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Civil Court Here Monday
Jurors Named
The February term of
superior court for the trial of
civil cases will begin here
Monday morning at 10 o'clock
Judge Robert D. Lewis will
preside.
Cases listed on the docket
for the term include. Motions:
- Jewell J. Church vs. Madison
County Board of Education;
George K. Ramsey, et al, vs.
Hot Springs Board of Elec
tions; Tom L. Merrill, et ux
- vs. Andrew Bridges.
Trials: State Highway
Commission vs. Roscoe
Briggs; Board of Tran
sportation vs. Edna Buckner
English; Board of Tran
sportation vs. Evelyn Silver,
et al; Richard Leon Lamb vs.
George Jackson Ohlman;
: Donna Mae C. Allison vs.
Augusta Ward Grey; Ella Mae
Stines vs. George F. Holt;
Claude Honeycutt, et ux vs.
Board of Transportation; Iras
Haynie vs. Louise Griffith and
Donald Paul Frisby; Albert
Carter vs. Rachel Tillery.
Jurors drawn for the term
. are: Ernest Halt, Otis Hall,
: Mrs. Vergie Rice, Raleigh E.
Ballard, Swann B. Huff. Mrs
Clyde F. Ramsey, Nola
Phillips Clark, Troy L.
. DeBruhl, Charles M Deaver,
Homer Barnes, Jr. Gertie F.
Ramdall, Mrs. Critt Stamey,
Jim W. Jenkins, Glenn M.
landers, E. L. Blankenship,
Wilbur Clay Wallin, Cart Wm.
Waldroup, Vonnie Lee
Thomas, Bill M. Cody, J. D.
Thomas, Donna Sue McDevitt
Peek, George Curtis Gentry,
; Jo Anne Hylemon Rice, James
uniiuw, oaiuua
Poole, Isaac Gunter, Jr.,
Bruce Whitefield Reavis,
Sadie Ramsey Griffin, An
drew J. Gahagan, Marcus Poy
Cody, Jr., Burder Hipps,
Term Metcalf Stern, Eloise
Riddle, Theme Rector, W.J.
(Bryan) Teagve, Cora Lee
Osborne, James Leon
Hammitt, Creed Shetton, Jr.,
Polty Gahagan, Irene Gregg
Russell, Beatrice Collins,
Lesley Darlene Deitz, Zetta
Maney, Willard Ray Barnes,
Jeter Ramsey, Robert
Michael McKinney, Shaffer
Rice, Robbie Shetton, Mrs.
Joe Case, Dellis Greene,
Francis Cassady Ramsey,
Norma Fender Craine, Erie
Rosetta Crawford, Verlon
John Davit, Carry Gotnell.
J.C. Brazil, John H. Glenn,
Wade Freeman, James
Robert McMahan, Viola
Roberta, Mildred Phillips,
Walter Earl Holt, Tahnadge
John McLean, Polly Ledford,
Linda A. Reed, C.N. Willis,
Jr., Gail P. Moxley, Jerry
Eugene Ramsey, Mary F.
Gilbert, Edwin Glenn Phillips,
Ruby F. Payne, Linda Sharon
Payne, Shirley June Ogle,
Earl Shelton, Larry R. Payne.
Public Needs Hearing
Here February 17
A public Needs Assessment
Hearing for local agencies
wttUn the N.C. Department of
Human Resources will be held
Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 1 p.m. in
the courthouse at Marshall.
The hearing, sponsored by
the Madison County Board of
Commissioners, is designed to
get dtixen views on what are
the major needs in the county
in the areas of Health, Mental
Health and Social Services.
Mrs. Frances G. Ramsey,
County Social Services
Director; Ed Morten, County
Health Director; and Larry
Thompson, Director of Blue
Ridge Community Mental
Health, will chair the meeting.
The annual Title XX hearing
to develop a county social
service plan for the coining
year will be held in con
junction with the Human
AU interested agencies,
groups and individuals are
requested to participate on
Tuesday, Feb. 17,1 p.m. at the
courthouse in Marshall.
For further information,
contact Mrs. Frances G.
Ramsey at 649-3711, or Ed
Morton at 6494331.
Leroy Griffin
Has Accident
On Icy Road
Leroy Griffin, prominent
realtor and insurance agent in
the Marshall area, was to
undergo surgery Wednesday
morning from injuries suf
fered Tuesday morning on
VS. 35-70.
A resident of WeaverYille,
Griffin was enroote to Mar
shall when his station wagon
slipped on a patch of ice at
Turkey Neck curve.
TV car w*s completely .
demolished, and Griffin
suffered a fractured left knee
as well as minor head injuries.
He operates Whitehorst
Griffin Insurance Agency in
Marshall.
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MARS HILL WINNERS ? Pictured above are the winners in the Mars Hill
Children's Dental Health Poster Contest, conducted by the Mars Hill dentists.
Left to right. Bailey Melvin. Cynthia Anglin and Amelia McClellan. Not pic
tured is Heidi Worley. also a winner. Dental Health Week is being observed
this week.
Messer Seeks 8th Term In N.C. Assembly
Ernest Messer of Canton,
voter an Democratic member
of Um North Carolina House of
Representatives, announced
' today as a candidate far an Mh
term in the North Carolina
fieneral Assembly.
He will run for one of the two
seats in the 44th House
District composed of
Haywood. Jackson. Madison, '
and Swain counties Liston
Ramsey of Marshall is the
other incumbent represen
tative.
Messer was recently ap
pointed by the Speaker of thr
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MOUSe CO
serve on the North Carolina
(professional Liability In
which he was elected db#
I in. i .
During the 1179 session of
the Genoa* Assembly, he war
Chairma of the In
Seem X
Committees.
As a member of the Ap
propriations Committee,
Messer assisted in passing
bills to establish Tomato and
Christmas Tree Research for
the mountain counties, to
secure a beef cattle specialist
for the Waynesville Test
IpAmfM SA ?*? O
p trm, lo secure runas tor
promotion of tourism, to aid
the Cherokee Boys Home, to
up-grade the sawmill at
Haywood Technical Inatitute,
and to secure a $100,000 low
for the Cherokee Historical
Association. ?
Messer has supported the
of the State Kindergarten
legislation to improve 'and
expand the retirement system
for teachers and state em
pioyees. He has both in
In office. "Many changes will
flind l^tountjijji
know-how in the Gonaroi
Assembly to aee that they
dont loot their, ihirta in the
flMttto M
Meaner is a member of the
Mate Board of Mental HatfMh
Haywood Technical tnaHMte.
He is a rnembr of the union
lions Huh and of Me -'anion
hurch. He
aaripd la the navy darinj
World War II and la a mmhv
Wars and the Aim-ricai
Legion.
Messer is married to the
former Jtocy Owen. They
have one daughter, Mrs. Clyde
Poovey, of Atlanta, Ga.
Rich Mountain
Road Closed
Temporarily
District Ranger Bobby
Brady announced today that
Forest Service Road No. 4C7,
which goes from U.S. High
way 8-TO to Hurricane Gap,
will be temporarily clsssd,
This action was mad*
necessary by damage caused
tother . t by vehicular traffic
''ondttions'? r<
favorable.
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District personnel are
HIE HUGH L. SELF FAMILY shown shove representing Madison County,
won the Farmers Home Administration 1975 Farm Family of the Year Award
for District I. This District includes 17 Western North Carolina Counties. The
objective of the FmHA Farm Family jaf the Year Award is to: (l) Recognize
outstanding FmHA farm families, (2) To encourage greater ac
complishments, (3) Emphasize outstanding FmHA farm family contribution
to agriculture and rural development. The Farmers Home Administration
congratulates the Hugh L. Self family for their outstanding accomplishments
and for their leadership in the Shut In community of Madison County as
depicted by the receiving the recognition as winner of both the Farmers Home
Administration County and District I Farm Family of the Year Award.
CP&L Files For
Wholesale Rate Increase
Carolina Power * light Co.
hai filed with the Federal
Power Commission a request
to increase rates and charges
to its wholesale customers by
approximately 34.5 percent
effective March 1.
According to James M.
Davis, Jr., assistant director
of rates and regulation for
CPfcL, the proposed rate
adjustment would increase
the company's annual revenue
from its 44 municipal and
electric cooperative
customers by $33.7 million
based on 1976 projected sales.
The filing also includes a
request for a temporary 12
month surcharge of .08$ cents
per kilowatt hour to enable the
company to recover deferred
expenses for fuel that it will
have burned, but not billed to
wholesale customers at the
time the new rates become
effective. This is the same
type of charge presently in
effect on North Carolina retail
sales.
Davis said the purpose of
the wholesale rate filing is to
bring rates in line with the
company's operating costs.
"With the exception of fuel, we
currently are charging our
wholesale customers rates
based on 1974 operating costs.
With this filing," he said, "we
are asking for an adjustment
in rates to more nearly reflect
today's cost of doing
business."
The company has stated
that it expects to realize a rate
of return in 1976 of only 4.59
percent from sales to
wholesale customers under
the rates and fuel clause
presently in effect. Davis said
the filing "seeks a more just
and reasonable rate of return
of 9.18 percent so that the
company will be able to at
tract the amounts of capital
that are required if it is to
continue its construction
program and provide
adequate and reliable service
A
to ita customer*."
The companypiaced its
Brunswick nuclear unit No. I
representing an investment of
over $400 million. Davto said
wholesale customers are now
benefiting from lower Ami
costs and improved ilMity
of the Brunswick plant wtthost
paying their share of the fixed
costs of the plant.
Ramsey Announces
For Re-election
Lis ton B. Ramsey of
Marshall announced today
that he will be a candidate for
re-election to the North
Carolina House of
Representatives. If re-elected
it will be his eighth term.
Representative Ramsey,
along with Ernest Messer of
Canton, presently represents
Haywood, Jackson, Madison
and Swain Counties in the
North Carolina General
Assembly. During the last few
sessions of the General
Assembly, Ramsey has
served as Chairman of several
important committees. In 1969
Ramsey was Chairman of the
Local Government Com
mittee. In 1971 he served as
Chairman of the Legislative
Redistricting Committee and
was successful in drafting a
bill that-realigned the House
Districts throughout the State.
This was one of the few bills
pci taming iv icgwuiuvc
districts realignment in the ?
entire nation that was never
challenged in court.
Representative Ramsey
served as Chairman of the
House Finance Committee
during the 1973, 1974 and 1975
Since being a Member of the
House of Representatives,
Ramsey has sponsored or co
sponsored many ap
propriations bills, such as the
Western North Carolina
Agricultural Center, the
Western North Carolina
Farmers Market, Beef Cattle
Specialists for the Test Farm
in Haywood County, Tomato
Research, funds to aid the
Cherokee Boys Home, new
equipment at Haywood
Technical Institute, extra
funds for the Southwestern
Technical Institute, extra
funds for Western Carolina
University, a $250,000 grant
plus a $100,000 loan for the
Cherokee Historical
Association, to secure fundi
for promotion of tourism to
Western North Carolina and
many others. Ramsey is w?H
known for his support of wort
man's compensation benefits,
minimum wage increase and
the expansion and upgrading
of the retirement system for
all former and present state
s
? Reoreaentative BunttflL
during Me tAiiod whnTthe
General Aseembly Is not in
session, serves en several
committees and contmiseiam.
He is s Member of the Ad
visory Budget Comadsnian,
the Legislative Services
Commission, the Legislative
Research Commission,
Governmental Operatieas
Committee, and he sesfW ?a
Chairman of the Committee
on State Piuperty Matters,
Ramsey served in the Army
Air Force during World War n
and is a Member of Ma
Veterans of Foreign Ware sed
the American Legion. He is a
Mason, a member of the Ms
Club, a Trustee of the
Cherokee Historical
Association, and a Baptist.
Representative Ramsey is
married to the farmer
Florence McDevitt and'thoy
have a daughter, Martha
Ramsey, rtahgng in MMAe,
Ala.
Bicentennial Plans Are Announced
y
The Marshall Bicentennial
Subcommittee is completing
plans for the final months of
the country's birthday
celebration and will adhere
closely to the guidelines for
communities suggested by the
county Steering Committee.
At monthly meetings for
completing plans, a short time
will be given for 'sampling'
some of the traditions of
earlier days. Brief glances at
every-day happenings of the
past by some older residents;
examples of foods may be
served; school and church
programs typical of past will
be described; a review of
some of our records and
documents which have
sustained America through
two centuries will be con
sidered; a recall of the 1916
flood by some who ex
perienced this disaster; and
hve exhibitions of music and
dance, that are strictly
American, are in the plans for
the next five meetings.
Local projects include
completing evaluation and
setting up the self
perpetuating committee for
the Marshall Christmas
Pageant, seek ways to
motivate residents to clean up
premises and fight litter;
plant seeds for flowers,
providing plants free of
charge to all who will
cooperate, submit suitable
name for the housing unit on
Main Street to the Marshall
Housing Authority, and en
courage all families to inform
and invite former residents to
Madison celebration in July.
Returning Madisonians will be
recognized in ceremonies at
Madison High School on
Saturday, July 10, designated
"Homecoming Day".
The Marshall district is
cooperating in the following
county-wide plans: (1) En
courage suppbrt of the
Southern Appalachian
Theatre (2) Cdntinue to
promote sale of the History of
Madison County (3) En
courage advertising and
support for the special
Bicentennial issue of The
News Record (4) Prepare
contribution box for the Time
Capsule (5) Cooperate in
planning three social events
during the birthday week in
July: party for adults on
Tuesday, July 6, for Senior
Citizens on Wednesday, July 7,
and for Youth on Thursday,
July 8. Guidelines suggest that
these parties by the type of
entertainment and fun most
likely to attract all in each
group; that plans be inex
pensive to carry out and effort
should be made to carry out
activities that reflect early
American traditions. (?)
Launch a strong
beautification and im
provement activity for the
spring which will have a
permanent effect on habits for
the future. Try for all property
improvement and removal erf
any buildings that may be
useless or untenable.
During the month of
February a quilt which was
made and donated by Mrs.
Or la Ponder will be sold to
raise funds for use in local
projects.
Burley Ouota Cut
WASHINGTON - The 1976
national marketing quota for
burley tobacco has been cut 5
per cent from last year, but
the reduction for producers
will average only about 3 per
cent. Agriculture Secretary
Earl L. Bute announced
Wednesday.
Officials said the 1976
national quota will be 637
million pounds, compared
with 670 million for the 1975
hurley crop. However, the law
provides that if fanners sell
less than their annual quotas
the difference in marketing
dropoffs can be carried for
ward to the next year.
Thus, the department said,
the "effective farm quota" for
1976 burley will be about 727
million pounds, down about 3
percent from last year's farm
allocation of 750 million.
"These provisions allow the
total actual farm quotas in
effect in a given year to be
greater or smaller man Uie
announced national
marketing quota," the
department said.
Notices of individual farm
poundage quotas for 1*76 trill
be mailed to producers about
March 19, officials said.
Burley tobacco is grown
principally in Kentucky,
Tennessee, North Carolina,
Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio,
Indiana and Missouri.
Snow Blankets
County Sunay
Rain turned to snow last
Sunday afternoon and flurries
continued Sunday night. Early
Monday morning snow
measured from oat inch to
five inches in the county with
even deeper snow en the
higher elevations.
Snow and icy roads caused
motorists to drive slow and
carefully. Fortunately the sun
melted moat of the snow and
ice but rural roads remained
dangerous throughout Mon
day and Monday night
j'ounty schools were closed
due to hazardous reads and
due to teachers' workday.
pHpMg winds Sunday night
Motorists Urged To
Get License Stickers
Edward L. Powell, Com
missioner of Motor Vehicles,
today urged North Carolina
motorists who have not ob
tained their 197? License plate
validation stickers or license
plates to do so before the
February 16th deadline.
The Commissioner also
reminded owners of private
automobiles that this year
they keep their 1976 license
plates and must purchase a
validation sticker to update it.
The sticker must be placed in
the upper right-bud corner of
the license plate by law
Powell said "This year the
deadline tor : wig 1176
validation stickers and license
: lates has been extended to
-(cause the 19th falls on a
, W* B"
period indicate that leas than
one-third of all North Carolina
vehicle registrations have
been renewed. By obtaining
the license tag stickers and
plates early, the in
convenience of waiting in long
lines at the last minute will be
avoided."
Powell reminds motorists
that there are MB branch
offices across North Carolina
In which license plates and
stickers may be obtained Or bl
Raleigh at the Motor Vehicles
Building on New Bern Avenue.
Howell
Relocated
Ronald W. Howell, Attorney
it Law, announces that Ma
relc.; ed
Mrs. Phenia Metcalf
Observes
106th Birthday
Mrs. Phenia Dodd Metcalf
of Weaverville observed her
166th birthday on January 39,
1976 at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Minnie M.
Chandler, with wham she
"^naUve ofMadison County,
she was first married to
Dudley Marshbanks in 1888
who was the father of her
children. They are: Mrs.
Ijizzie M Brings cf Man ML
Willard Marshbanks of
Karmmnton, Mich., J?#
Marshbanks of Charlotte
Fred Marshbanks of Biltmore.
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Peart M. Boone of BunMrtfc,
Vardte M Holt of Galax, Va.
and Mrs. Chandler. A ?ft
Robert Marahabnka; aNf??
daughter. Julia M. Gardner^ a
Metcatf baa % growl
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