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CP&L Rate Increase
To French Broad EMC
French Broad EMC has
received notice from Carolina
Power & I jght Company that
a new rate increase request
has been filed with the
Federal Power Commission
which will increase wholesale
rates approximately 33 per
cent. CP&I. was denied a 35
percent increase in March of
this year and required to refile
at a lower level, and French
Broad EMC was not an
ticipating as much as 33
percent on this new filing.
However, it appears that the
FPC will allow this 33 percent
to be put into effect, under
bond, on May 1. This will m
ean that French Broad EMC's
rates to its members will have
to be increased on the May
bills that will be mailed
around June 1. Information on
exactly how much bills will
have to be increased will be
supplied to the members as
soon as it is determined.
Republican County
Convention April 24
Roger Swann, Chairman
Madison County Republican
Executive Committee, an
nounced this week that the
. Republican County convention
will be held at the courthouse
here on Saturday, April 24,
beginning at 2 p.m.
The purpose of this con
vention is to elect 15 degegates
and 15 alternate delegates to
the District Convention. There
are also some county officials
to be elected at the county
convention.
"It is up to each precinct
chairman to have the precinct
meeting before the county
convention and have the
delegates attend the con
vention here," Mr. Swann
stated.
MRS. JIMMY RAMSEY shown receiving Citation
and Plaque at annual meeting of "Keep North
Carolina Beautiful, Inc.", at the Research Triangle
Park.
MRS. JIMMY RAMSKY, Mrs. Overton Gregory and
Mrs. Marie Osteen are pictured above at the
Research Triangle Park where they attended the
annual meeting of "keep North Carolina Beautiful,
Inc."
County Cited At Meeting At Research Triangle
Mrs. Jimmy Ramsey of
Madison County is shown
receiving the Chairman's
Citation for Excellence and
Plaque at the annual meeting
of Keep North Carolina
Beautiful, Inc. on March 29.
The meeting was held at
Governor's Inn, Research
Triangle Park. Mrs. Barbara
Deverick of Lenoir, Chairman
of "Operation Beautiful 75"
made the award which reads
in part, "Madison County is
hereby cited for creating a
new awareness within the
county of the great natural
beauty which exists and in
volving its citizens in projects
to enhance this natural
beauty." Mrs. Overton
Gregory, County
Beatification Coordinator,
named Mrs. Ramsey to
represent the county
because of her outstanding
leadership as Beautification
Chairman in the Greater Ivy
Community Club, the county's
largest organized community
Mrs. Gregory and Mrs. Max
Osteen of Sleepy Valley
Community Club also at
tended the meeting. Mrs.
Osteen met with Governor
Dan Moore's conference in
Asheville in 1967 when a
statewide Beautification
Committee was created ? this
became the Keep North
Carolina Beautiful, Inc. in
1972. Objectives of the
organization are to act as a
promotional, educational,
advisory land coordinating
agency for the improvement
of the visual environment of
North Carolina ... cooperating
always with existing local,
state and national groups.
Marshall To Switch
To Well Water
The leaking dam on the town
of Marshall's Hunter Creek
reservoir is "too costly to
repair," an engineer said
Wednesday, so the water
system will be developed with
wells as the source of water.
Ronald Butler, an engineer
for Hoffman, Butler &
Associates of Asheville, said
sites for additional wells have
been selected. If options from
property owners can be ob
tained, he said, bids could be
sought on drilling of one or
more wells within a month or
so.
Wells presently in use,
drilled last year when the
reservoir difficulties came to
a head, will be tested for water
flow and retained in the
system if feasible, Butler said.
The town of Marshall and
Madison County are jointly
sponsoring the improvement
project and have $797,000 in
grant and local funds
available. When the program
is completed, water service
will be provided for an in
dustrial site outside the town.
Based on studies conducted
by a Charlotte firm. Law
Engineering Testing Co., it
was found that fill material in
the Hunter Creek dam was not
suitable, and that
deterioration over the years
brought on the leaks. Butler
said that to replace the un
suitable material, and to
rebuild the dam so its slopes
were not as steep as they are,
would cost "a minimum of
$370,000. For the sum, he
added. For this sum, he ad
ded, "You could almost build
another dam elsewhere."
By utilizing wells rather
than a reservoir, he said, the
water will require only
chlorine tlon treatment rather
than a full process treatment
plant
Marshall has a million -
gallon reservoir which will he
covered as part of the Im
provement program.
Water demand for the new
system is estimated to be
288,000 gallons per day.
llie wells now in use were
drilled last September when
an acute water shortage
developed.
April was proclaimed Cancer Control Month in North Carolina
by Congretsand a proclamation was presented by Phillip J. Kirk,
Jr., Administrative Assistant to Governor James E. Holshouser
and Area Vice Chairman for the American Cancer Society, to
Moyer Smith, Crusade Chairman for the North Carolina Division.
Mountain Valleys
RC &D Council Elects
And Makes Plans
The Mountain Valleys
Resource Conservation and
Development iRC&D) Council
has announced its election of
officers for the current year.
John Ix>ren Brown, retired soil
conservationist from Hen
dersonville. was reelected
Council chairman ? a past he
has held for two terms.
Randal I.yday, retired
vocational agriculture teacher
from Brevard, was reelected
vice-chairman. Mr. Lyday has
been acting as chairman for
several months while Mr.
Brawn has been out of the area
and has served on the Council
since its inception in 1974.
Juliett Greenwood of
Buncombe County and
Juanita Adcock of Madison
County round out the
Executive Committee, as
secretary and treasurer,
respectively. Both of these
officers are new Council
members. The Council serves
Region B - Buncombe, Hen
lt-rson Madison and Tran
sylvania Counite s ? and is
concerned Mttfc natural
resource problems and
community improvement
projects.
' < iear** p 01 ne
onu range plant for
S ? rt r'i ours
Council have signed an
agreement with the Tennessee
Valley Authority geared
toward a cooperative river
cleanup and development
plan. The two Region B
organizations have Jointly
formed a River Improvement
Committee to oversee the
long-range effort along the 117
miles of the French Broad
River in the four counties.
Immediate plans of the RC
& D Council call for the
development of a long-range
plan for resource conservation
and development efforts for
the entire region. This plan
and long-range work program
will be put together by Council
members with the assistance
of the Soil Conservation
Service, agricultural agen
cies, planning organizations
and woil and water con
servation districts.
Efforts are also underway
on a public education program
encompassing land use
problems of the four-county
area, resource conservation
needs, and solid waste needs.
At the March meeting, the
i a report' ta
?olid waste committee which
Will follow ami wQ) en
courage local governments.
Greater Ivy Senior Youth Group Organized
me Greater Ivy Community
Citizens Association, Inc., has
organized a Senior Youth
Group with 50 charter
members.
Officers are: "Ricky"
Andenwr Preside**; Roy P.
Ledford, Jr., Vice-president;
"Cris" Robinson, Secretary;
and Jeff Roberts, Treasurer.
Anderson, a senior at
Madison high school, is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar E.
Anderson, Jr., who resides in
the Upper Metcalf Creek
Community. A popular athlete
in Madison High, he was a
forward, the star player, and
high scorer of the Madison
Patriots Basketball Team this
year with a total of 342 points
in the regular season, an
average of 17.1 points per
game. He has played center
field for four years on the
baseball team, and has earned
letters in basketball, baseball,
and track. He is a member of
the Fellowship of Christian
Athletes, Beta Club, the Math
Club, and the Monogram Club.
He is also the reporter for the -
Senior Class.
Ledford, a Senior in
Madison High School, is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy P.
Ledford, Jr., and resides in
the California Creek Com
munity. He is a member of the
Future Farmers of America
Club; a member of DICA, the
Vocational Industrial Crafts
organisation; and the
Monogram Club. Dining his
junior year in high school, he
played second base on the
baseball team and during his
first year in high school, he
played junior varisty
basketball. As a school bus
driver this year he is unable to
participate in athletic
programs at the school.
Robinson, a Madison High
School Senior, is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. James B. Robinson,
and lives in the Beech Glen
Community. He has played
third base for four years on
the Baseball team. He is a
member of the Monogram
Club, the Science Clubs and
the Math Club.
Roberts, also a member of
the Senior Class at Madison
High, is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Roberts, and a
resident of the Crooked Creek
Community. For two years he
has flayed the outfield
position on the Madison High
Baseball team. During his
second year in high school he
was a member of the
basketball team and during
his third year he was an end on
the football team. He is a
member of the Monogram
Club, a member of the
^bowa^ip of Christian
Atpietes, and a member of the
History and Science Clubs.
Charter members of the
Greater Ivy Senior Youth
Group, each of which is a
student in Madison High
School, arev
Rickey Allen, Nancy An
ders, Greg Anderson, Pam
Anderson, Ricky Anderson,
Kathy Ball, Ricky Ball,
Wanda Biley, Timmy Bragg,
Patsy Buckner, Darretl
Carter, David Carter, Jane
Carter, Sybil Carter, Kathy
Chandler, Chuck Clark.
Kathy Edwards, Alan
English, Eric English, Scotty
Hickey, Alan Holcombe,
Rebecca Honeycutt, Bobby
Jamerson, Darlene Jamerson,
Warren Jamerson, Roy
Iedford, Jr., Betty McKirmey,
Ketn McPeters, Tim MetcaR,
Dean Ogle.
Kenny Pickett, Ray Pickett,
Sharon Ponder, Vickie
Radford, Brian Ramsey, Dean
Ray, Jeff Roberts, Crts
Robinson, Vickie Robinson,
Danny Sprinkle.
Dewane Thomas, Brenda
Wheeler, John Whitt, Anita
Willis, Eugene Young, and
Roy Young.
Other boys and girls of
senior high school and college
age who live in No. 4 Township
in Madison County are invited
to Join this Youth Group. The
next meeting will be on
Monday, April 12th, at 7:3D
p.m. in the Beech Glen Baptist
Church.
OFFICERS OF THE GREATER IVY COMMUNITY
CITIZENS ASSOCIATION. INC. SENIOR YOUTH
GROUP, Left to right: Ricky Anderson, President;
Roy P. Ledford, Jr., Vice-President; Cris Robinson.
Secretary; and Jeff Roberts, Secretary.
Chain Letters On Increase
Fraudulent chain letters
have been around for many
years, but odds are better now
that you may receive one, this
time with a Bicentennial
theme, according to county
Postmasters.
"A scheme, which involves
the mailing of U.S. Savings
boms, nas snown up in major
urban centers of
Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Maryland, Virginia dn
Florida," they said.
"The letter with the
Bicentennial gimmick," the
postmasters explained,
"urges those receiving it to
mail $3.00 ? $1.00 for each 100
years - to the person whose
name is first on the list in
celebration of our nation's
200th birthday ."
"Chief Postal Inspector C.
Nell Benson has informed us
inai actual proias rrom cnam
letters are usually obtained
only by those who originate or
enter the scheme very early,"
they said.
Chain letters requesting
money or other items of value
are nor under the
Federal Mail Fraud Statute
Hkftare te be
pecified number of outers,
rho would also be asked to
ontinue the chain of mailings.
Jsiially, the chain expands so
apidly that the number of
irospects is soon exhausted.
For example, a chain letter
equiring each purchaser to
end copies to six others would
heoretically reach the entire
iterate population of the earth
ly the time it reached Its 12th
ink.'
The fact that chain letters
ire not mailed does not ex
dude the scheme from being a
notation of law it awacneme
involves the moiling of bonds
or other valuable items.
On the other hand, so-celled
chain letters which call for
nothing more than recipes,
picture poet cards and Hie
like^are ordinarily^wwidereri
Mans sent do not constiMe a
Sivils Elected
Young GOP
Director
Charles Scott Sivils, of Mars
Hill, chairman of the Madison
County Young Republics
Club, was elected as the new
11th Congressional District
Director ef the Young
Republicans and to the State
YK Executive * omimttw He
week end n A tihevillt*
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Approvals
The approvals given to
farmers for coot - sharing en
197S seeding practices must be
completed by May 10, 19M.
This is the latest recom
mended seeding date for
Madison-Coanty. The report
date for the seeding, im
proving, and timing practices
is July 30, 1970. We arge all
farmers to complete their
practices early to get the full
benefit^* the fertiliser, lime
Council Of Community
Development Clubs Met
The Upper Laurel Com
munity Club was host to the
first meeting of the Madison
County Council of Community
Development Clubs on
Thursday evening, April 1, at
Wolf Laurel Restaurant with
61 persons attending. Mr. Bill
Clark, president, called for
reports from presidents of the
seven organized community
clubs, following the adoption
of By-Laws of the Council.
Presidents reporting were as V
follows: Mrs. Spence Rice,
Big Laurel; Dr. Grover L.
Anwal T.,.,, U.o U.w
oiigci, uiwci IT j, ITU a. moA
Osteen, Sleepy Valley; Mrs.
Thurman Briggs, Forks of
Ivy; Mr. Preston Fox,
Gabriel's Creek - Bull Creek;
Mr. Frederick Anderson,
Greater Mars Hill; Ebbs
Chapel (Upper Laurel.) Mrs.
Robert Ramsey. A rousing
applause followed the reports
of presidents of two youth
groups within two of the dubs:
Darryl Norton, Forks of Ivy
and Ricky Anderson, Greater
Ivy. Reports described
organization, outstanding
activities and immediate
plans - all are presently
cleaning up and planning
recreation and a variety of 1
activities - all have long range
programs to make Madison
Cocnty the best of all places to
live.
Dr. Evelyn Underwood
outlined Bicentennial events
planned for the remaining
months of the county
celebration and Mrs. Overton
Gregory reported on plans for
the county-wide April dean-up J
which will be reported as
"WNC Beautiful 19" a ,
program developed by Keep
North Carolina Beautiful, Inc.
A Certificate of Participation
was presented to Madison
Cotnty "for noteworthy of
tons in improving ine visum <
environment" through par
ticipation in the 1175 statewide
beautification program signed |
by Mrs. JeaneUe C. Moore,
Executive Director of KNCB.
At the annual meeting of
KNCB this week, Mrs. Bar
bara Devertck, Chairman
Eari Wise in appreciation of
the support and guidance
i -M a ? mj _ j * a
pruviaea uy uiai otho** ana iisi
^ tojhe^cn^j?unty in
Mr. Wfce announced the
Judging schedule and
dMMMhon of the MOO ta
prises available la com
munities snlisibig the ooonty
Bicentennial contest. He tfesn
introduced Mr. Morris
icuti ve Director
of WNC Community
Develop!
who spoke briefly on the ex
panded Community
Development awards
program. He reminded the
group that improvement
possibilities are unlimited
when people work together.
Bicentennial planting pat
terns, using red, white and
blue petunias are available at
the WNC Community
Development office.
The next meeting of the
CbURiy Cowcd will be ok June
17 at Sleepy Valley Com
munity Center.
Filing Period
For Candidates
Announced
Miss Sharon Ray, Executive
Secretary Madison County -
Board of Election!, announced
this week that the filing period
for candidates seeking
elective offices in 1OT8 opened
this week on April 5, at 13
o'clock noon.
All notices of candidacy,
together with the proper filing
fee, must be in the passessien
of the Madison County Board
of Elections by 12:M o'clock
noon on Friday, May M, WW,
to be accepted.
Local elective offices open
are Tax Collector, Register of
Deeds, State House of
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Weaver Added To Police Force
Jerry Weaver, of
Weaverville, has been added
to the Marshall police force.
Since becoming a policeman,
Weaver has devoted a great
deal of time working with the
parking problems in Marshall.
"It is my desire to help the
parking situation by appealing
to local employees and other
"all-day" parkers to stay off
of Main Street, thus giving
more parking spaces to the
people who come here to
trade," he stated
Weaver Is the sou ?f Mrs.
Pauline Weaver, at
Weaverville, and the 1st*
Walter Weaver. He is a
graduate at North Buncombe
High School and attended A-B
Tech for one year. Before
accepting his present pwdtisn
here, he was employed hp
Winn-Dixie. Other
policemen on the fores are
John Ray, Carlie Ouster,
Warren Edwards and BfB
rice.
USD A To Determine
'77 Wheat Allotment
lite U.S. Department of
Agriculture on March 9 called
for public comment on the
proposed size of the 1977
national wheat allotment.
Under current legislation,
the allotment is used as a
basis for making payments to
wheat growers if the market
price for wheat falls below the
established (target) price or If
growers qualify for disaster
payments. The allotment in no
way constrains, nor sets a
limit, oq the amount of wheat s
that may be planted.
legislation pro?ides that
the Secretary of Agriculture
proclaim a 1977 national
wheat acreage allotment not
later than April IS, 1I7?. The
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estimates of the national
yield, domestic utilisation ef
wheat, exports, carryover,
and other date pertinent to
suhmittod in writing to Jfce
Director, Grain, Oilaeeds, fad
Cotton Division, Agricultural
Stabilisation and Con
servation Service, UJ,
Department of Agriculture,
Washington, DC. 2025*.
by the Director not latar than
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