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The news - Record {? ^ Vohimr 75. Number 12. Marshall. V C. !5 CENTS PER COPY April 15, lUf 350 Feople Attend C.B. Club Meeting Here roe Macuson county Lb Qub held its first Coffee Break Saturday night, April 10 at the Marshall Elementary school auditorium. A crowd of C.B'ers from North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia estimated at 360 people gathered in the auditorium to "retched-jaw" and listen to good gospel singing provided by the Gospel Travelers of Madison County. Youths Escape Injury On Trestle The alertness of Engineer Andrew Brooks and Flagman Arnold Walker, both of Kaoxvflle, Teen., could have senwd die Uvea of two Mars HiH youths who were on the Ivy trestle near Marshall Sunday afternoon about 6 p.m. MedMbtg to Sheriff Pon der, <he two boys ? Ricky Hughey, 17, and Steven Moss, 16 were on a fishing trip and were walking on the trestle whdh Freight train No. 3002 rounded the bend above the trestle. The engineer and flagman saw .the youths and jammed the brakes of the train Which had a load of IS freight cars The train came to a sudden stop near the boys who had found a Wide spot where the train might have missed them '?HildM fee i*ex\sicM vu ssj, nowrver, that the youths were glad to Hem. "scipc uiiijijurt^] After about an hoar's delay, Knomtlie and the" ^utiu returned to their homes. Many door prizes were given away, donated by local merchants. Two C.B. radios and antennas were given away. A base unit and antenna was given away by the Madison County C.B. Club and a mobile unit and antenna was given away by the Madison County Jr. C.B. Club, headed by Mr. Vader Shelton. Clarence Henderson, president of the club, states that it was the best and cleanist coffee break he has ever attended. The club wishes to thank Mr. Whitt and the Madison Cotaity school board for the use of the school. A special thanks goes to the Gospel Travelers for their time and effort and to the merchants vrho made so many donations for this first coffee break. Thanks also to the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of AsheviBs for the use of their equipment and donations, to the Marshall Firemen for their assistance with the parking and the Marshall Police Dept. tor their aid in keeping order. Thanks to all those who worked so hard to make this first coffee break a success. Another coffee break is scheduled for approximately two months from now. Sunrise Service The Rev. "Bud" Marler, pastor of the Community Free Will Baptist Church here announces that there will be an Easter sunrise service Sunday at the George Roberaon Farm on Marshall Route 1, beginning at S:30 o'clock and continuing throughout the day. Persons wishing to stay for the entire service are asked to bring lonch. A church bus win pick up anyone wishing to attend the service at t:M a.m. in front of the courthouse The public is cordially in vited io attend Cancer Sociaty Talent Show Here May t atS OOVcM. ~~w - Bob Caldwell a native rf Marihall and popvlar WLOS TV announcer, will eerve as master ?f ceremonies j 1H, Rwte 4, Marshall. NX am Amission will be $1 75 H>< ^PWjPP- ??? ? "S81 < v- ?" f V** ? Hot Springs Plant In Production By ED SPEARS HOT SPRINGS - Production has begua at Ike Blue Ridge Shoe Company ! new Hot Springs plant - only two months after the industry was opened in the former Burlington Mills foctiity on a hillside just east of the business district Bennett C. Byrd. plant manager. said this week the plant is turning out ISO pairs of boys Hues each wot* day The dioee go into hoses for retail sale through the 1.MZ Thorn Mr An stores, the US Meidisco shoe divisions la K mart stores, and the Miles Shoes stores which have 1M outlets throughout the United States. Total employment at Hot Springs now is W. Byrd said. Only two supervisors were brought in from out of the area. The ethers have been hired locally. Availability of labor was a determining factor in the decision to locate the plant here A labor survey last year brought MO persons In for interviews and. Byrd said, a high TO per cent of those questioned were rated excellent potential employes. The closing of the Burlington textile plant here had added to the job pinch in this Madison County community near the Tennessee state line. "We hope to double the number of workers by the end of this year." Byrd said. By the and of 1*77. he added, the projection is that the plant will have SO people on Its payroll, amounting then . to about fl .5 million per year. The plant, an 17,000 square foot facility that has been re wired and remodeled for the shoe production departments, is capable of handling up to MO employes plus the machinery to keep them busy. Blue Ridge works one shift only, from 7 a.m. to l:? p.m. "We don't take job applications here, at Hot Springs."' Byrd said. "We refer people who come here to the Employment Secutiry Commission (ESC) offices in Marshall or AabeviUe. "We work cloaely with the Ashe vide ESC and the Asheville Chamber of Commerce." be added. Byrd complimented the quality of employes found in Madison, saying they "learn quickly " the art of taking a hide of leather and dshig the different ekills which trhneform hides into pairs of shoes that are boxed and ready for trucks that roll to the retailer' warehouses Sioe style popularity changes frequently, Byrd said, and the factories have to be able to respond quickly. "From the time we get a new patten," be said, "we can bavu the new shoe la the store in six weeks." Bhw Ridge Smc Co., headquartered in WUkeshoro where Its first ghat opened in Ittl. alee hoe pleats tat Boone, Sperta. Roberooaville and Aaiandtr In North Caroline and Mountain City In Tennessee Byrd, a native of Boone, was manager enheMeun taia City plant when chosen to head ths Hot Springe factory - the rim^anys Brat tahacmrof na HMMg ha|Mlng. . City Hall, Others Located In Coty Bldg. The Marshall City Hall, which for years has been located upstairs next to the ESEA offices, Is now located in the Cody Building formerly occupied by Deringer Mfg. Co. on Main Street The large building has been ren ovated and is also used by die Marshall Volunteer Fire Department for its trucks and equipment as well as a meeting room. Also in the same building are the Rescue Squad headquarters with the ambulance, the Police Department, the License examiner (on Wednesdays); and upstairs in the building are the offices of Ron Howell, attorney. For emergencies: Rescue Squad 649-3111; Fire Dept. 649 3333; Police Dept. 649-2111; Town Hall, 649-3031. Junior Youth Group Organizes At Greater Ivy A Junior Youth Group with SO charter members has been organized by The Greater Ivy Community Citizens Association, Inc. Officers are: Dolores Bucletter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Buckner, of Bethel, President; Kathy Pack, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brttton Pack, of California Creek, Vice president; Dewayne Buckner, so of Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Buckner, of Bethel, Secretary; and Jeff Revis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Laray Revis, of Bethel, Treasurer. Miss Buckner, an eighth grade student at the Mars Hill School, is a member of the Beta Club, the 4-H Club, a member of the Bethel Youth Choir, and a member of the basketball team Miss Pkck, and eighth grade student st Mars Hill, is a member of the Beta Club, the 441 Club, and a member of the cast of the Beta Club play. She also plays basketball end Mr. Buckner, a seventh grade student at the Mars Hill School, is a member of the Beta Club, the t-H Club, the Bethel Youth Choir, the basketball team and a ^ - t mssua m mem^ of the cast effte Bett^ Allen, Karen Amnions, Bobbj Anders, Vicky Anders, Greg Anderson, Lisa Anderson Mark Anderson, Howard Babbitt, Alice Ball, J R. Ball Kim Ball, Mark Ball, Jerry Ballard, Donald Blankenship Frasy Bradford, Delores Buckner, Dewayne Buckner] Eddie Buckner. Kevin Carter, Jeff Chan dler, Tim Clark, Tammy Cody, Donald Davis, Eddie Doan, Randy Doan, Kathy Dodd, Cindy Dugger, Richard Edwards, Ricky Edwards, Pam English, Donna Ferguson, Brenda George, Patty Gibbs, Dean Gregory, Syvilla Gregory, C.T. Grind staff. Donald Hall, Jay Hembree, Catherine Hensley, Mike Hensley, Darlene Hill, Nancy Hotcombe, Chris Hooey ciSt, r Rodney Honeycutt, Sandra Jamerson, David Jarvis, Teresa Lampley, Jeff Led | ford, Edward McMahan, Mark McPheters, Joseph r Metcalf, Raccine Murray, Kathy Pack, David Phillips, i Farl Phillips, Elva Pickett. Nan Ramsey, Brandon Ray, Roy Rector, Danny Revis, Jeff Revis, Eddie Rice, Louretta Rice, Gail Riddle, Rex Riddle, Robbie Riddle, Michelle Robinson, Kevin Shelton, Dana Snyder, Jim Stubbs. Freddie Tipton, Bobby Tolly, Dale Waldrop, Debra Willis, Eric Willis, Marsha Wilson. Merita Wilson, and Arlene Young. , All boys and girls who live in Number 4 Township and who are enrolled in elementary and judor high school grades 4 through 8 nre invited to Join the Jiaiior Youth Group. Hot Springs Churches Unite Easter Monday Eight tHItriii denominations and ten dtf ferent churches trill ell worship together in Hot Springs, Easter S Morning Iht service planned I for 7*0 a.tn. on the oM hotel gr shorn th spirit of ^Shriotions look Krt w "C"Yr;'' ... 7'5j "l-~ f^?,. ?> ? group*. *? I'si glad we can ? i- ? ?? -1* D6?iHl fieri Denomination! that are PrctbytcriM All . JlBSL?;* alTrZXJii ' Factory Manager Checks Work Plant manager Ben Byrd takes a look at the line of finished uppers on an overhead hmpr. Winners In Conservation Contest Announced The Supervisors of the Madison Soil and Water Conservation District spon sored a Conservation Poster and Essay Contest for the fourth, fifth and sixth grades in the six Elementary Schools in Madison County. The. Pesters and Essays were* judged by Ormand Williams and Dennis Owenby from Ow Soil Conservation Service in Asheville. The judging was based on the following points: a. How the Conservation idea was presented; b. Originality; c. Artistic ability; d. neatness. Prizes are as follows: First, f 15.00; Second, $10.00; Third, $5.00 for Posters, three prizes for each grade. For Essays, Sixth Grade only, First $15.00; Second, $10.00. "We had a good response from the kids in Madison County. Posters, forty-one and Essays, eleven. We wish to thank each child for His participation. We wish also, to thank each Principal and Teacher f6r their interest and help. Each child participating will be awarded a certificate and ball point pen," officials stated. ; The following Boys and Grins are the winners in the , Poster Contest: Fourth Grade: First, Date Gentry Hot Springs, $15.00; Second, Delisa Phillips, Hot Springs, $10.00; Third, Danny Edwards, Spring Creek, $5.00; Fifth Grade: First, Debbie Ricker, Mars Hill, $15.00; Second, Denise Thomason, Mars Hill, $10.00; Third, Donna Flynn, Marshall, $5.00. Sixth Grade: First, Connie Woody, Spring Creek, $15.00; Second, Lynn Shelton, Spring Creek, $10.00; Third, Randy Case, Spring Creek, $5.00. Winners for the Essay Contest were: Sixth Grade Only: First, Russell Lambert, Mars Hill, *15.00; Second, Lisa Anderson, Mars Hill, $10.00. The Supervisors for the Madison District are: Raleigh ???m * I r-"%i v. English, Chairman, Oat* Landers, Emery Mete'it James O. Brown and Jsaaph Rice. Jj ' | I' HP?5g>: POSTER WINNER from Marshall, Daaoa IfoflP (Sixth Gratel POSTER WINNERS from Spring Creek. Left to right. Randy Case, Lynn Shelton. Danny Edwards, Connie Woody. ESSAY WINNERS from Mars HOI. Left. LJemJ* derson, Russell Lambert. -X:
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