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SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MADISON COUNTY .. Poge 3
7?h YMr No. 7 PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE COUNTY SEAT AT MARSHALL, N C. THURSDAY, FE BRUARY 17, 1977 15? Per Copy
Job Opportunities ,
Lead To 2 New Fields Of Study In Recreation, Sports Medicine At Mars Hill
Predictions of greatly ex
pended Job opportunities in the
fields of recreation and sports
medicine have led Mars Hill
College to formulate two new
courses of study in its
academic program.
Aided by funding from a $2
million grant the college
received last May from the
Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare, the
college plans to offer courses
this fall which will prepare
students to serve churches,
schools, and communities, and
other organizations in the new
areas.
The college recently con
ducted an extensive survey
which covered student in
terest, the Job market, and
manpower data. School of
ficials discovered that
students were becoming less
interested in the formal
aspects of teaching but still
expressed a strong interest in a
service vocation.
The survey also revealed
5,000 new jobs which will be
available over the next five
years in management, ad
ministration, leadership, and
supervision in the relatively
new field of recreation. These
new jobs emphasize the im
pact leisure time activities are
having. Mars Hill will offer an
academic major in recreation
this fall.
The second new academic
area is a certification program
in the field of sports medicine.
During the past few years, the
athletic trainer has been
viewed as a staff member
hired to care for the well-being
of those participating in sports
programs. Legislation is now
being considered that will
make it mandatory for public
schools to provide this care.
If this legislation passes, the
National Athletic Trainers
Association (NATA) .
estimated that between 10,000
and 20,000 new Jobs will be
available in the nation's high
schools with additional
positions on the college or
university level.
The NATA has already
established requirements for a
trainer's certificate, and since
the trainer will be a staff
member, he or she will have to
hold a teacher's certificate in
some area as well. Those in
terested in sports medicine
will have to take several
academic classes in required
material and pass the NATA
examination.
The sports medicine cer
tification program and the
recreation major will mark the
first time Mars Hil has offered
an interdisciplinary course of
study leading to a degree. As
an example, the sports
medicine program will include
classes from the science
curriculum such as anatomy,
biology, and chemistry, as well
as courses in psychology,
physical education, and a
nutrition course from the home
economics department.
According to Charles
Phillips, acting director of the
new studies, "Before these
new programs, there wasn't
much I could tell a student who
wanted a physical education
major, but didn't want to teach
or coach. On the other hand, all
I could tell a student who
wanted to carry through on his
religious beliefs and his in
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Fire
Destroys
Trailer
The 3-year-old mobile home
of Mr. and Mrs. LarsonShelton
?ad their six children of Colvin
Creek in the Spillcorn com
munity, was destroyed by fire
last Thursday morning about
10:45. The Sheltons were not
heme whan the Are started,
?ad were told of the Are by a
neighbor, Matt Norton, who
discovered the Are while
driving by. According to
Norton, one end of the mobile
home containing a bedroom
was engulfed in flames when
he first saw it, Are having
broken through the roof.
Marshall firemen responded
to the alarm which was
received at approximately
10:50 a.m. with two trucks and
six men arriving at the scene
some SO minutes later. Upon
arrival, the roof of the mobile
home had collapsed and Are
could be seen for the entire
length of the remains.
Firemen think the cause of the
Are to be an old electric,
upright, fan-forced heater
which was placed close to a
paneled wall.
The Sheltons managed to
save very little of their
belongings, loaing virtually all
their clothing. Anyone wishing
to donate to this family may do
so by seeing any Marshall
fireman. The Shelton children
range in age from Janice, 19,
who is also physically han
dicapped; Melinda, 11; Daniel,
9; and Johnny, 7; to twin boys,
Mr. and Mrs. Shelton did not
have enough insurance to
cover the loss of their
residence. The Are depart
ment warns people con
sidering the purchase of a
mobile home to assure
themselves of enovgh in
surance to afford them as
complete as possible
protection. If unsure, simply
ask the salesman selling the
This Are was the second one
In loss than a month in the
Spillcorn community. It, too,
resulted in destruction to a
house, the residences! Mr. and
Mrs. Pim Gosnell. These fires
bring the total to at least four
fins In Am various Laurel
OUTSIDE AND INSIDE ? Long
lines of motorists waiting to get
auto and truck licenses (or
stickers) before Tuesday's
deadline are familiar scenes
during he past few days. Those
inside the license bureau in the
R&R Building here as it appeared
last Satuday. The line outside
waiting to get in was taken
Monday morning. (Photo by Jim
Story)
Republicans Announce Meetings
Madison County Republican
leaders announced this week
that the Republican County
Convention will be held at the
courdiouM here on March 13 at
t p.m. The election of all of
fleers of the party will be held
at this time. Delegates to the
District Convention will ako
be selected as well as
delegates to the state con
vention. The district con
vention will be help In April
and the ?Ute convention will
be held in May. Exact
locationa and dates will be
announced later.
All precinct meeting! will be
held on March 5 at the regular
polling place* unless the
precinct chairmen wish to
ha ve a meeting before at a data
and place to be decided later,
officials stated
Bach chairman will notify
members of his precinct ?? to
to the county con
vention^U be held it was
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National Forests Make Firewood Available
Because of the extmnely
cold weather and Increeaincly
short supplies of natural fa*
and fuel oil more and more
people are turning to wood for
home heating h past years
many of I
that i
<t* whe *ood
v>'4
for tbeee permita has been ao
great thia winter that reedUy
accessible dead wood has bean
difficult to And. Because of this
the Flench Breed Ranger
District has marked areas tf
Bve tress for firewood In the
locations ttaAson
Count
Fork and Rich Mowtaia;
Haywood County: Cold
Spring* Crook, WUktna Crook
and Max Patch Tbaao araas
are signed "Greaa Wood Fuel
Area" and traaa to ba cut are
approximately 4* fcwTSU/a.
the ground. A weed penult
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catting a ay flreweed la tfceee
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permit* far dead sod down
firewood fa these ereea mint
?Wo obtain ? permit to cut the
green won't tvt
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Marshall Water
Pipes Repaired
Marshall residents were
pleased last week when ice
ruptured water pipes feeding
, water Into the reservoir were
repaired, enabling IS National
Guardsmen to return to their
homes on Wednesday after
.feeultag stout 229.000gallons ef
water from Mars Hill to the
local reservoir.
Everybody agreed the guard
had completed its mission and
were given praise by town
officials for their efforts.
The Marshall reservoir
Tuesday
Noon Is
Deadline
Although the deadline for
articles, legals, advertising
and other news has been
previously published, there
are still numerous articles
which reach this office too late
for publication.
Deadline for all copy is
Tuesday mornings before
noon, preferably by 11 a.m. or
sooner.
PICTURE8 HERE
Pictures published can be
returned to owners on Wed
nesdays. Those waiting too
long to come in for original
pictures may find that they
have been misplaced or lost.
The News-Record is willing to
keep pictures for owners for a
week or two but the quicker
they are picked up the more
assurance you have to get
them back.
water level, which had v
dropped to below three feet, c
was up to eight feet on Sunday t
before last and since then, the
water flow has been in
creasing.
Women were relieved last
week when the laundrymats
were reopened after being
closed during the water
shortage. Car washing
establishments were also
reopened much to the delight
of owners of mud-marked
automobiles.
Mayor Penland and the
aldermen, as well as local
citizens, expressed ap
preciation to the Mars Hill
officials for supplying water
for the reservoir. Marshall
officials also commended W.J. i
Perrigo, Area F civil i
preparedness coordinator, for
his assistance during the
crisis. <
Town officials also ex
pressed their appreciation to i
the' public who cooperated in
conserving water whenever
they could
I
PIPES STILL FROZEN
Despite rising temperatures
in the 40s, many homes are still
without water due to the severe
freeze which stopped water in
more than 60 homes across the
river from Main Street. ,
Several pipes were also
reported clogged with ice here
Monday despite efforts of town
workmen. Local firemen
ontinue to haul water to
tomes without water.
Many homes in other sec
tions of Marshall are also
"waterless" but it is hoped
with continued warm weather,
pipes will begin to thaw soaa.
Referendum
On Tobacco
Set Next Week
The U. S. Department of
Agriculture has proclaimed
marketing quotas for the 1977,
1978, and 1979 crops of bur ley
tobacco and called for a
grower referendum to be held
Feb. 22-25.
The national marketing
quota for the 1977 crop of
burley tobacco was announced
as 637 million pounds, about
the same as 1976. When ad
justments for over and un
dermarketings are taken into
consideration, effective farm
quotas Tor 1977 are expected to
total about 700 million pounds,
t percent less than last year.
In the referendum growers
will decide whether marketing
quotas will be in effect on the
next three crops of burley
tobacco. Quotas were last
proclaimed on the 1974-76
crops and were approved by a
93.8 percent majority in a
referendum held in February
and March, 1974.
If growers vote in favor of
the proclamation, quotas will
be in effect for the next three
crops and price supports will
be available. If growers
disapprove quotas, there will
be unlimited production and no
price support.
Notice of individual farm
poundage quotas for 1977 will
be mailed to farm operators by
local Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation
(ASC) committees about Feb.
IS. ASC committees will also
mail referendum ballots to all
known producers of buriey
tobacco. Any producer who
does not receive a ballot may
obtain one,from die local ASC
committee office.'
Buriey tobacco is groan
primarily in Kentucky,
Tennessee, North Carolina,
Virginia, Ohio, and Indiana.
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ICE DISAPPEARING - Alter a
month of solid Ice in the French
BroadT River, rising temperatures
ai? slowly but surely resulting in
the ice disappearing. The above
picture, taken last Maturd >