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y^Kv *. ?;. #M ? * ? ? ?:s;: ^ #^Kp flKSk J^flP _?_^___^___________ THE NEWS - RECORD (?fe I i ? : ::'.;.-r ??,.-? v, : .: . 7^e-i9ife l1^ 7 c 0. (aaMBaaaanMHBM|a||V^HaiBMHHMMHMBHHaB^MBBMaaHHalBHBHHHaBHaMMHH^H^HMBBHMM^HaHaaaBaHBaaHHaH^^MHHHHMHaHMaHBHHHHHHIMMBMHWaaMHMMMMaHiHHHH^M^aMBC Volume74, Number 49 Marshall, N.C. IS CENTS PER COPY January 1, \WIS Public Hearing Friday On Zoning Ordinance The Madison County Board of Commissioners at its December meeting approved holding a public hearing January 2 at 2 p.m. to receive public comment on a recommendation made by the Madison County Planning Board. Notice was pasted in courtbsuns December I, 1975. * The Madison County Planning Board at its November meeting approved a recommendation to the Board of Commissioners that the aoning ordinance be amended in order to clarify the intent of the ordinance with respect to the prohibition of use, by right of land in the RA M district as a site for an electrical power generation plant This is not to say that the Planning Board disap proves the construction of the Plant in Madison. The Board, to the contrary, has gone on record endorsing such a prelect However, the Board is concerned that during the construction period there will be an influx of construction workers and as such there will be placed a substantial burden upon the county to provide basie services (police, fire. garbage collection, school classrooms, etc.). Therefore, the Planning Board feels that the intent of the zoning or dinance, to require of CP k L a resoning change, be clarified. The recommended technical change to the Madison County Zoning Ordinance is as follows: That section 801.1 be amended to exclude the following: Public works and public utility facilities such as transformer stations, pum ping stations, water towers, and telephone exchanges, provided: (a) Such facilities are essential to the service of the community and no vehicles or materials shall be stored on the premises; (b) All buildings and ap paratus shall be set back at least twenty(20) feet fromall property lines and shall be designed and landscaped in such a way as to blend in with the surroudning area; That section 801.2 be amended to include the following: Public works and public utility( facilities such as transformer stations, pum ping stations, water towers, and telephone exchanges, provided: (a) Such facilities are essential to the service of the community and no vehicles or materials shall be stored on the premises; (b) All buildings and ap paratus shell be set back at least (20) twenty feet from all property lines and shall be designed and landscaped in such a way as to blend in with the surrounding area; (c) Any public utility facilities that generate electrical power such as nuclear, steam, or hydroelectrical plants are not permitted in the RA26 district That section 809.1 be amended to read as follows: Any public works or public utlities facilities Including: service yards, transformer stations, pumping stations, water towers, telephone ex changes, sewerage lift stations, electrical power generation plant The public hearing is scheduled for January 2, 1976, at 2:00 pjn. in the Chambers of the Madison County Courthouse. The public is cordilaly invited to attend. -?James T. Ledford 5 December 1975 ? ?-. ?? i ? WILLIAM P. POWELL, auper *f Mart HOI aad Nn ^^MWB Wf UVVUBUI JIM HAnkt, la eeree oa a tMMMlir North Caraliaa Seeks historical Material Ctvflton Coneervation Corps Caaap Number 401 (Camp McCleekey) was located between i*t? Tahorna and BMk Obek Gap la McDowell Chanty to MM . At that time EMM P. Oiaon eerved at the CMapNO a Poreeter-foreman wMh dftwa working In the PflfMi National Poreet. Sr. Oban, now of Horrto. of phubgiapla available to the U. 8. Parent Service far H UtoWi b the hietoric Wee of Wb Pbgah National Poreet "Rama Mae will be need during 'dtototot few yeare to provide material for Bi-centennial who may nave material me Swarviaor P >Ba 2730 ? ;y:< v.,* " ? I Major Change In License Registration Starts Jan. 1st raleigh ? North Carolina motor lata will see a major change in license plate registration starting January 1,1971. Instead of purchasing a new plate for 1976, owners of private automobiles will keep their 1975 red and white plate and will receive a validation sticker for 1976. The validation sticker must be placed in the upper right hand corner of the 1975 plate to validate it for 1976. The 1975 plates will be used until 1979 with a new validation sticker issued each Edward L. Powell, Com missioner of Motor Vehicles said "This new semi permanent registration system starting in 1976 will save the tax payers of North Carolina IVt million dollars over the next five years." Powell added that there might be some confusion over the new system so the Division of Motor Vehicles is installing posters in 102 license plate branch offices across the state that explain the new system and give instructions on ap plying the validation sticker to the 1975 plate. Powell emphasised that the semi-permanent registration NEW 1976 LICENSE PLATES system applies only to private passenger vehicles. He stated that new 1976 plates will be issued for all trucks and buses as well as official plates and personalized plates. The 1976 plates for trucks and specialized plates will be green and whilte. Also new this year will be special "Disabled Veteran" plates and "Prisoner of War" plates authorized by the legislature. These [dates will be red, white and blue and will be issued free of charge to all North Carolina residents who qualify. * FIRST IN FREEDOM * HH AAA 000 NO.RTH CAROLINA SEMJ-PtMMANEHT PiATt VWidaird Ky UKkti ^finable lo ym#u auiumobitet only 19 * DISABLED VETERAN * 76 DV-1001 NO?RTH CAROLINA ranMMaubvtrauMPUTi (My IOO? iw c?DimM.I VmtMW A-M* .? ?Mn? OM?(My NO'RTH CAROLfNA CZ1001 ? 1976 ? Mwurun lUMtd for infcti. buna and special vehicle classifications 19 * NORTH CAROLINA * 76 PDW000 * PRISONER OF WAR e nawoniw w/mrtATi Only WTi ?*o mMfonof North CmoMmm Mae of caprwe el*Me <i liiin ifcfo^iomwo^r Organizations TMank puue For Cooperation OOcars and members of tba IImM Lion* Ctab, Mer chants Association, sad Madison Boosters Hub fish tO exponas Mr thanks la th* public who aupported thair "Wa M?ailallj wish to thank thaaa who mad* It paaribla tor tha Uana to gtre beaketa of food aad other ttemotothobtedaad riMafly handicapped". Jerry Vlma mona, prertdwd of the Mar ?hell Uom Ctah, Mated. THE MOBILE HOME of Mr. and Mrs. Fowler Norton, located on the Marshall bypass, was kiH&ked from its foundation Saturday morning when it was struck by an automobile driven by Mrs. Harriette Darnell Freeman, of Asheville. Mrs. Norton and six of her children were inside the trailer when it was struck but were not injured. Mrs. Freeman also escaped injury. Damage to the trailer and car were not determined. ? Attention Motorists RALEIGH - Edward L. Powell, Commissioner ot Motor Vehicles reminds motdrists to be tsspociaiiy careful over the upcoming New Years Holidays. Statistics for the two-day New Year's holiday last year showed that driving under the influence and speeding were major factors in traffic ac cidents and fatalities. Four people lost their lives during the holiday period last year and another 223 were injured on North Carolina streets and highways. Increased travel, adverse weather conditions, and early darkness contribute to the high traffic accident rate during the holidays. \ Powell said 1people have been killed in North Carolina traffic accidents over the past 11 months. "This figure represents (he lowest death rate in ten years," commented Powell. The Commissioner added, . "that if every motorist will drive defensively and cautiously during the New Years holiday that the death rate could still be lowered." HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY NEW YEARS! Letters Still Cost 10 Cents WASHINGTON - It still costs 10 cents to mail a first class letter despite attempts by the Postal Service to in crease the rates. Postal officials had scheduled an increase to 13 cents effective Sunday but the price hike is still unresolved in court. U. S. District Judge John J. Sirica said that the Postal Service ordered the tem porary increases for Dec. 20 without first submitting a valid request to the Postal Rate Commission to make the increases permanent. He said a similar request was needed for other postal increases scheduled for Jan. 3. The Justice Department appealed to the tf. S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia, which will hear arguments on Monday. It was not clear when the court would reach a decision. Taylor asks Lower Barley Quotas Reacting to declining bur ley tobacco market price*. Rep. Roy A. Taylor Friday irged the U. S. Department of Agriculture to reduce poun dage quotas for UTS by at least 10 percent In a latter to Agricvdtur* Secretary Earl Bute, Taylor blamed sagging prices being ; paid for the 1ITS crop on th**1 to the rar^tlMRnfT "The 10 percent tncreaao la the 1STS barley tobacco poundage quotas phis the vote of legislation passed by crease in tobacco support prices have brought about economic disaster (or growers in Western North Carolina and throughout the hurley belt," Congressman Taylor said in his letter to Secretary But*. Noting that current warehouse prices have bean running at lent 10 percent below last year's prices, Taylor recalled that ho, other congressmen from the tobacco - growing states, and agricultural leaders had warned against the con sequence. of increasing 1V? quotas and had also "protested strongly the price support veto " r I JB ? oMrr^i -uRvft. Water Situation Improved Perhaps the best news for local citizens occurred Friday when the critical water shortage in the Marshall community was alleviated and things began to get back to normal. Problems on top of problems confronted town officials and workers during the past two weeks including lack of water supply going into reservoir and also a major obstruction at the reservoir. Alderman Roy Wild, who serves as water com missioner, spent countless hours trying to solve the problems and had local work men doing everything they could "the clock around". In addition to the leaks found in the main supply line, sub freezing weather made it diffictit to work in the frozen grown#, "The)water supply in the J reservoir dropped to only four feet a week ago," Wild said. The shortage caused several businesses to close and all citizens were warned to conserve every drop of water possible. Fortunately, the Marshall school and Madison High School were enjoying the Christmas hoidays during the worst part of the emergency. Had it' not been for the holidays, schools would have been forced to close due to the water shortage. "During the past few days more water has been coming from the mountains and when the obstruction and leaks in the main water line were fixed last Friday morning the in take and outgo of water vastly t improved at the reservoir."! Wild said. Miraculously, by Friday afternoon all businesses were able to reopen and schools were able to start operations here Monday. Although the water situation here is greatly improved the public is urged to use judgement in using water and not unnecessarily waste it. Dr. McElroy Recieves Fellowship In AAFP KANSAS CITY MO. - Dr. James Lawrence McElroy of Marshall has been named a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. The degree of Fellowship may be attained in either of two ways: successful com pletion of 600 or more ours of accredited continuing medical study, or achievement of diplomate status in the specialty of family practice as a result of passing a certifying examination adminstered by the American Board of Family Practice. fellowship entitles the conferee to use the title, "Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians," or "FAAFP." The degree was conferred October 7. The Academy, representing some 37,000 family doctors in practice and in training, was the pioneer national medical group requiring members to take continuing study, a minimum of ISO accredited hours every three years. The AAFP, headquartered in Kansas City, is the largest of medicine's specialty groups. 1976 County Committeemen At the County Convention held in the Madison ASCS Office in Marshall, December IS, the delegates re-elected Claude A. Cody of Laurel section to a three-year term on the ASC County Committee. The delegates also elected Mr. Cody as Chairman of the committee, Eugene Will* as Vice- Chairman and Albert Freeman as Member. Charles Eatmon was elected as flrst alternate and . Emory Robinson as second-altemate. These committeemen will take office January 1, int. A LASTING CHRISTMAS I keep a part of Chrl*tma*. for it helps to add a glow To the January darkness and the February snow. If March Is cold and blustery, and tho April brings us rain The peace and warmth of Chriitmai with it'* hap piness remain There's a beauty when It's Christmas; all the world is different then. There's no place for petty hatred In the heart* and mind* of man. ' ? , _ , ? ^ That is why my heart le happy and my mind can hold a dream. DON ANDERSON, chairman of the Madisoa County Planning Board, has been aamed to the Laad-of-Sky Regional Council's "288" Area wide Planning Advisory Committee on Water Quality Management Planning. Winners Hundreds attended the three drawings held at the cour thouse here last Wednesday afternoon, December 24. 38 persons were awarded various prizes, as follows: LIONS CLUB Cass Wallin, Route 4, Marshall, Microwave Oven; Mike Allen, Route 1, Marshall, Remington Shotgun; Myra Morton, Marshall, Chain Saw; *80 in Toys, Randy Wallin, RoUe 4, Marshall. MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION $25.00 Trade Certificates: Ruby Hensley Roberts, Route 1, Marshall; Mack Rector, Route 4. Marshall; Rath Taylor, Asheville; Agnes Wilson. Marshall; Mm Tern Merrell, Route 8, Marshall; Clyde Rathbcne, Marshall; Maggie Haynes, Route 3, Marshall; McKinley Woriey, Route 5, Marshall. $50.00 Trade Certificate: W. F. Edwards, Mars Hill. MADISON BOOSTERS CLUB The following were given hams or turkeys: Thelma Ray, Marshall; #11 ? _ _ Dn.??ll t?.? UU1. vaMu ICS r i) we ii, mars run* Bob Friaby, Marshall; Sehna Wallin. Bat Springs; Bobby Johnson, Walnut; Marvin ^'b^alihlSfSldrS Roberta. Marshall; Johnson, Wftinttt*
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