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The News -Record {&)
SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MADISON COUNTY
7S1h YEAR No. 26 PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE COUNTY SEAT AT MARSHALL. N.C. THURSDAY,72, 1976 15* Per Copy
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A LITTLE WATER in the road doesn't matter
toDavid Wills as he travels in the Bluff section
to pick up patients for the Hot Springs Health
Program. Drivers are ready to go wherever
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their four-wheel drive vehicles will travel in
order to provide free transportation for
patients who need rides.
Ride For Health Care? He ll Help
On paved road and off on
one-way rocky lanes, David
Wills knows where he's going
around the Hot Springs area
Just give him the names of
people needing the services of
the Hot Springs Health
Piugi am, and he knows where
( to find them. Wills, who lives
^ttoar the Tennessee state tide,
I drives one of two vans which
' provide free transportation fof
the program. A van driver for
more than three years, he
estimates that he has driven
more than 10,000 miles each
year, including the miles
driven transporting pupils for
die Hot Springs Handi-School
To reach the patients, Wills
and Paul Lovin, driver of the
second van, have become
familiar with the terrain of
about half of Madison County.
The Tennessee state line forms
the northern boundary of
territory served by the health
program; the Haywood
County line is the western
boundary. To the south the
vans go to the start of the
Marshall By-Pass. It is no
accident that both drivers
know the roads and where to
find the patients, explains
Wills. By alternating routes
every Other week, the drivers
learn all the territory and can
travel about anywhere without
undue loss of time.
On a typical trip, eight to
nine passengers stepon board,
says Wills. Some have dental
appointments; others plan to
see the clinic physician. Many
of the county older citizens live
in the area, and several of
them use the transportation
service. Most of the people
around Hot Springe are
familiar with the tran
sportation schedule, but
anyone who needs more in
formation can call the Hot
Springs Health Program.
Roads that are rough in
summer can be even more
difficult in winter, especially
during snow. "I've had to use
four-wheel drive," comments
Wills, "and sometimes I've
wondered if I'd make it out of a
tight spot, but I always have."
Sometimes the hours are
long. It isn't uncommon for
work to begin at 7:30 a.m. and
endat7:30p.m. Monday is the
day scheduled to take patients
to Aaheville for special
medical services. On a
Monday in winter the van
driver may begin picking up
passengers before daylight
and return after dark.
Not all the scheduled runs
are long, however. On a recent
sunny morning Wills left the
clinic around 8:30 a.m. for his
regularly planned trip to the
Bluff section northwest of Hot
Springs. The trip was a short
one, he explained, with only
three stops on schedule.
"Sometimes we go up one
aide of the mountain and come
down the other side," he
remarked. "Hiat trip takes
longer."
At the end of the pavement
he t^ept on going, and than
turned onto a one-lane road..
Waiting down the way were
two of the older people served
by the clinic. Wills pulled out a
short stool to make the step up
intouthe van less difficult and
lentthem a helping hand.
Before he started again, a
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Snyder Will
Serve Beech
Glen Church
William A. Snyder of
Asheville has been elected to
serve as interim pastor of the
Beech Glen Baptist Church in
the Greater Ivy area near
Mars Hill. Mr. Snyder is a
native of Asheville, a graduate
of Mars Hill College, Furman
University, and Southwestern
Theological Seminary in Fort
Worth, Tex.
He served for lSVfc years as
pastor of the Beverly Hills
Baptist Church in Asheville.
He has served the Wedgewood
Baptist Church in Charlotte
and Lower Creek Baptist
Church in Lenoir.
Snyder will begin his work at
Beech Glen on Sunday, Aug. 1
The Youth
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They're Busy At Greater Ivy
By LUCILLE PACK
One of the greatest assets of
' any community is its youth.
One of the goals of the adult
- leaders in the Greater Ivy
Coram unity is to permit the
youth to become involved in
oothmunky activities, in
5 stilling in them the experience
gwill enable them not only
e good citizens, but to
me the leaders of
tomorrow. am
The ability of the young abi
people to plan and to work '
faithfully was recently on
demonstrated as they served p.r
hot dogs, drinks, and desserts urn
to the wagon train members Ha
and their guests at the Greater mi
Ivy Community House. Under in
the leadership of Mrs. Coy ap
Jamerson and Mrs. Joyce we
Gouge (who worked to secure
donations of food), the senior
i junior youth groups were
le to net a good profit.
'Youth Day" was observed
July 8 from 10 a.m. till 2 |
n. at the Community House
Jer the direction of Jack j
dford, recreation chair
in, and several adult leaders
the community. A total of
proximately 60 youngsters
re present. California Creek
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WILLIAM A. SNYDER
RE A Reelects Officers
Enough Electricty
For The 1980's?
French Broad EMC held its
annual meeting at Marshall
Elementary School in Mar
shall on Saturday.
Approximately 450 members
and guests attended.
Reports were given by the
officers and manager, and the
Keynote address was given by
Hugh A. Wells, vice president
and general counsel of North
Carolina Electric Membership
Corporation. Wells recounted
the early days of Rural
Electrification and expressed
condern over the availability,
reliability and cost of power in
2%
the future. He cited the
problem of having enough
power to meet the loads in the
1960s as the power suppliers
have projected a time of zero
reserves in the 1960s and
emphasized the need of
seeking ways of increasing the
capacity available for the
Cooperatives in North
Carolina.
Three directors were elected
to the board of directors
without opposition. They were
Novile C. Hawkins, District o
No. 1, Madison County; Elmer 8
Buchanan, District No. 4,
Mitchell County; and Carl li
Ramsey, District No. 5 Unicoi f
County, Tenn. *
At the organizational V
meeting of the board of J
directors immediately V
olio wing the annual meeting,
he following officers were
eelected unanimously:
?resident, John O. Corbett;
ice president, Novile C.
lawkins; secretary, I. E.
Revenger; treasurer, W. G. .
'lemmons.
Mrs. Don West of Marshall
fas the winner of the grand
irize of $200 credit on her
lectric account. Roscoe
triggs of Route 6, Marshall,
ran the prize for being the
ldest member preent. He was
3 years of age.
Other prize winners are
isted as follows: waffle grill,
lenry Treadway, Route 5,
iarshall; electric knife,
Vayne Fisher, Route 7,
tershall; can opener, Hubert
Vorley, Route 5, Marshall;
kill saw, Roy Freeman, Route
i, Marshall; ice cream maker,
McKinley Woriey, Route 5,
Marshall; fan, Raymond
'aldwell, Route 1, Marshall;
.rocker frypan, Finner
lohnson. Walnut; electric
trills, Gary Brooks, Route 3,
Marshall. Robert Blazer,
toute 6, Marshall; clock
adios, J. Bruce Phillips,
loute 2, Mars Hill, Fransco
"ut shall. Routes, Marshall
Clocks, Ruby English, Route
, Mars Hill, Long Branch
iaptist Church, Route 7,
Marshall; toasters, Homer
raulker, Route 1, Mars Hill,
larold Wall in, Route 1, Mars
mil, Stella PresneU, Marshall;
:offee makers, Howard
ireene, Route 2, Marshall.
Basel Woriey, Route 1,
Marshall, Ernest Norton,
Route 6, Marshall, Arrington
Branch Church, Route 6,
Marshall. , crack pots, Fred
Edmonds, Route 3, Mars Hill;
Arnold Bullman, Route 4,
Marshall, Roy B. Thomas Jr.,
Route 4, Marshall, Owen Ftoh,
Route 3, Marshall, mixers,
Edgar A. Rice, Route 1, Flag
Pond. Ikna., Johnb F. K|g| i
Route 6, Marshall, Bobby
Edwards, Mars Hill, Clarence ?"
Cut shall, Route 3, Marshall;
steam irons, Sam Roberts,
Route 7, Marshall, Florenee
Shelton, Flag Pond. Tens.,
Troy Ramsey, Route 6,
Marshall, Kenneth Chambers,
Route 2, Mars Hill, R. B.
McDevitt, Box 483, Marshall.
BETTY LOU RAY, of Washington, D. C.,
formerly of Marshall, who became prominent
following the disclosure of her alleged love
affair with Congressman Hays and her book,
"The Washington Fringe Benefits," unex
pectedly visited here Tuesday of last week.
Angel Heads
Library Board;
Corbett Named
Dr. Graver L. Angel, of
California Creek, has been
elected chairman of the
Madison County Library
Board.
Dr. Angel and John Corbett
of Marshall have been ay
pointed by the Madison County
Commissioners to serve sU
year terms on the board. Other
members are Mrs. Oris
Ponder, Mrs. Hazel Suttles,
and Mrs Helen Ponder.
Mrs. Clyde Roberts, Mar
shall, is the administrator ef
the Madison Library.
The main branch is located
on Main Street in Marshall and
other branches are in Hot
Springs and Mars HiU.
Hello Again!
Betty Ray Returns With TV Crew In Tow
By JIM STORY
I ~ Betty Lou Roy, of
I Washington, D. C? a native of
Marshall, who has bacon* a
household word following the
disclosure of her allafeitove
Wayne Hays and her book,
"The Washington Fringe
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Grill between Marshall and
I Walnut.
Miss Ray was accompanied
I here by two women awl three
man. Aocordtof to Mr. and
Mrs. Joe McDarmott,. owners
of the Madison Grill* Miss Ray
and her group ate lunch in the
dining room at the grill and
asked if they mitf* take a few
pictures on television film for
the Thursday and Friday
morning television shew.
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over ABC network
^ iMvas at tfcd^potrtt thai the
Washington, Hollywood and
. other places
According to several per
sons who went to the Grill to
see the celebrity, Miss Ray
remembered many of them
and called them by their Best
names and seemed toppy to
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