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Volume 74. Number 42,
Marshall, N. C.
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November 13. 1975
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J.C. Wallin
Presented
Plaque From
Players
J. C. Wallin, popular
principal of Madison High
School, who resigned the
position last week, was
honored at halftime of last
Friday's football game when
he was presented a beautiful
plaque by the senior football
members of the team. The
presentation was made by
Captain Burton Fox.
The plaque cited the out
standing support and
cooperation Mr. Wallin had
given the football team as well
as other commendations.
The presentation came as a
complete surprise to Mr.
Wallin who was visably moved
by the gesture.
"Happiness"''
llx Joe Morgan
Is Co pyrifi hied
"Happiness", the title of a
song written by Joe L
Morgan, of Route ,2, Marshall,
has been copyrighted, ac
cording to information
received by this newspaper
this week.
This is the first effort at
song writing by Mr. Morgan
and with its seeming success,
Mr. Morgan states that he will
continue in this field.
When asked what Inspired
him to write the song, Mr.
Morgan replied, "The love of
-music imbued in me by a
music teacher at Berea
College in the 1950's, and the
realization that there is merit
in all types of music. Also, the
fact that music is truly an
international language".
One of Mr. Morgan's hob
bies is writing. He is presently
working on a biography and
has written four modest
publications.
When asked if he writes
from actual experience or
imagination, Mr. Morgan
replied, "Both"
Jurors Drawn
Civil Court Next
Jurors have been drawn for
the civil session of district
court which will be held here
starting next Monday morning
with Judge Robert H. Lacey
presiding.
The -list is as follows: Fay
Ball Flynn, Charles Wayne
CilUhall, Josephine M.
Sftrth. NeU R. Henderson,
tattle Crowe, James L.
Brfefet, Raymond Bullnun,
Chute Harold Ball. Lola
Beatrice Cutshaw, G. W.
Ooek.Xina E. Ballard, David
WMsMn Carter. Herschel
GrtnSuckiwr, William Frank
Davfe, Minnie BeU Baldwin,
Prescott Named
Treasurer Of A.F.
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Prescott has
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' Treasurer J
Wteillerederal Savings and
h Uti, It - was announced
Vccently by James M. Westell,
- -president
i' before Joining Asheyille
r - Federal as controller in 1974,'
imtrott was with Burroughs
Corporation for II year. He to
' a .graduate of Georgia State .
J ' tlnftrsity.
. Hot Springs P T.S.A;
rusic Festival Saturday
i P.TS.A. of Hot Springs
'Schtol will sponsor the Second
'-fltinuil Music Festival
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MADISON BOOSTERS CLUB MEMBERS. Dr. Reece Steen, left; Lawrence
Ponder, center, and Ron Riser, right, are ready for the third annual turkey
and ham shoots. The first shoot will begin this Saturday on the Marshall
Bypass. Events will include muzzle loading rifles, point 22-cal. rifles and
pistols and shotguns. All proceeds go to the support of athletic programs in
Madison County. Another shoot will be held Saturday. Nov. 22.
Criminal Court Meld
Here ILast Week
The special session of
superior court for the trial of
criminal cases was held here
last week with Judge James
M. Baley, Jr., presiding.
Although there were many
cases on the docket, court
adjourned on Wednesday of
last week with a partial list of
Judgments rendered, as
follows:
Mason King, charged with
murder, pleaded guilty to
voluntary manslaughter
which the State accepted. He
was given a three-year
suspended sentence.
Other judgments:
Lawerence L. Taylor, several
traffic violations, found not
guilty by jury.
Doyle Jan Norton, auto
larceny, 5-year suspended
sentence as youthful offender.
Henry Sharp, forgery and
Larry Cox Chandler,
Raymond Caldwell, Oliver
Hensley, Clayton Fowler,
John Howard Chapman,
Merritt Craine, Joe Redmon
Henderson, Walter Honeycutt,
Edwin Revis Cheek, Ora
Merrill Fox, Ruby Ann
Hensley, Emily Greene,
Norma Jean Blankenship,
William Calvin Ball, Mildred
Dill Graham, Johnny Gilbert
Hensley, Sheldon Klyne
Greene, Charles C. Black well,
R. D. Edward Gunter, Chester
Slowly Franklin, Billy J.
Buckner, Ruby B. Burry,
Active in he Asheville
Community Theatre and in
CWUan, Prescott resides with
Ms wife, Mary, a teacher at T.
C nobersM High School, at 49
Forest Road. They have three
children Mary Margaret, a
student at Ashevifls Country
Day; Ned, of Richmond, Vs.;
' and Patricia, of Martinsville,
this fond raising project
Anyone wishing to perform
can contact the Hot Springs
School. Vps wJl be gives
to the .r.n"t who are in
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uttering, 3-year suspended
sentence.
Eckle Norton, DUI, not
guilty.
Calvin Edmonds, DUI,
suspended sentence.
Jesse Bishop, perjury,
dismissed.
Chester SheMon, DUI.
dismissed.
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Homebound Teacher
Employed
H I, Edwards, Superin
tendent of Madison County
Schools, announced the em
ployment of Miss Carolyn
Bnggs of Mars Hill as
homebound teacher for
Madison County Schools. Miss
Bnggs is employed through a
For
Week
Edward D Denton,
Hugh Helms, Pansy
Milton
I-ouise
Buckner, Grover Chris Baker,
Margaret Queen Bailey, Annie
Green Balding, Arthur Boyd
Chandler, Willie Samuel
Chandler
Survey On Drugs
At Madison High
Refute Accusations
In the interest of Madison High School and the concerned people
of Madison County toe Student Council of Madison High con
ducted a survey on drags. The survey was designed to see how
widespread the use of drugs is at Madison High. The questionaires
were distributed and tallied by Student Council members
Students were requested to be honest in answering the questions,
and they were asked not to sign their name. The Student Council
felt that the students would be more likely to be honest by not
signing their name.
Here are the survey questions and results:
1. Have you ever tried marijuana? 24 percent replied "yes ". 76
percent replied "no."
2. Do you use it tegularly? 4 percent replied "yes". 98 percent
replied "no".
1. Do yoa think that marijuana should be legalised? 23 percent
replied "yes." 77 percent replied "no."
4 Have yoa used drugs other than
"yes". 94 percent replied "no."
v I. Do yoa use alcohol? B percent replied "yea." 'i percent
replied "no". I
. t. Do you think there are hard drugs on campus? 41 percent i
replied "yes.- percent replied "no." i f , J
'. The Student Council admits that there is a drug problem at
Madison High. We admit that something definitely needs te be
. done, .; ;.. - .- i '' ; j
. Many outrageous accusations have been made about the drug
, problem at Madison High. The results of the survey should to-
dirate that these accusations are incorrect t f
The Student Council, along with the faculty of Madison High '
School, denounces and discourages the use of dmgj and will
'..-xti any ideas on how to control the drug protlera st Madison '
--Fifty Andrrsnn v
Pres. : r t of Student Council, V .... '. ....
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Jerry Galloway, BE&l.,
suspended sentence.
Jerry Boone, BE&L, guilty
plea, two years as youthful
offender.
Stanley Edwards, larceny,
suspended sentende.
Tony Glen King, DUI,
suspended sentence
Title VI-B Federal Grant. She
will start the homebound
program on Nov. 11. ex
cluded"children (children
who were not served by any
educational agency during the
1974-75 school year) may be
served. These "excluded"
children must be physically or
mentally handicapped or both.
Miss Bnggs will visit the
home of the child twice each
week and work with the child
for 2 '-2 hours each session.
Bnggs is an experienced
teacher A graduate of Mars
Hill College, she formerly
taught in the Asheville
Headstart Program and in the
Hot Springs School Kin
dergarten If anyone knows a child who
marijuana? I percent replied
David Wyatt Succeeds Wallin As
Madison High Schol School Principal
Superintendent R. I,. Ed
wards announced last week
that J. C. Wallin, Madison
High School principal, has
resigned and that David
Wyatt, principal of Hot
Springs, has been elected to
succeed Mr. Wallin as prin
cipal of Madison High School.
Mr. Wyatt assumed his new
duties Monday.
Mr. Edwards stated that
failing health was the reason
for Mr. Wallin's resignation.
Edwards also announced that
Mr. Wallin, who resides in Hot
Springs, will be a teacher at
the Hot Springs Elementary
school.
Mr. Wallin has taught and
coached for years at Marshall
and Mars Hill High Schools
and has served as principal of
Hot Springs High School. He
Tobacco Markets Open
November 24 has been
announced as the opening date
for tobacco markets to begin
sales according to W. B. Zink,
County Executive Director for
the Madison ASCS.
Warehouses will begin
receiving tobacco ten days
prior to the sale date or
November 14, 1975.
Mr. Zink announces that the
ASCS Office began issuing
1975 burley marketing cards
at the ASCS Office on Monday,
November 10. 1975. He
reminded farmers that a
oerti'ifion Jt to tte use or
would quahfv for her services,
call the Madison County
Board of Education 1649
24241. JOE NIX, of Marshall, was
recently chosen as "Booster
Club Member of the Year" for
outstanding achievements
Including selling more than
$1500.09 worth of ad
vertisements for the Madison
High School football
programs. He is a Charter
member of the organization
and is active ia all its projects.
This is the first year this honor
has beea bestewed on a
member and will be an annual
endeavor.
Wachovia Now Offers
New Service
Effective November 10th.
Wachovia Bank offers profit
making organisations the
opportunity to open passbook
savings accounts. This new
service, called Wachovia
Business Savings, to an in
vestment - account; for
businesses which accumulate
excess funds that are not
needed for normal operational
. This service waa made ,
possible by recent legislation
which permits businesses to
epea passbook savings ac
counts. .
Wachovia Easiness Savings
Offers a variety of benefits. It
allows bir -s to deposit
up to a v- i nf t: 50,000.
Five p " ! U com
pmrtH 11 be paid
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J. C WALLIN
Resigns As Principal
non-use ot DDT or TDK,
Toxaphene, or Endrin must be
on file in the Office before a
Six County School
Teachers File Appeals
Notices of appeal to
Superior Court have been filed
in the Madison County Clerk of
Court's office by the six
leachirs fouiid guilty on Oct
County Receives
$79616.34 From
Forest Funds
Robert W Cerniak, Forest
Supervisor of the National
Forests in North Carolina
announced today that 24
counties in North Carolina will
receive a total of $233,102.21 as
their share of receipts from
National Forest operations
during the year ending June
30. 1975
Cntata To Be
Presented At
Baptist Church
A Christmas cantata en
titled "Good News, World," by
John F. Wilson will be
presented at the Marshall
Baptist Church on Saturday
evening, December 13.
Ray Boyette of Mars Hill,
Minister of Music, has an
nounced that rehearsals will
be held each Sunday begin
ning at 5:30 p.m.
Mr. Boyette and the choir
members cordially invite
everyone interested in singing
in a Christmas cantata to be
present next Sunday afternoon
for rehearsal.
each month. In addition,
telephone transfers from
savings to checking accounts
will be available with the
Wachovia Business Savings
through the corporate banking
officer or personal banker. .
Previously, many small
companies have been unable
- to take advantage of sound
investment opportunities to
the money market Such in
vestments either required
large sums of money or
provided too little liquidity.
Now, if a business or a
professional partnership
accumulates excess funds en
either s Wig term or seasonal
basis, Wachovia Business
Savirrs can offr s safe,
convenient aid lsquid in
vestment a!ipmative.
DAV1U WYATT
New Madison Principal
marketing card can be issued
showing the farm to be eligible
for price support He ex
29 of falsifying pupil at
tendance records.
The appeals of the con
viction before District Court
Judge Robert H Iiev1 uf
These funds that are
returned to the counties
represent 25 percent of the
money collected by the
National Forests from the sale
of timber and fees for special
land uses such as recreation,
rights-of-way, and the
removal of minerals The
amount going to each county
is based on the number of
acres of National Forest land
within that county Federal
law required that 25 percent of
the receipts will be returned to
the individual counties for
their use in the schools and on
roads.
The funds returned in North
Carolina represent a part of
over $88 million being
returned to counties con
taining National Forest land
Nation-wide
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AMOS LEDFOr.D. a
who has rrst,!f d in
celebrated bis lf h
active, alert and v
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in l' f I - t 1
s - p r : e
was Assistant Principal at
Marshall High School prior to
being elected principal of the
new consolidated Madison
High School where he has
served for the past year
Mr. Wallin, well-known for
his fine records as teacher and
coach, is married to the for
mer Miss Selma Price, of Hot
Springs. They have two
daughters, Gail and Carla
"The board of education and
I regret the loss of Mr Wallin
as principal and ad
ministrator We appreciate
what he has done over the
years in the field of Education
We are fortunate in having
obtained the services of such a
qualified and dedicated
person in Mr Wyatt," Mr
Edwards commented
Mr Wvatt is the son of Mr
November 24
plained that marketing cards
will not be mailed this year
except to persons who cannot
Newland were filed Tuesday
and Wednesday of last week
courthouse officials said.
Those making the appeal are
Irry S. Plemmoius, Mattie
Kay Ramsey, Vera B.
Sumerel, Elizabeth Staude,
Isabell B. Maynard and
Erances Iee Ramsey.
Each was fined $50 and
costs, and faces possible
revocation of teaching certificate
Taylor Would
Increase Timber
Receipts
WASHINGTON -Congressman
Roy A Taylor
Wednesday introduced
legislation in the House to
increase from 25 to 75 the
percentage of gross receipts
from timber sales on national
forest lands returned to
counties where the timber is
cut in lieu of property taxes.
"These timber receipts are
important to the budgets of
counties in which non-taxable
government forest acreage
occurs. This includes most of
the counties in the 11th
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and Mrs. Auburn Wyatt, of
Route 6, Marshall. Mr. Wyatt
has taught math and science
in Madison County for the past
three years and was former
principal of Gastonia Middle
Grade School and was also
principal at Battleground
Middle Grade School of
l.incolnton, N.C.
He served as principal at
Walnut School for one year
and prior to his accepting the
principal's post at Madison
High School, was principal of
Hot Springs Elementary
School
He is married to the former
Miss Willa Ann Pleutmons.
They have one daughter, Jane
Ann. Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt
reside in Mars Hill.
visit the ASCS Office due to
reasons beyond their control
such as sickness.
"By asking our farmers to
come in to get their marketing
cards, it will give us the op
portunity to explain the
purpose and proper use of the
marketing card and to answer
questions our fanners might
have," said Mr. Zink. Per
sonally explaining the proper
use of the marketing card will
hopefully prevent misuse and
violations.
If a farm operator
someone else to pi&jtP
marketing curd ho nuut i
a writtea request signed by
him for that person to be giveir
the marketing card.
In conclusion, he stated that
the County ASCS Office is
open from a.m. to i p.m.
Monday through Friday ex
cept holidays.
Congressional District,"
Taylor said.
He said the 25 percent figure
was fixed many years ago and
has not been adjusted upaprd
to reflect changes Jn ithe
economy.
Last year counUas n
Western North CrUea
received payment! .from
timber sales on iuUmmI
forests as follows: Cherokee,
$24,232; Clay, ,17,469;
Graham, $32,774; Jaokson,
$8,423; Macon, $44,084; Swain,
$6,243; Transylvania, .14.CJ;
Avery, $3,739; 'Bunceotbe,
$5,001; Haywood. $MU62;
Henderson, $2,755; McDowell.
$10,684; Madison, s$lAli
Mitchell, $2JJ28; and Yancey,
$5,014. ; , ,.;
Under the CoitgresQMn.'s
new bill if timber ,saJes
remain the same the Dgure for
each county would be tripled.-
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