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?^SSS2?WSERVING THE PEOPLE OF MADISON COUNTY
751h YEARS No. 27 PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE COUNTY SEAT AT MARSHALL. N.C. THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1976 15'PerCopy
County Adopts $4.7 Million Budget
The Madison County Board
of Commissioners approved
and adopted an overall county
budget of |4,72S,M5 for fiscal
year 1976-1977.
The approved tax levy is 95
cents per $100 valuation,
representing an increase of 10
cents over fiscal year 1975
1976. This increase is due to
taxes levied for school con
struction and renovation.
Following is a summary of
the approved 1976-1977
budget: ,
General Fund 1,287,555
Library Service Fund 48,786
Revaluation of Property Fund
4,500
Social Service Dept. Fund
2,132,358
Health Dept. Fund ..234,674
Revenue Sharing Trust Fund
170,000
Total County Administration
3.877.874
School Debt Service Fund
90,800
School Current Expense Fund
? .560,221
School Capital Outlay Fund
114,000
Hot Springs School District
Debt 2,150
School Capital Projects 80,000
Total Board of Education
847.171
Total Couaty Budget 1976-1877
Fiscal Year ........ 4,725,045
Total Tax Levy 766,834
BALLAD SINGERS, including five persons from Sodom
Laurel, are pictured above as they appeared recently in
Washington, D.C. at the Festival of Folklife. Left to right,
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Delia Norton (at mike), Brazila Wallin, Sheila Rice, Evelyn
Ramsey and on right end, Cas Wallin. The other three men
were not Madison County sircar a.
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Harrison
Is Walnut
Principal
T. Sidney Harrison of Hot
Springs has been named
principal of Walnut
Elementary School and has
assumed his duties here. He
replaces Fredrick Anderson
who is now principal at Mars
Hill Elementary School
Harrison received his B.S.
and Master's degrees at
. Appalachian State University.
He also attended Warren
Wilson Junior College where
he was a member of the
basketball team.
For the past two years he has
been chairman of the social
studies department at
Madison High School. In 1971,
he toured North Africa on a
trip, sponsored by the United
States Office of Education, to
study the culture there. The
tour was with 37 other
educators under the direction
of Western Carolina
University.
lie is a member of the Hot
brings Baptist Church and
the Hot Springs volunteer fire
, department. He is also a
member of the NCAE and the
NEA He has taught before at
laurel and Hot Springs
schools, serving as PTA
president at the latter for two
He is married to the former
Miss Christine Etherton and
tl?ey have three childten, Tre&
Sidney Jr., Lora Christine and
! Harrison "Si at the school
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Folklife Festival
Madison County Represented In Washington Event
Western North Carolina was
well represented at the
Festival of American Folklife
in Washington, D.C., during
the second week in
July. Presentedbythe
Smithsonian Institution and
the National Park Service,
and sponsored by American
Airlines and General Foods,
the festival brought together
musicians, craftspeople,
dancers, cooks and workers in
celebration of America's
diversity.
At the invitation of
Smithsonian folklorists, the
group from WNC included:
Thomas Hunter, old-time
fiddler from Mars Hill; Byard
Ray, Lou Therrell and Erie
Wright, folk musicians from
Marshall; and the Southern
Appalachian Cloggers which
includes Peggy Black of
Asheville; J. W. Finney of
Hazel wood; Christine Flinn,
Martha Lee Hyatt, Aileen
"Poochy" King, and Franklin
King from Canton; Robert
Robinson and Charles Sum
mey of Waynesville.
Hunter's fiddle playing is
filled with the syncopation and
driving power generally
associated with Southern Old
Time fiddling. For some time,
Hunter had his own string
band, "Orange Blossom
Special" and he recently
completed an album with John
McCutheon.
Ray, Lou Therrell and
Wright presented a demon
stration of the music popular in
the WNC area. Ray and Lou
Therrell have played the fiddle
and banjo, respectively, all
their lives and now play
together in a group called the
"Appalachian Folks."
Byard Ray has played
background fiddle music for a
few movies, one being the ABC
movie, "Zachariah." He has
appeared on the David Frost
Show and has also played for
several TV sound tracks.
Lou Then-ell is also a tall
talented musician and besides
the banjo she plays the har
monica, guitar and dulcimer.
The Appalachian Cloggers
held a dance workshop each
morning on the main stage of
the Regional American area.
Festival visitors who
congregated to watch the
performances were invited to
try clogging themselves.
The doggers danced to the
music of the famed Sam
Younger String Band from Mt.
View, Ark.
The festival, which closes on
Sept. 6, is open daily from 11
a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday
through Sundays. All events
are free. For additional in
formation write: Festival of
American Folklife,
Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, D.C. 20660 or call
(202)381-6525.
Football
Practice
Monday!
The first football practice for
the 1976 football aeaaon at
Madiaon High will be Aug. 3.
All young men in the 10th,
11th and 13th grade* who are
planning on playing either on
the 10th grade or varsity teams
are to report to the school gym
by 6 p.m They are to bring
shorts, T-shirts, and shoes wkh
them. They can pick up their
helmets sometime Friday or
They can wait until Monday
evening.
Coach McFee stated that
during the first week of two
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MARIJUANA is back in the news
in Madison County as can be seen
from above pictures. Sheriff E Y.
Ponder and deputies cut down
1,091 plants in 9 patches in the Dai
and 2M plants inH patches in the
found in remote areas of weeds far
was from knee high to six feet tall.
Street value of the inAnjuMM if
"wood** woo burtMd on ttMi Iolood
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Mars Hill Auto Show
Will Be Held Saturday
The fifth annual Mars Hill
Auto Show will be held at the
Mars Hill Elementary School
on Saturday from 9 a.m. until
11 p.m. and Sunday, from 9
a.m. until 4 p.m. The show is
sponsored by the Mars Hill
Fire Department. Admission
to the public is )1.
This year's show is expected
to be the biggest and best ever.
Provisions have been made for
32 classes of antiques,
customs, vans, trucks, and
motorcycles. A first, second,
and third place trophy will be
awarded in each class. In
addition, several special
awards such as best paint, best
engine, best overall entry, etc.,
will be presented. Awards will
be presented around 4 p.m. on
Sunday.
On Saturday night, the fire
department will sponsor a
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barbecue dinner at the school
cafeteria. Dinner will be
served from 5 to 7 p.m . at a cost
of $2.50 for adults and $1.90 for
children under 12. Tickets are
available from any fireman or
they may be purchased at the
door.
This year there is a new
attraction at the car show in
the form of a Rod Run. Such an
event involves modified cars
called street rods which are of
pre-lMS vintage. The Rod Run
is being sponsored by the
Street-Tiques of Asheville, a
very active street rod club,
consisting of some 30 mem
bers, many of which own,
build, and drtwatieeHods. It
is reported that two neigh
boring street-rod clubs will ?
also participate in the Rod Run
plus many individual rod
owners.
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This should be a very ex
citing weekend in Mars Hill for
anyone who likes any form of
motor vehicle. Come on out
and get in on the fun and the
food and at the same time, help
the Mars Hill Fire Department
in its fund-raising effort.
County
Swim Meet
Tuesday
The Madison County
Recreatioh Department is
sponsoring a swim meet at the
Madison Recreation Pool
located oa Skyway Drive Aug 3
beginning at 1 p.m. There wfl)
be races of various distances
for different age divisions. For
information or to register,
contact the swimming pool 649
2213 or the local recreation
center. There will also be a
diving contest involving four
areas (1) standard (2) most
original (3) biggest splash (4)
football throw. To enter the
meet, you must register by
Aug. 2. Awards will be
presented at the meet.
Mars Hill Lions
Install Officers
The Mars Hill Lions recently
installed officers at a meeting
in Mars Hill following a prior
dinner at Pisgah View Ranch.
The officers are: president,
Roy J. Edwards; first vice
president, Bobby Capps;
second vice president, Grover
Angel; third vice president,
Max Gibbs; secretary, Ronnie
Wall in; assistant secretary,
Jack Radford; treasurer, Ron
Riser; assistant treasurer,
Boyd lYtomas; Lion Tuner,
Junior Lewis; Tail Twister,
Hubert Briggs. New directors
are Jake Drake and Clyde
Yelton.
The new president, Roy
Edwards, gave a report on his
recent trip to Hawaii where he
was a delegate to the Inter
national Lions Convention. He
was accompanied to Hawaii by
his wifeanddaughter, Kathy.
School Administrators
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To Attend Workshop
All Madison County school
Mknbiistrston will be at
Aug # Ite workshop is
sponsored by Man Hill
College Those attending will
ba R L. Edwards, superin
tendent; Bobby Jean Rice,
supervisor; principals: David
Wyatt, Bill Brigman,Fredrick
Anderson, J C Wallin, Larry
Plemmons, Vernon Phnder,
principals: SC Ray and
Bruce Phillips and school
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participating in tn? workshop
w? be Dr Elizabeth Koootz.
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