The News Record [~":i 1 f~'"~?*'?'$?'?},* p;"? 3?K|KJIl '/;v. ?'*:? ?'??,:? > w ? TYPICAL scene in Madison County during the past few weeks. Above picture made last Thur sday at intersection of Stackhouse Road and Lonesome Mountain Road. (Photo by Terry Gunter) t Mrs. Anderson Takes Office .,| TV A Backs Cleanup Of French Broad River Officials and citizens from Madison County, including representatives from the county board of com missioners, mayors and aldermen and Mars Hill College, heard Aubrey J. Wagner, chairman of the board for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) pledge TV A's continued support of the French Broad River cleanup project in Region B on Wed nesday night of last week. Wagner was the featured speaker at the annual dinner meeting of the Land-of-Sky Regional Council in Hen dersonville. In addition to Wagner's talk, the meeting also included the installation of new officers for the council including Mrs. Virginia Anderson, chairman of the Madison County Board of Commissioners who was installed as treasurer. Chairman Ed Todd of the Henderson County Board of Commissi oners, who was installed as the new chairman of the regional council, spoke of the good work done in the past by the regional agency and the work ahead for it In the future James T. Ledford. a a -a ak^. Sf.Jt. combe, Madison, Henderson i and Transylvania. The i regional council is made up of i elected and appointed officials ' from the municipal and county I governments within the i region. i "I applaud your dedication i and perseverance toward the < goal of improving the entire North Carolina reach of this ! great river," Wagner said. "I < applaud your plans for utilizing the potential of the river once it is cleaned.' The TVA-backed clean up project lists the following goals: public education regarding the river, river cleanup, river bank stabilization, river access development, enhancement of wood duck habitat and a feasibility study of obsolete dam removal. Land-of-Sky officials want to develop the river as a recreational source in the four county area and a riverside park has already been developed on the river in Buncombe County at the in tersection of US Highway 191 and the Blue Ridge Parkway where the parkway crosses the river. Wagner referred to the river cleanup project as a good example of a proper part nership relation between local governments and federal agencies in his speech entitled "A Partnership for the Future." Wagner spoke of increased population projections in Region B and in the Tennessee Valley and said this part nership relation will be necessary at all levels of government to meet future demands brought about by the increased population. The population projections predict that there will be SO percent more people In the four county area by the year 9000 and that there will be two million more people in the Tennessee Valley which includes Western North Carolina, by the end of this century. 5 Madison High Band Members In All-Stale ft Auditions for the 1977 Western District All-State Band were held on Jan. 22 at Tuscola High School in Waynes vtlle. Five Madison High band members were chosen in this competitive audition to par ticipate hi the clinic to be held on Feb. 11 and 12 at Mars Hill College The five were Susan Cox, trumpet; Chuck Clark, mallett percussion; Paul Babelay, mallett percussion; Eric Knisley, alto saxaphooe; and Steve Lambert, alto saxaphone There are three performing groups in the All-State Band Clinic. They are the workshop band, grade 3; the clinic band, grade 9; and the wind en semble, grade 5. Our students will participate in the workshop band except for Paul Babelay, who will play in the wind ensemble The wind ensemble is the moet advanced group. Babelay's name has been submitted to audition for the Statewide All-State Band in Raleigh. County Board of Coin- _ miaotoners and former chairman, was presented a plaque Id recognition of his antlr tag efforts as vice chairman and enthusiast# - member of the regional Wagner pointed out that the federal power and research agency has pumped some ? to into the river cleanup < t over the past two years and In an i , h * gi dat the meeting between TVA and regional coimcU officials the . TV ''Some ?g nSeTsf the river j have already been affected by , make up Region B Bun ? ?}, . . ' Ramsey Wants State Primary Changes Rep. Listen Ramsey in troduced legislation Friday to hold all state primary elec tions, Imhidhig the state's presidential primary in early *tL primaries for ?at* shouldn't be shuffling the dates around Just to give either partjr. or a candidate, an ad vantage,'Ramsey said Several bilk have already been introduced in both the Senate and House, moving the election data for state and county offices back to May . from August Ramsey's bill is the first to include the . psidentsa iary. Mid In didn't think the state should spend an extra KM,000, the cost of the 1090 presidential primary election, lor a The decision to spilt and move the presidential and state primary deles for the Some backers of fanner Gov Terry Stanford then preparing for his bid for the 1*75 Democratic presidential nomination, sought to abelMl the primary, which was first held in 19TS and won by Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace In the 1870 contest, Wallace wen about 40 nercent ' jfUie vote, defeatlngSanforcl j Jurors Named For Civil Court v ? ? ? The February term ol superior court for the trial ol civil cases will begin hot Monday morning at 10 with Judge Robert E. Gaines presiding. Cases scheduled to be heart on the trial calendar Include: Board of Transportation plaintiff, vs. George Woody, et al., defendants. Claude Honeycutt, et ux plaintiffs, vs. Board o Transportation, defendants. Raymond j. Holcombe plaintiff, vs. N. E. Holcombe defendant. Grover Gentry, plaintiff, vs Charlie Arsemus Duck am [ James David Storey, defen F dants. ? Edward Silvers, plaintiff, i vs. Board of Transportation, i defendant. Tom L. Merrill, et ux, I plaintiffs, vs. Andrew Jackson Bridges, by co-administrators, defendants. Zade Merrill, et ux, plain tiffs, vs. Etta Thomason Rice, defendant, f Frances C. Riddle, plaintiff, vs. Foy Riddle, defendant. ; Franklin Ray Frisby, i, plaintiff, vs. James T. Norris, defendnat Motions: Eva Forester, i plaintiff, vs. ^ella Freeman Marler, Admx., defendant. . Jurors drawn follow: I Troy McDevitt, Faye M. . Lloyd, Camel Clark, Marie Wright Cook, Jane D. Thomas, / Jeanette Proffitt, Sophia Navy, Howard Lee Allen, lames Sam Houston, Marie ? (Continued, on Page*) Democratic Precinct I Meets Set February 10 Mrs John L. McCain, chairman of the State Democratic Executive Committee, has announced that North Carolina Democrats will caucus at their respective precinct nMNthfl Cok in at n n tn IYim* meetings will be field at the potting place of each precinct across the state The purpose of these meetings is to elect new precinct officers and precinct committee members to-serve for the next two years. Delegates are also to be elected for the county con ventions which wtll be held in each county at 12 boon on 27. and b? iinwmd . - t sn-iis11i?ir f ss> t>||.,a r -lectii I treasurer. In addition to those officers a five member precinct committee is alee elected Mrs. McCain urges all active Democrats to attend their precinct meetings and lo ^nllxo tk-i. ?? -? To Meet Here Friday Night The Madiaon County BowtS ?????? IGLOO IN MARSHALL - An igloo six feet tall with a six-foot diameter has attracted much attention in Marshall. The unique "ice house" was built by Jeff Metcalf, 16, top left; James Brigman, 15 top right; and Wayne Ogle, 13 (looking out "door"). The head of Danny Ogle, 8, can barely be seen to the left of Jeff. The igloo is located in the Mashburn Trailer Park where the youngsters live. (Photo by Jim Story)