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77th Year, No. 8 PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE COUNTY SEAT AT MARSHALL. N c' THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1978 15* Per Copy
Council
Announces
Fund Plan
The Mars Hill Community
Development Council met
Feb. 13 for the first meeting of
the new year. The group was
pleased at the report that they
now have over 912,000 in the
bank for the library fund.
Mars Hill Woman's Club
contributed $1,116. The
cooperation and participation
by so many people has been
gratifying. A number of fund
raising events will be planned
for this year, and it is hoped
that even more people will
become involved in com
munity development and
beautification, Mrs. Barbara
Bennett, publicity chairman,
stated.
The need for a youth council
for the Mars Hill community
was discussed, and persons
who may be interested in
helping to organize such a
group are being contacted.
A community-wide meeting
will be held March 28 at 7:30
p.m. at the local school. An
interesting program is being
planned which should be of
help to Mars Hill residents as
they plan and begin their
yardwork for spring. Circle
this date on the calendar and
invite the neighbors to be
there. A community
newsletter will be distributed
prior to the March meeting.
The Community Develop
ment Organization will con
tinue to sponsor monthly
clean-up days this year. The
first Saturday in each month
is set aside to clean up the
street and roadways in the
area, and everyone is urged to
keep their yards and areas
around their homes at
tractive
Participation in Community
Development is the best way
to m ake Mars Hill an even
betteir place in which to live,
Mrs. Bennett commented.
SHARON L. RAY, executive
secretary for the Madison County
Board of Elections and supervisor
of elections, is one of the busiest
persons in Madison County,
getting everything ready for the
May 2 primaries. Miss Ray, who
resides in the Laurel community,
has served efficiently for the past
six years under both Democratic
and Republican boards. (Picture
by Jim Story)
Deer Herd
In 'Fair To Good' Health
Results of deer in
vestigations in Madison
County indicate that deer
parasite levels are low and the
deer are in fair to good con
dition. These studies are used
by the N.C. Wildlife Resources
Commission (NCWRC) to
supply information on the
balance between total num
bers of deer and available food
supply. If this balance ap
pears out of adjustment,
wilflife biologists can change
management techniques to
restore the balance. Some
possible changes include;
increase of food supply,
either-sex hunts, changes in
season length or changes in
bag limit.
NCWRC field personnel
have kept tabs on the deer
herd in the restoration area
around Bluff Mountain. Since
the original stocking, these
deer have spread con
siderably and appear to be
doing well. If the present trend
continues, the herd should be
large enough to allow an open
season in the near future.
Deer kill reports from
wildlife cooperator agents
show that 25 deer were
reported by hunters in
Madison County last season.
The same amount was
reported in 1976. If all hunters
report their deer kills, the
NCWRC will have good in
formation for management.
Incomplete recording of deer
harvests will result in false
population estimates and also
counteract management
plans. Proper reporting will
allow good planning of game
habitat developments and
meaningful regulations.
"The NCWRC would like to
express their appreciation to
wildlife cooperator agents and
sportsmen for helping us
gather this valuable in
formation," Vic Vansant,
wildlife biologist, said.
Y oung Announces
For Education Job
Gerald Young of Route 2,
Wars Hill, Democratic can
diiate for the Madison County
Board of Education, District I,
is a. native of the Middle Fork
section of the Greater Ivy
community. He is the son of
Mrs. Pansy Briggs Young and
the late R.O. Young.
He is a graduate of Mars
Hill High School and North
Carolina State University and
in a member and deacon of the
Mars Hill Baptist Church. He
if! active in the Greater Ivy
Community Citizens
Association.
Young has been in the dairy
btuiiness for 21 years and has
served several years on the
Dairy Committee of the North
Carolina Farm Bureau. He is
piast president of the N.C.
Dairy Herd Improvement
Association and is vice
chairman of the Western N.C.
Dairy Commission and is on
ithe board of directors of the
IBiltmore Producers
<%ssociation.
He is married to the former
Alda Jean Clarke and they
have two children, Eugene
and Tammie. Since he has two
children in the Madison
County schools, he is vitally
interested in the educational
system and states that if
elected, he is committed to do
what he thinks is best for all
the children in Madison
County.
GERALD YOUNG
New Medical Center
Fund Drive Planned
This is a reminder about the
very important meeting
coming up for the new medical
center next Tuesday at 7:30
p.m. in the Madison High
School cafeteria.
Plans for the upcoming
fund-raising drive will be
completed. Printed literature
and instructions will be given
out.
All interested persons, in
cluding those who did not
attend the last meeting, are
urgently invited to attend.
Remember, the drive needs
volunteers from every area of
the Marsftall-Walnut com
munities to effectively reach
all citizens and families able
to be served at the center.
"Remodeling at the site is
progressing at a rapid rate.
Interior walls have been
framed and it is easy to
visualize future exam rooms,
waning room, lau anu oUiers.
Duct work for the furnace is
installed and electrical wiring
is almost finished. This new
1,700 square foot facility will
truly be a model for other
areas around and outside
Western North Carolina for its
design and program," Karol
Kavaya, reporter, com
mented.
AUCTION SATURDAY
This Saturday at the old
Madison Grill (site of the new
medical center) items not to
be used in the present
renovation will be bid on.
These include plywood,
paneling, windows, two hot
water heaters, two toilets,
lavatories, air conditioners,
heater, four wooden doors,
Madison grill signs. The
auction will begin at 1 in the
afternoon; Jackie Ball is
auctioneer.
DOT To Consider
Road Priorities
North Carolina Department
of Transportation (NCDOT)
officials report that a meeting
has been scheduled with
Madison County board of
commissioners to discuss
proposals and plans for the
improvements to Madison
County secondary roads.
The meeting, open to the
public, has been scheduled for
2 p.m. on March 1 and will be
held in the courtroom of the
Madison County courthouse.
In developing local
secondary road improvement
priorities, county and NCDOT
officials will consider a
number of secondary road
improvement needs Among
these are: 1) the need for
paving unpaved roads; 2) the
need to improve unpaved
roads to "all weather"
standards; 3) the need to
widen narrow, heavily
traveled roads and thereby
remove weight restrictions; 5)
the need to improve and
replace substandard bridges;
6) the need to continue to help
local school^, rural fire and
rescue squad facilities; and 7)
the need to continue safety
projects through im
provement of bad curves and
proper alignment.
Ifce March 1 m?feti<?g> will
balance local needs against
available revenues, including
the $465,615 allocation of the
1977 Highway Bond Funds
approved for Madison County
by the Board of Tran
sportation in its February
meeting The Madison County
"Bond Fund Allocation" was
in addition to the $417,000
already allocated to Madison
County for secondary road
improvements earlier this
fiscal year
"We realize that county
commissioners must play a
strong role in determining the
total improvement needs of
each county We must con
tinue to strengthen the par
tnership between the Board of
Transportation and the county
commissioners," commented
Board of Transportation
member John Millard Gilkey
of Marion
"We will continue to work
very closely with local and
county officials and with
Department of Transportation
staff engineers in determining
the best usage of all av ailable
funds for secondary road
improvements." he added
"This is specially important
due to the extensive damage
to the secondary road system
caused by recent weather
conditions," noted Gilkey.
AMOS CLAY RAY
Amos Ray
Is Candidate
For Sheriff
Amos Clay Ray of Route 3,
Marshall (Shelton Laurel), is
a Democratic candidate in the
May 2 primary for the office of
sheriff of Madison County.
Ray attended Laurel School
for 11 years after which he
attended Greeneville (Tenn.)
Technical School for two years
where he received an elec
tronic technician's degree.
Currently, Ray is a self
employed trucker and
energetic farmer
He attends the Carmen
Church of God and is highly
respected in the community.
His wife is the former Miss
Alice Fay King, daughter of
Mr and Mrs. Billie King, also
of Route 3, Marshall They
have two daughters. Sheila.
14. who is a freshman at
Madison High School, and
Teresa, who is in the seventh
grade at the Laurel School
, Vocational Ed Week
Madison Facilities Open Doors To Public
By JIM STORY
Vocational Education Week
was observed throughout
North Carolina last week,
Including a television forum
over Channel S3.
At Madison High School
vocational instructors,
members of the County
Advisory Committee and
A
guests enjoyed the forum in
the beautiful library.
Following the 30-minute
program, Jack C. Cole,
director of vocational
programs at Madison High,
introduced David Wyatt,
Madison principal, who
welcomed the guests.
Cole, who presided at the
meeting, than introduced the
instructors present.
Dean Ralph M. Lee of Mars
Hill, a member of the
Advisory Committee, then
spoke to the audience, poin
ting out the benefits of
vocational training. He em
phasised the importance of
such training in that students
who are forced to quit school
for various reasons before
graduating have gained
valuable knowledge if sub
jected to the courses and are
partially prepared to accept
Jobs which they ordinarily
would not be able to perform.
"It is highly recommended
that students complete the
courses in high school and if at
all possible, continue this
training in college," Lee said.
Dean Lee praised the
vocational facilities at
Madison High School where
both boys and girls are in
volved. He stated that he had
visited vocational depart
ments in many schools,
colleges and universities, but,
in his opinion, the facilities at
Madison High School are the
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Vote Absentee? Get
Ballots By April 26
The Madison County Board
of Elections announced this
week that absentee ballots will
be available for voting on
March 3 The deadline to
apply for absentee ballots is
April 26 at 5p.m.
Any qualified voter of the
state may vote by absentee
ballot if:
(1) He expects to be absent
from the county during the
entire period that the polls are
open on the day of the May 2
primary election. Or
(2) He is unable to be
present at the voting place to
vote in person on the day of the
primary because of sickness
or other physical disability.
(3) He is incarcerated as a
misdemeaner
(4) He is an employee of the
Board of Elections and his
assigned duties on the day of
the election will cause him to
be unable to vote in person.
A voter expecting to be
absent may go to the Board of
Elections office located in the
Ramsey Office Building and
make application for and vote
his absentee ballots. In the
alternative, he may send his
spouse, parent, grandparent,
child, grandchild, brother, or
sister to make application for
him and provided the ap
plication made by the near
relative is approved, absentee
ballots will be mailed to the
voter. Also, a person ex
pecting to be absent may write
the Board of Elections at P.O.
Box 142, Marshall, and
request that application be
mailed to him. Any person
writing the board and
requesting an application
should state his political party
affiliation, precinct in which
registered, name, and 'full
mailing address. The person
must also state whether he is
requesting an application due
to absence or illness or other
physical disability.
Those desiring to vote an
absentee ballot due to illness
or other physical disability
must go to the Board of
Elections office in person,
send a near relative to apply,
or write and request an ap
plication. Only those ex
pecting to be absent on
election day will be permitted
to vote their absentee ballots
at the office.
Persons not already
registersd to vote, who will
become 18 years of age by
Nov. 6, and are otherwise
qualified have until April 3 at 5
p.m. to register for voting in
the first and second (if
necessary) primary elections.
An early application for an
absentee ballot or for voter
r??M*ration will ensure
against technical error.
For additional information
contact the Madison County
Board of Elections (Monday
through Friday from 8:30 a .m.
to 4:30 p.m.) located in the
Ramsey Office Building on
Main Street in Marshall. The
telephone number is 849-3731.
Correction
In last week's issue con
cerning Roger Swann of Mars
Hill succeeding Edward
Krause as a member of the
Madison County Board of
Elections, it was inad
vertently listed as Board of
Education
VOCATIONAL instructors at
Madison High School directed
guests through the excellent
facilities Thursday night in
conjunction with observance of
Vocational Education Week. In
addition to the interesting tour,
members of the Advisory Com
mittee, instructors and guests
watched the forum over Channel
33 which emphasized the benefits
of vocational training. Jade C.
Cole, director at MHS, presided,
and Dean Ralph M. Lee of Mars
Hill, a member of the Advisory
Committee, was principal
speaker. Instructors present
included, seated: Fred Sams,
David Cox; standing, left to right:
Garland Woody, Harold Baker,
Wayne Robinson, Jack Cole,
Winfred Ramsey, Bruce Sprinkle,
Lucille Sprinkle, James Allen.
Other instructors include Sheila
Ramsey, Maxine Goanell, Irene
Metcalf, Karen Sams, Linda
Gardner, Ron McDaniels, Ricky
McDcvitt (aid) aod Paula
Parham (Spring Creek).
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