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. SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MADISON COUNTY
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75lh YEAR No. 24 PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE COUNTY SEAT AT MARSHALL, N C. THURSDAY, JULY S, 1976 15? Per Copr
PORTIONS of overflow crowd which attended
the Madison County Time Capsule
ceremonies held Sunday afternoon in the
Renn Union Building on the Mars Hill cam
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PARTICIPANTS - Left to right, Dr. Grover
Angel, Mrs. Emery Wallin, Dr. Evelyn
Underwood.
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PARTICIPANTS - Left to right, Mrs. Fred
Bentley, Mrs Emery Wallin, Mrs. Evelyn
Underwood.
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Drizzle, Mud Keep County's
Time Capsule Above Ground
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By JIM STORY
More than a hundred
Madison County citizens of all
ages were on the Mars Hill
College campus Sunday af
ternoon for the "planting" of
the Madison County Bicen
tennial Time Capsule,
scheduled to be in front of the
Country Boutique. Steady
drizzle and muddy ground,
however, forced the ceremony
to be held in the Renn Building
on the campus and the actual
planting of the capsule at a
later date. Ladies and men,
attired in attractive dresses
and suits of yesteryear, added
to the colorful and meaningful
ceremony. Many of the men,
especially in the Mars Hill
area, displayed their bicen
tennial beards.
Women, in their long
dresses, wore bonnets and
were admired by the overflow
crowd which Jammed into the
Renn Union.
Dr. Fred Bentley, president
of Mars Hill College, was
master of ceremonies and was
ably assisted by Mrs. Bentley,
who led the group in singing.
Mrs. Dorothy Weaver
Roberts was music director
and Dr. Mary Ihrig was
pianist.
The invocation, "The Lord's
Prayer" was by the audience,
followed by the Pledge of
Allegiance."
Following welcoming
remarks by Dr. Bentley, the
Mars Hill Children's Chorus,
under the direction of Robert
Russell, sang several songs.
The Bethel Youth Choir, with
Jake Fender as director, sang
several selections. The
audience was also treated to
selections by H>e Glad Hearts,
a mixed trio composed of Nila
Mann, lead and piano; Arthur
Robinson, baritone, and Nell
Wyatt. Leon Watte ac
companied them on the guitar.
Chairmen and aides of nine
communities and the Bicen
tennial Commission of
Madison County explained
what each community had
placed in their individual
boxes to be placed in the Time
Capsule.
Participating in the
presentation of boxes were:
Big Laurel, Mrs Juaniia
Adcock; Bull Creek, the Rev.
Stanley Peek; Greater Forks
of Ivy, Richard Dillingham.
The Rev. Joe H. Smith, paster
of Mt. Olive Baptist Church for
the past 48 years, gave a
special prayer; Greater Ivy,
which tocA' ies all of No. 4
Township, Dr. Grover Angel;
Hot Springs, Dr. Evelyn
Underwood (in the absence of I
Mildred Shelton, chairman);
Marshall, Mrs. Hilliard
Teague; Mars Hill, Miss Sadie
Wallin; Sleepy Valley, Mrs. ,
Flo Wallin (in the absence of
Emma Kate Davis, chair
man); Upper Laurel, Arthur
Ramsey; Bicentennial
Commission, Dr. Evelyn
Underwood, county bicen
tennial chairman.
Ralph M . Lee of Mars Hill
College, gave the prayer of
dedication for the next 100
years, and the impressive
meeting was adjourned with
the audience singing "God
Bless America."
The Time Capsule will be
"planted" in a few days after
the ground loses some of its
moisture.
Officials of Mars Hill College
were commended for their
donation of the site for the
capsule and Capps Funeral
Home was commended for
furnishing the vault which will
protect the capsule.
"It was inspiring to see
people from all over Madison
County join together in a
united effort to preserve the
rffj?l?ry of our great county and
Tort cave this heritage for f fttare
generations," one citizen
remarked.
IN FRONT of the Country
Boutique on the Mars Hill College
Campus is shown the location of
the burial of the Madison County
Time Capsule. Impressive
bicentennial ceremonies were
f held Sunday afternoon but the >
actual "planting" of the capsule
was postponed due to a steady
drizzle and muddy ground. An
overflow crowd attended the
ceremonies which were held in the
Renn Union Building on the
campus. Nine communities and '
the Bicentennial Commission ;
furnished valuable documents,
historical data, etc., for the
capsule.
Most Bicentennial Events Go On Schedule
Despite rainy weather and
muddy conditions, scheduled
events for the bicentennial
celebration were held here this
past weekend.
The opening event was the
Madison County Crafts Fair
Thursday at Madison High
School where hundreds of
persons saw the talented hands
of craftsmen and craftswomen
"doing their thing." Spinning
wheels, making yarn from
cotton, needlework of various
types, woodwork from the
talents of veteran craftsmen,
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many other types of craft
smanship, were enjoyed by
interested spectators. Adding
to the crafts exhibits was in
strumental and vocal music by
popular groups. A group from
the Greater Ivy communities
also served sandwiches and
soft drinks which made the
event successful.
Dark clouds, intermittent
showers, wet and muddy
grounds, didn't rain out the
events on the Island in Mar
shal] on Saturday. Naturally,
the attendance was much less
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than anticipated but "the show
went on."
Members of the Marshall
Volunteer Fire Department
and the Marshall Lions Club
didn't let the elements bluff
them as they prepared pigs for
barbecuing over the open
grates. Firemens' and Lions'
wives assisted serving the
delicious plates and sand
wiches in the Home Economics
Room under the gymnasium.
Many people termed the
barbecue as "some of the best
ever." Little League baseball
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games were enjoyed and other
athletic events held.
In Mars Hill, all events were
held as scheduled.
Little League ball games
were held and the arrival of the
Tri-County Wagon Train was
atSp.m.
Howard Higgins, wagon
master, stated that the entire
trip was highly successful with
23 wagons and 101 riders en
joying the trip. He highly
commended Phil Briggs, chief
scout, on an outstanding job
and said that everything went
"smoothly and orderly." "We
were lucky to get to Mars Hill
before the rains descended,"
Higgins commented.
The scheduled dinner at the
Mars Hill Elementary School
cafeteria was held and was
successful. String music was
enjoyed which was furnished
by the "Turkey Branch Jun
ction."
A square dance was also
enjoyed.
The day's program was
completed with a display of
fireworks.
Many persons attended the
"Ark of Safety" at the
Southern Appalachian
Repertory Theatre in Mars
Hill.
SUNDAY, JULY 4
Madison County churches
observed "festivals of faith"
on Sunday with many of the
churches having colorful and
impressive services.
Also impressive was the
ringing of Madison County
church bells, along with all
churches in America, at 2
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p.m., for two minutes.
At Hot Springs and Sleepy
Valley, it to assumed that the
Joint celebrations, a parade
and gospel singing and also a
picnic at 2 p.m. on Sunday
were held although no official
report was available.
However, the raft race,
scheduled for Sunday atOp.a.,
was postponed until a later
date due to the rising waters of
the French Broad River.
The rodeo on the island in
Marshall Monday was held
Next week's issue will give
accounts of the final events in
the county through July 10.
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Bicentennial Issue Breaks
All Records For Demand
Last week's bicentennial
issue of The News-Record
broke all records for popular
demand, Jim Story, editor,
announced.
Although hundreds of extra
I copies were printed for
boxholders in the county plus
hundreds of copies for
newsstands and cross-counter
sales, the supply was quickly
exhausted.
The demand for additional
copies was far greater than
was anticipated and by
Saturday all newsstands
reported "sold out." This Has
also true at The News-Record
office.
One person requested 100
copies and several desired SO
copies ami hundr mis of persons
wan^fewf^tetenex^s
ait. b?
asssgaa:
Rvcryto#
masterpiece", "...the best
edition I've ever seen of any
weekly paper anywhere",
"Expertly laid out, interesting
pictures and features, at
tractive advertisements,
wholesome reading, a real
treasure to keep," were Just a
few of the comments.
"The response to the special
bicentennial offer of 16 months
for the price of U months for
new subscribers in Madison
County was also gratifying,"
Story said. This offer continues
through July 17.
"Again, we wish to express
our appreciation to all persons
who supplied pictures and
articles and we appreciate the
cooperation and courtesy of
the three postmasters and the
rural carriers for their ser
vices. Last but net least, we
also congratulate the ad
vertisers who made this
special issue possible," Story
concluded.
More Coming . . .
The Newt-Record's bicentennial issue was
overwhelmingly received.
The extra supply of copies was soon exhausted,
and we regret some who wanted as many as 10#
copies had to do without
received* we will have more printed. Theanpenae
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Fireworks,
Rodeo
Enjoyed Here
Hundreds of people enjoyed
the animal rodeo on the island
here Monday despite muddy
ground.
Following the rodeo, a
display of fireworks thrilled
the crowd on the island as well
as nearby families who could
view the fireworks from their
homes
by the Ma rsha 1 Wohm teerFire
Department
Madison Band
Schedule
School Administrators
To Attend Conference;:
Public school ad
ministrators in Madison
County schools will join some
1,500 of their colleagues from
across the state July 14-21 in
AsheviUe for the State
Superintendent's Conference
far Administrators The
held annually in Wilmington
since 1*70, was moved to
AsheviUe this year to give the
administrators an opportunity
to meet in the western part of
the state The Great Smokies
Hilton ^ will serve as
Ite conference will heboid
supe^tenden* N##rly 500
affecting public schools, ?
services available to local
schools from the state agency,
and national and statewide
issues and trends in education.
The administrators will be
able to choose from 16
workshops covering such
topics as "Issues In
Alternatives," conducted by
assistant state superintendent
for Human Relations Dudley
Flood; and "Budgets ?M
Allocations," led !>v State
Controller AC. Da via.
; Dr. Sidney P. MarlSftd,
president ^of^the CollSge
at IttaB or
* Paul BrM|