The News - Record (so t SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MADISON COUNTY 751h YEAR No. 35 PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE COUNTY SEAT AT MARSHALL, N.C. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1976 15? Per Cow ??? _______ PATIENCE AND SKILL are necessary for tatting, and Mrs. Alma Garrison has both. Using a shuttle in her right hand she transforms thread into tiny, delicate shapes which she stores in small plastic boxes until she needs them to decorate die notecards she sells. Her equipment also includes manicure scissors which she uses to place shapes where they are to be glued. Flair tip pens are used for drawing part of the design, such as stems for the tatted flowers. 'Crafty' Mom Has Patience And Skill "My crafty mother" - , that's what one of Mrs. Alma Garrison's daughters calls ho-. To people who know her, the reason is obvious. This Madison County resident enjoys making items that, range from friendly looking stuffed frogs to delicate lace. "I could get along without making things, but it gives me something to do," comments the soft voiced lady. Of course, there were several years when ihe didn't have to look for omething special to do. She ind her husbimd, the late T. E. Harrison, reared nine dtildren. Two sons, Arnold and Joe, live near her in the Bull >eek section of the county. l\w> daughters, Mrs. Emily Oavis and Mrs. Helen Simp ion, live in Asheville. The >ther children are scattered. As a teenager, Mrs. Sarrison learned tatting, the :ime-consuniing process of naldng lace by hand. "All the other young girls around were learning; and, of course, if they were, I had to," she recalls with a twinkle in her eye. As her family grew up, she remembers trimming only a few items with her handmade lace. However, her husband always encouraged her to do what she wanted to, and a few years ago, she turned again to tatting Anyone who has admired the decorated notepaper in the Cbtmtry Boutique on the campus of Mars Hill College has admired the results of Mrs Garrison's skill. Using lace to trim cards is not her original idea, though, Mrs. Garrison explains. She once saw a Christmas card decorated in that way and adapted the idea tonotecards. CM ah* halve nutal colored notecards made from high quality paper. Then, using a combination of talents, she decorates them. Miniature lace flowers paep from baskets which she draws by hand; butterflies, their wings adorned with tatted circles about the sire of a pin head, hover over delicate petals; birds and other animals also appear on her cards. In a box of 20 notes, all are different. Notecards are sold in boxes of 20 or packets of 2. Mrs. Garrison doesn't mind demonstrating her craft, "It really isn't hard," she says reassuringly as she shows how the thread is placed on the left hand. With a rhythmic motion she moves the shuttle in her right hand to the thread. She doesn't even have to look at what she's doing. It takes at least one day to tat the decorations for 20 cards, glue than in place and make the hand drawings, she estimates. To make the lace to trim one pillowcase also requires a day. Some department stores still (Continued on Page 8) County Schools Adopt New Report Cards R. L. Edwards, superin tendent of the Madison County School System, announced this week that experimental report cards have been adopted for the Madison County schools for . the 1978-77 school year. At the end of the school term, the report cards will be re evaluated before adoption is fade for the 1977-78 school far the first time, kin dergarten children will receive a report card. Ibey wiD be evaluated on such items Ss metal adjustment and jEtUrgrades will be given I This is an attempt to keap the parents better Informed on A dWerent report card has been selected for grades I sad grades *4. In grades 14, ^ wtM> ifi'Afiw Thf* i p? ?'.* will ill? I alio indicate the particular area of reading, such aa reading comprehension, in which the child needs ad ditional improvement. There is also a place on the report card for the parent to indicate if he would like to have a I conference with the teacher. I In grades 4-8, a similar report card has bean adopted, but grades in letters and the MOMrical value of each letter will be placed on the report card. New areas have also been added. la grades S-U, last years' grading system will be used, bet the student win receive a. report card from each of the subject teachers and those do not need to be returned Ibis system enables the student to dfeuas his gr with i* I laiwcording grades Murder Charge Lodged After Revere Shoot-Out Gary Cook, 2S, of Candler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Odell Cook, of Route 3, Marshall, was instantly killed Swday af ternoon during a shoot-out at the Ruben Gosnell Store in the Revere section of Madison County. Two other men, Bernard Franklin and Shad King, of the Laurel section, were wounded in the affray involving several men. Franklin is listed in fair condition at Memorial Mission Hospital in Aaheville and King is listed in serious condition at Takoma Hospital in Greeneville, Tenn. Sheriff Ponder stated that it looked like both men were shot more than once. He said that two guns, both rifles, had been seized and more weapons might be confiscated during a complete investigation of the incident which is still going on. Martin Norton, 20, of the Laurel community, is in the Madison County Jail, charged with the murder of Cook and assault with intent to kill Shad King and Franklin, Sheriff Ponder said here Monday. Ponder also said that Johnny Cupp of Asheville, formerly of Route 3, Marshall, has been charged with assault with intent to kill Martin Norton during the shoot-out Sunday afternoon. Ponder said that he was holding several other men for questioning. "They haven't been charged with anything yet," the sheriff stated. "It looks like this thing started about midnight Saturday following a "rock or mountain music festival" which was held in the Rice Cove section of Sodom Laurel on the Morris Norton Farm," the sheriff said. Ponder told the News Record Monday that he received word that some misconduct and arguments were going on at the site of the festival around midnight Saturday and he and a deputy went to the scene and told the men involved in an argument to go on home and behave themselves. He stated that he believed 11 men were involved and when he asked them to go on home, they obeyed. But, the sheriff commented, the Saturday night incident seemed to flare up again Sunday afternoon. Ponder said that several men, according to witnesses, were in the Ruben Gosnall store Sunday afternoon, some of them shooting pool while others were either watching or just standing around. About 4 p.m. a truck drove up to the store and he said those on the truck included Jerry Wallin. Johnny Cupp, Freddie Pat -I terson, Berharu Franklin. Shad King, Gary Cook, Michael Franklin, Dale Gunter and Michael Johnson, of the Laurel area. Ponder said that it appeared that "both sides" in the dispute were armed and that more than one gun was used in the shootings. "They were hurt so we got them to the hospitals and it looked like both the wounded boys were shot more than once," Ponder stated. According to witnesses, the sheriff said that Franklin, King and Cupp were not at the festival but came up near midnight. Sheriff Ponder stated Monday that he had not found out definitely what the men were arguing about or what ignited the fatal shooting Sunday. FUNERAL WEDNESDAY Services for Cook were held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Belva Baptist Church. The Rev. Gordon Ball of ficiated Burial was in Chapel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers were Emerson and L. C. King, Jerry and Randy Wallin, Ralph Ramsey, Dale Gunter and Lewis Franklin. A native of Madison County and a Candler resident for two years, he was employed by Bohanson Construction Co and was a Navy veteran rl Phillip*, a Wan . can market tale* and atffl . ? .. ? ? #H t u., maintain ? ov mountali ?*?? r ? A. ?' i?', '? " . I ' -i w.o.Jg. ?22? SFUSTsIS hours taking time oiSb'h^ it inf. Although Mn Phillip selling her work during the ??"it art" S?w>.?v advanced ginning howwrer; PhUiti in numerous an shows She currently has a display in the Ashevtlle Mall and will par i?rfc gtl uno5 hi! Cnntinuedr i?g> i ' a County .Will Get $8,858 Forest Fund District Ranger Bobby Brady reports that Madison County will receive 18,858.32 from the U. S. Forest Service as its share of receipts from the sale and use of National Forest products and services during FY 78. These receipts represent 25 percent of the finds collected by the forest service in Madison County from timber sales and land use charges. These finds are used by the county for schools and roads. Madison Summer: Business Picks Up Retail business in Madison County has bees considerably better this summer than last, ac cording to statistics compiled by the N. C. Dept. of Revenue and the N. C. Merchants Association. Retail sales totaling $1,865,040 were reported in June, 1976, up $200,000 over June, 1975 sales of $1,660,876 but off slightly from May, 1976, when sales totaled $1,941,802. Yancey County merchants reported retail sales of $2,469,145 in June, 1976, compared to $2,181,521 in June, 1975, and $2.218,839in May, 1976. Wells Yield 811 Gallons Per Minute Workmen have been drilling for additional water supply in the Marshall area for several weeks and the efforts have paidoff. A well (No. 8) on the Landon Roberts property on Walnut Creek yields 172 gallons per minute and was hooked up to the main water supply last Friday, according to Donald Ramsey, alderman. In ad dition to this well, another well (No. 7) yields 114 gallons per minute and will be developed in the near future. Two wells on the B. G. Fortner property in Marshall yield a total of 525 gallons per minute and will also be developed. "The combined total from the four wells is approximately 811 gallons per minute," Ramsey stated. ? He said that out of the eight wells drilled and inspected, fotr will be developed. "This concludes the well drilling projects," Ramsey said. we are pieasea wun tne results of the projects and feel that with these added supplies, Marshall is in good shape, waterwise," the alderman stated. Hunt To Be Honored At Dinner .:,l" ft ' V'X V '? Lt. Gov. Jim Hunt will be honored at a dinner Oct. 1 ft Madison High School which also will be attended by Mrs. Betty McCain, newly-elected chairman of the state Democratic Executive Committee. The dinner, to be held from 8 to 10 p.m., will be sponsored by the Democratic parties of in* nlv mil V amrif UarUsMi ivntcneu, iincey, maaisoii and Buncombe counties. ? .: ,>-L- .. -. v. xA