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SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MADISON COUNTY
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75th YEAR Mo. 21 PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE COUNTY SEAT AT MARSHALL, N.C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 5. 1976 *??*Copy
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Summer Olympics--Entertaining, Too
By JIM STORY
The firat annuel Madison
County Summer Olympics,
hold at Madison High, was one
of the moot entertaining,
thrilling and competitive
events ever held in this county.
Much credit should be given to
Ricky McDevitt, director of
the Madison County recreation
department, who spearheaded
the various contests. Other
adults who assisted are to be
highly commended as well as
the hundreds of contestants.
Large turnouts of spectators
at most of the events proved
the popularity of the program
and with such interest it is
practically assured that
similar program* will be
annually scheduled.
It waa fitting that thaae
contests were going on at the
same time the International
Olympics were being held in
Montreal, Canada.
"I'd rather see our boys and
girls compete than watch the
Olympics on television," one
spectator said.
Eight schools were
represented at the two-day
events in what was fined
"Anything Goes." Adults also
participated In the ping pang
tournament which was If d at
the Walnut School as well as in
the horse shoe com petition. <
Bobby Johnson of Walnut, i
won the ping pong tournament 1
and Donnie Banks of Marshall
was runner-up in the singles
In doubles, Wayne McDevitt
and Dennis Hefner, Marshall
were the top team with Clayton
Rice and Ricky Ford, Laurel
runners-up
In the horse shoe contests,
(IS and older) Marvin Flasher,
Walnut, was county champion
in singles with Sidney Peek,
Marshall, runner-up. In
doubles, Monroe Mace and
Marvin Flasher, Walnut, were
winners with Lane Ogle and
Earl Ramsey, Marshall, i
runners-up.
Flasher, Peek, Mace and
Ogle will participate in the
Hate tournament at Winston- i
Salem. 1
In contests involving
younger athletes, the following
were winners and runners-up:
Ping Peng
Girls, 14 and younger:
champion (singles), Tammy
Breedlove (Walnut); runner
up, Terry Norton (Laurel),
champion (doubles), Tammy
Breedlove-Lori Hagan
(Walnut); runner-up, Denise
Thomason-Donna Higgins
(Mars Hill).
15-17 yr.: champion (singles),
Jana Lou Williams (Laurel);
runner-up, Suzanne Powell
(Mars Hill); champion
(doubles), Penny lYisby
lanice Adams (Walnut);
runner up, Debbie Rice-J an a
Lou Williams (Laurel). <
IS and older: champion
(tingles); Terry Thomas
(Walnut); runner-up, Lynn
Davis (Marshall); champion
(doubles), Lynn Davis-Iva
Jean Massey (Marshall);
runner-up, Teresa Banks
Terry Thomas (Walnut).
Boys, 14 and younger:
champion (singles), Greg
Roberts (Walnut); runner-up,
Tim Clark (Greater Ivy);
champion (doubles), Keith
Flynn-Roger Wood (Mar
shall); runner-up, Tim Clark
Man Powell (Greater Ivy).
15-17 yr.: champion
(singles), Charlie Wilson
(Greater Ivy); runner-up,
Jessie Duncan (Walnut);
champion (doubles), Ricky
Anderson-Gary Hernandez
(Mars Hill); runner-up,
Charlie Wilson-Chuck Clark
(Greater Ivy).
Horeshoe
14 and younger: champion
(singles), Marty Reece (Mars
Hill); runner-up, Marty Evans
(Walnut); champion
(doubles), Marty Reece-Terry
Garrison (Mars Hill); runner
up, Howard Shelton-Leland
Shelton< Laurel)
15-17 yr.: champion
(singles), Ricky Anderson
(Greater Ivy); runner-up,
Dennis Shelton (Laurel);
champion (doubles), Ricky
Anderson-Gary Hernandez
(Greater Ivy); runner-up,
Dennis Shelton-David Ford
(Laurel)
When the total (earn scores
were tabulated for various
events, Walnut was the leader I
with US points Mars Hill, 90 I
points; Marshall, 70 points; I
Beech Glen, 45 points; Laurel. <
40 points; Spring Creek, 10 I
points; Ebbs Chapel, S points;
and Hot Springs, 5 points.
In the final "Anything Goes''
events, Mars Hill was first in
the Hop-n-Hit contest; Mar
shall was first in the tug-o-war
contest and Walnut won the 6
leggedrace.
One event remains to be held
which will be held after this
issue goes to press. This is the
swim meet to be held in the
Marshall pool. Results will be
published next week
Following the swim meet, a
huge trophy will be awarded
the Champion's center. The
trophy will remain at the
Champion's center until the
following summer.
"We wish to express our
thanks for the many kind
nesses, efforts and work done
by many in order to make
these events this summer so
successful. We also wish to
thank everyone including the
participants and fans for the
fine sportsmanship in the
friendly 'competition which
was enjoyed by all," McDevitt
stated.
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County Teachers j
They Go Back To Work August 9 i
Madison County teachers
will report to their respective
schools on Aug. * to begin the
new 1978-77 school year. On
Aug. 10 and 11 teachers will be
involved in staff development
at Madison High School.
All kindergarten and first
grade teachers will be in
volved in a two-day workshop
in Preventive Dental Health.
North Carolina Department at
from the Dental Health section
?< will conduct the workshop.
County dentists, Dr. Robert
Adams and Dr. Reece Steen,
will also participate.
On Tuesday, second through
sixth grade teachers will be
involved in a mathematics
workshop. New mathematics
books, published by the
MacMillan Book Company,
will be uaed in all Madison
County schools this year. Miss
Sharon Mcintosh, an
educational consultant from
Stone Mountain, Ga , will
conduct the workshop. On
Wednesday, Mrs. Norma
lima state readhuz con
sultant, will provide a reading
and language arts workshop
for this group.
Mathematics textbooks,
published by the Scott
Foresmsn Company, have
been adopted for use in the i
seventh and eighth grades.
Therefore, on Aug. 10 the
seventh and eighth grade
teachers will participate in a
workshop conducted by Sam
Cassius, an educatimnal
consultant in mathematics. On
Aug. II Dr. Bobby Jean Rice
will conduct a workshop on
"An Introduction to the Metric
9ysten" tor seventh and
eighth grade math teachers.
Dr. Don Anderson will teach
a two-day class on Change in
the Appalachian Region for
social studies teachers, grades
7 through 12.
Teachers of Home
Economics, Child Care, health
and physical education in
grades 8 through 12, will
participate in a two-day
workshop entitled "Family
Life Education." Personnel
from the Madison County
Health Department, BhK
Ridge Mental Health and the
Department of Human
Resources will conduct this
workshop.
MICROSWITCH Plant located at MarsHill.
A Look At Micro Switch Plant In Mars Hill
By JOHN P. FERRE
ft is a temptation for
Madison County residents to
think that MICRO SWITCH is a
new company. After all,
MICRO SWITCH only began
producing their tiny plastic
and metal electrical switches
in Mart Hill in March, 1173
But Honeywell is not new, and
neither is its MICRO SWITCH
division. MICRO SWITCH
bougit its independence from
Burgess Battery in 1M and
was bought out by Honeywell
14 year* later. Their Hickory
Road location is simply a
recent addition; three other
plants are located in Freeport
and Warren, 111., and
Marlboro, Mass.
MICRO SWITCH purchased
its land from the former
Hammerlund Manufacturing
Company. This 31-acre lot at
the base of Bailey Mountain
houses a modern revamped
80,000 square foot building
needed to produce the high
volume of switches demanded
by various industries. The sir
conditioned plant is roomy and
clean and has large carpeted
offices. The atmosphere, set
by the employees as well as the
ediface and grounds, is
comfortable.
The 18,000 different types of
switches MICRO SWITCH
designs and manufactures
makes it the largest producer
of basic switches in the world.
These electrical parts that
they make are used com
mercially in industry, data
processing, water treatment
centers, and by such gover
nment agencies as NASA and
SAC. Consumers unknowingly
use MICRO SWITCH products
every time they deposit a coin
and push a button on a vending
machine. These same con
sumers, when they start their
cars, may well use a. 1" square
MICRO SWITCH in their
ignition system.
MICRO SWITCH'S em
ployee benefits are as im
pressive as their products'
universality. Every person
that is hired must attend two <
2?i-4 hour orientation l
seminars to learn not only
about management's ex- s
pectations, but also about the ]
advantages of working for (
Honeywell. Besides the i
comfort of the building which t
includes a cafeteria with a full- (
time hostess, every MICRO r
SWITCH employee enjoys nine
paid holidays, a basic health
insurance policy, and a liberal
retirement program. After
working three years, every
employee has a two-week
vacation. A registered nurse
and 16 trained first aiders are
available for any accidents, be
it a small cut or a splinter, that
occurs on the job; there have
been no major injuries in the
Mars Hill plant. In addition to
these free benefits, employees
may buy, at a phenominally
low cost, different types of
health and life insurance as
well as one of several
retirement plans. About 70
percent choose to purchase
these options.
Ed Martin is the location
manager of Mars Hill's
MICRO SWITCH. He has
always worked for Honeywell,
having spent 17 years in
Freeport, IB., before moving
to Weavervllle. Before
working, he served the
Marines in Korea and received
his B. S in engineering from
North Dakota State Univer
sity. Martin readily admits to
preferring Western North
Carolina to Minnesota where
le was born.
MICRO SWITCH'S per
sonnel manager is Larry
3urda. His education at
Colorado State University was
nterrupted by his service in
he Air Force and the National
Juard so that he did not
eceive his B. S. until 1966.
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Report
Date
Extended
Farmers who made requests
or cost-sharing under the 1976
Agricultural Conservation
ITogram (ACP) and did not
eport the practice complete
>y July 30, will have an ex
ended report date to Sept. 17.
Farmers are urged to
tomplete the use el materials
equired under the practice
ind report to the ASCS office
is soon as complete. The bill of
wchaae for the materials
llao must be presented to the
ISCS office before payment
or the cost sharing can be .
nadetothe farmer
Remember-Sept Wiethe
?xt ended report date for 1976
kCP practices
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LARRY BURDA, Personnel Manager
Development
Program Receives
$166,114 Grant
The Child Development
Program of the four-county
Land of Sky Regional Council
has boon awarded a $106,114
grant to aatabHah a training
program for day care center
teachers and day care home
parents. The new training
program wtllbeoodttrectedby
Dr. John Hough, director of the
Continuing Education
Program at Mars Hill College,
and Shirley Metxger of the
Landof Sky Regional Council.
The Land of Sky Regional
Child Development Program
serves 17 day care centers and
16 dajr care homes In Madison
Buncombe, llandsraon, and
Transylvania counties. Day
llare homes are private homes
that are certified by the
eouncBandare a >wcd thoop
a maximum of Use children
More than 660 children,
ra^^^fro^a^
Program will conduct most of
their training in the ? day core
facilities. This on-site training
will school the day care
teachers in more effective
teaching techniques, instruct
them in various areas of earty
childhood development, and
physical problems the chikfcan
may have and deoign in
dividualised programs to moot
the specific needs of thooe
children.
The day care teechers can
receive collage credit undar
the new program, both for the
on-site instruction and in
classes held in each cootty
through the Mars HID College
Ceatlnaing Education
Program (CEP) The college,
which will be the ad
mattering agency i the
grant, devPi^lttnCl# UNl
vvara ago to nee ther eef
sdults la the region
CEP wffl toetade a steady
program from a one-year
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