shall also be
elected to the Executive
Committee. NOTE: This will
be an OPEN CONVENTION
since you will be electing a
NEW County Chairman and
acting on matters that will
directly effect the elections for
the next two years. So, Please
plan to attend and participate
in thu very hnportant function
cf our Party.
The date of the District
Convanuoa has not been set
but will be held between
October I and November 1,
in.
THE N.C REPUBLICAN
PARTY STATE CON
VENTION WILL EE HELD
IN RALEIGH ON NOVEM
BER M4S, 1173, -
which the parents at the
hearing objected to as very
hazardous because of its
narrow width and three ton
weight limit.
Claudia Green , the leadoff
speaker at the hearing, which
was 45 minutes late in getting
started awaiting the board
Mmdison Parents Win Mound
En Med (Weak School Mow
Judge Bruce Bnggs,
resident superior court judge
of Madison County, signed a
temporary restraining order
Friday which means at least a
temporary victory for a group
of Madison County parents
who are fighting to keep their
' "''X'5wp"tai.
WNC Vote
Fraud
Charged
Widespread voting
irregularities, including vote
buying and absentee ballot
abuse, reportedly occurred in
the 1974 election in four North
Carolina mountain counties
where such violations 12 years
ago resulted in changes in
state election laws
The Charlotte Observer
says it has uncovered in
dications of vote fraud in the
counties of Clay, Madison,
Ashe and Yancey
In Madison County, official
envelopes containing absentee
ballots were returned to
county election officials
bearing signatures not even
vaguely resembling those on
the voter's registeration
cards, thenewspaper said
Forty such ballots were
challenged as forgeries on
election day
Also, two Madison County
men were arrested six weeks
prior to the election on vote
buying charges by the State
Bureau of Investigation but a
grand Jury failed to return an
indictment.
Tbe SBI also was sent to
Madison to Investigate alleged
forgeries of absentee ballot
applications, written requests
for applications and ballot
envelopes. No action was ever
taken aa a result of the probe.
County Diet Atty Clyde
Roberts sakL "I don't know
that I've even got a report."
Alex Brack, executive
secretory of the state Elec
tions Board said the state has
eliminated moat of the trouble
spots in voting frregularies.
' He said be ts confident at the
Integrity of the etocliea
systems to 1774 but conceded
(hat there rail
attorney, said were her
children trasferred to
Madison schools, it would take
"at least an hour to an hour
and a half" for their ride to
and from school as compared
to about half an hour each way
to Red Oak and North Bun
combe She said her son in
children in Buncombe County
schools
The order, based on an
affidavit by the group's at
torney, Ronald C. Brown,
allows lfi students to register
and attend Red Oak School
and North Buncombe High
School until the dispute bet
ween the parents and the
Madison County Board of
Kducation has been settled in
superior court.
The parents, whose children
have been traveling a short
distance across the county line
to attend Buncombe schools in
the past under an informal
agreement between the two
school boards, are protesting
the Madison board's decision
not to allow the practice to
continue.
The parents of some .15
students in southern Madison
County originally requested
their children's "release'' to
attend school in Buncombe,
but the Madison board last
month made a wholesale
denial of the requests.
According to state statutes,
the parents have the right to a
"prompt and fair" hearing by
t(he board to reconsider the
requests and the parents of 16
have chosen to take that op
tion. The Madison board has
scheduled the hearing for 7
p.m. Monday in the county
ourt house.
A earlier denials are upheld,
is most of the parents believe
they will be, the parents may
then appeal the decision and
have a trial before jury in
Madison County Superior
Court
Before such a court battle
could be held, registration and
classes will have begun in both
counties The order signed
Friday allows the students,
who live near the confluence
of the Ivy and French Broad
Rivers, to consider them
selves Buncombe County
students temporarily
A hearing on the restraining
order has been set for 10 a m
PETERS
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ATTENDING THE National Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's 20th Anniversary
Celebration in St. Louis, Mo., recently was international Opera Star Roberta
Peters, of New York, the C-F Foundation's National Chairman; Little Miss
Allison Branson, of Houston, Texas, tbe C-F National Poster Child; ansl Dr.
Graver L. Angel, of Man Hill. National C-F Vice - president and Chairman of
the National C-F Board of Trustees. Dr. Angel was last year given a plaque by
the Washington, D.C, Metropolitan Chapter of the C-F Fouadation "In ap
preciation for Zf year of dedicated service to Cystk Fibrosis.- la 1IT the
National Foundation presented Dr. Angel with aa award far distinguished
service at Chairman of a national -international medical - lay conference an
Cystk Fibrosis held ta Washington. D.C. and attended, hy mart than a
thousand delegates from every state and 15 foreiga countries, Aa orgtaixatloo
meeting U form a Madisoa County Branch of the N.C C-F Chapter win be held
m tht Mars Hffl Elementary School Cafeteria. Thursday. August 14. 1175 at S '
pHnocfl
tended to go to college and
wanted to get his diploma at
North Buncombe which is
accredited
She reported on route
checks made with a school bus
that had been converted to a
camper, and discussed in
detail road hazards of certain
next Saturday at the Mars Hill
town hall At that tune both
the Madison board and the
parents may be heard, and the
judge will decide whether to
make the restraining order a
permanent one
County First Un
WNC To Adopt
JLund JUse Qrdinances
The Madison County
Commission has adopted
Zoning and Subdivision Or
dinances for the entire county
After public hearings and
extended deliberations, the
Commission approved the
ordinances at its regular
August meeting
Mr James l.edford.
chairman of the Comm ssion,
slated that the Commiss.oners
were concerned to protect the
land and human resources of
the countv The Ordinance
does not regulate the use of
farm land However, any non
form use of land must conform
to the uses permitted m the
ordinance
Several members of the
Madison County Planning
Board, who developed and
recommended the ordinances
Slaying Defendent
Found Not Guilty
A verdict of acquittal was
reached by a Buncombe
Superior Court jury Friday,
and Judge James M Kaley Jr
discharged Kenneth Neil
Maxwell. 39, of Rt :i
Weaverville
The four day trial on the
charge of second degree
murder involved the death of
BRANNON
Assngmmmeimits
roues.
Mrs Pif'il Roberts said of
the roads leading to Madison
schools: Vm not safe " : '."
It, let alone a .school i. " ':
protested that tht .'M e:.
would have to ' '
daylight and ei ,
dark
Registration for Buncombe
schools is Aug. 18
The main reason the parents
wish their children to go to the
school in Buncombe County,
they say. is that the roads on
the Marshall side of the area
to the Commission, indicated
that Madison County citizens
are interested in protecting
their land and traditions from
outside interests that, in other
parts of mountains, have
brought radical and unwanted
changes
Women's Softball
Tourney Here
The Marshall I. ions Club is
sponsoring an Invitational
Women's Slow Pitch Softball
Tournament on .the Island
Saturday and Sunday Teams
expected to participate will be
from Madison, Buncombe,
Truman Wvatt. 44. of Rt 6
Marshall on Feb 26 Watt
was shot as he stood with
Maxwell at the edge of V S 19-
The large group of spec
tators at the trial broke into
applause, which ceased as
Judge Baley called (or order
ANGEL
Mrs. Wanda Reed declared
the narrow Sprousetown Road
is suicide."
Howell said that the School
1 .uaiv' would give individual
tent" n to every child's
ii .n -or permission to seek
i ;,; en in the Buncombe
are too treacherous for safe
bus travel.
The Madison board refutes
that claim, pointing out the
Madison County buses have
been traveling those roads for
The main provisions of the
Orduiances will be outlined in
future articles in the News -Record.
Information on the or
dinances may be received by
calling Mr Kd Ramsey at 649
37fiti. Haywood and perhaps other
counties, it was announced
The first game of the
tournament will get underway
at 8 30 o'clock Saturday
morning with games con
tinuing throughout the day
and also on Saturday night.
The final rounds will be played
on Sunday with the first game
scheduled to start at 1 :00 p.m.
Roger Wood, who is coor
dinating the tourney, stated
that pairings are not yet made
so competing teams cannot be
announced in time for this
issue
lirge crowds are expected
to see the outstanding teams
in action on both days
Receives
Degrees At
WCU Friday
Four Madison County
students received master's
degrees during summer
commencement exercises
Friday (August 8) at Western
Carolina University.
Marshall graduates include
Barbara Ann Knowles, Rtl,
with the master of arts in
education degree in guidance
and counseling; and Kathy
Anne McCormick, daughter, of
Mr and Mrs. Ralph -McCormick,
with the maaterrof
arts in education degree, ut
middle grade education.
Graduates from Mars. Bin j
are Joyce Hunter .Shook, ' ,
daughter of Mrs. Vienna
Hunter, the master of arts In
education degree In middle- "
grade education; and feed ' j
Smith Jr., the master ef-STtS -
in education degree tn . ?
guidance and counseling. ?
Also graduating were UMryl
Lillian Humphrey of Daytona '
Beach, Fla., daughter of Mi
and Mrs. Fred Ta&ey-ei Hot
Springs, the master at arts hi
education ' ' degree v in
aadievisaal edacatlea;
Barbara Wilde Peek , of
Skyland, daae;hter of Mr. t 1
Mrs. G.W. Wilde of .Eu .
MarshaJl, the mooter of ar u .
' education degree ta e- .
- childhood -education: t i
Fred E. Tranthara Jr. of
Clyde, son of Mr. and v
Fred Tarnthatn of EL 1, t
Spruits, the Wf of t i
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