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MYRA NORTON, Kimberly Boles, Larry Franklin, Bonnie Boynton (Laurel) Gone Fishing Millions Trek Annually To Favorite Hole By ROBERT C. RADCLIFFE National Geographic News Service With more Americans than ever, it's the happy fulfillment of one of mankind's oldest and strongest desires. It's called "Gone fishing!" And this year fishing is where just about one out of four Americans have gone, are going, or hope to go, visiting jillions of fishing holes. It's not fish story, but the latest estimate of the Interior Department's Fish and Wildlife Service says that there are some 53.9 million Americans who wet a line often enough to be called fishermen. With probably little to do with baiting hooks with worms, men anglers out number women 2.2 to 1. Americans altogether spend 1.3 billion days a year fishing, or at least they did in 1975 when last calculated. ON BEING HOOKED And that year, fishing and all that goes with it ? licenses, equipment, outboard fuel, bait, and six-packs ? cost Americans about $15.2 billion. Fishing is growing steadily in popularity, and for those about to be hooked by it, the National Geographic Society has some basic information: It no longer requires merely an idle afternoon, a bamboo pole, and a can of night crawlers (Americans spent $836.7 million on bait alone in 1975). Fish often are pursued with depth sounders, scanning sonar, and other electronic gadgetry that is all but standard boat gear. Good buddy fishermen armed with CB radios nosily ask each other, "Who's having any luck?" ? and sometimes tell. Some serious fishermen are learning to read satellite photos of large lakes and | reservoirs to find shoals, | dropoffs, and shallow feeding waters that promise good | fishing. Fishing tournaments may -J bring professional anglers almost the top money of pro golf. There are more than 200 , academies across the country | with fishing champions teaching aspiring anglers how to catch the big one. I "ANGLE FYSSHYNGE" , One of the world's first 1 fishing experts was a woman: Dame Juliana Berners, a 15th century prioress of an English nunnery who described how to i tie flies in her "Treatyse on Fysshynge with an Angle." | "Fishing," as newspaper columnist Don Marquis once said, may merely be "a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes." But the answer to why fishermen fish is still the big one that got away. Izaak Walton, who came along ISO years after DAme . Berners, cast an answer in his heartfelt effort "The Com pleat Angler." To him, "God never did make a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation than angling." Henry David Thoreau philosophized: "Some men fish all their lives without knowing it is not really fish they are after." Herbert Hoover thought he knew what it was. "The art of fishing," he said, "brings meekness and inspiration from the decency of nature, charity toward tackle makers, patience toward fish, a quieting of hate, and a mockery of profits and egos." Besides, "... all men are equal before fish." Fishing also teaches how to face up to frustration. For, despite "When the wind is from the west, fishing's the very best" and other cer tainties, the one perhaps most often heard is the backlash that goes: "You should have been here last week when the fish were really biting." Heard And c seen By POP Hie past week has really been a busy one for this writer... there has been much activity going on such as banquets, gatherings, numerous picture taking events and rush here and there in the usual duties of "covering" events to be written up for the paper... it's been exciting but sometimes I wish there were more days in the week. Space prevents me from mentioning all the busy schedules, but I do want to say that I was invited to the appreciation supper for the Marshall School bus drivers at Mary's Restaurant at 6:30 last Thursday... I ran up there real quickly and took a picture of the drivers and others at the supper and then had to hurry up to Madison High for the athletic banquet... I believe it was the most well-attended banquet I've ever been to at MHS... the large and beautifully decorated cafeteria was filled to capacity and the dinner was delicious... congratulations to the persons who prepared the meal and also to the girls who served the tables... Bobby Cremins, basketball coach at ASU, was the featured speaker... due to his busy schedule his talk was brief but impressive... he had to leave immediately after his talk to catch a plane... he was on a recruiting tour to several states... getting back to the "business end" of the banquet, I want to congratulate all the athletes of Madison High... not only the ones who received trophies, awards, recognition, etc., but to ALL the girls and boys who participated in sports... they're a fine bunch of students... also congratulations to the officials of the school, the coaches and teachers for having such a fine banquet. Tlie two huge signs installed on planters, reading Madison High School, are very attractive and the boys in the bricklaying II class did a lot of hard work in getting the signs installed... I'm amazed every time I go up to the school to see the work being done by students in the vocational education workshops... those boys know what they're doing, whether it's bricklaying, carpentry, auto repairing, woodwork, agriculture, etc... the instructors are doing a fine job in teaching the boys to do things with their hands in addition to "book learning." Hie Youth Boosters Club sponsored an ap preciation day off for the players in the third through sixth grades by taking them to Royal Pines last Saturday where the youth... and their parent s... enjoyed recreation and ended up the afternoon with a picnic supper at Royal Pines... it was a fine gesture of the club officers and others to "reward" the young athletes with this trip. Due to other commitments I was unable to attend the concert Sunday afternoon by the Madison High School Band... however, I did see and hear them practice a few afternoons ago and en joyed it very much... they're a fine bunch of musicians and are doing great under the direction ^ of Bill Stell. Winners In Madison Conservation Poster Contest The supervisors of the Madison County Soil and Water Conservation District recently sponsored a con lervation poster contest for he fourth, Fifth and sixth trades in the six elementary tchools in Madison County. The contest was judged by 3ene Owens and Moulton iailey of the Soil Conservation Service. The judging was based on the following points: (a) 50 percent content or subject matter, (b) 10percent neatness (c) 25 percent originality (d) 15 percent artistic ability. Prizes are as follows: first, $15; second, $10; third, $5. Three prizes will be awarded for each grade. The response from the children in Madison County was great. This reflects an interest of the children on the conservation of two of our more important natural resources, that of soil and water. "We the district supervisors" wish to thank each child for participating and also, to thank each principal and teacher for their help. Each child participating will be awarded a certificate and ball point pen, officials stated. The following are the winners in the poster contest: fourth grade, first place, Myra Lynn Norton, Laurel, $15; second place, Larry Franklin, Laurel, $10; third place, Patrick Anderson, Hot Springs, $S. Fifth grade: first place, Dwight Ledford, Walnut, $15; second place, Von da Self, Hot Springs, $10; third place, Cindy Buckner, Mars Hill, $5. Sixth grade; first place, Kimberly Boles, Laurel, $15; second place, Bonnie Boynton, Laurel, $10; third place, John Herndon, Spring Creek, $5. The supervisors for the Madison County Soil and Water Conservation District are: Emery Metcalf, chair man; Jack Landers, Jim Brown, Raleigh English and Randal Buckner. DWIGHT LEDFORD (Walnut) New 4-H Group Is Organized A new 4-H group has been started called the White Lightnings. Since organizing the group has enjoyed camping three times on Heck Creek. Mrs. Marion Wallin, leader, has a trailer where we spent the weekend and on Sundays we attend church at the Marshall United Methodist Church. The age group is 11-13. We meet at Annette Presley's UUIIIC. Officers are, president, Annette Presley; vice president, Donna Tipton; secretary-treasurer, Lisa Thorson; reporter, Angle Bull man; song leader, Donna Edmonds; recreation leader, Susan Dillingham; camping director, Debbie Jones. The next meeting will be tield May 31. Spring Creek 4-H Meets; Name Officers The newly organized 4-H Club in Spring Creek met May 4 to elect its first officers. The new officers are president, Connie Woody; vice president, Ricky Gunter; secretary treasurer, Mark Snelson; reporter, Danny Edwards; communication chairman, Elizabeth Barret; and refreshment chairman, Doug Snelson. The next meeting will be held at the Spring Creek School on May 23. Revival A series of revival services will be held at the Hopewell Baptist Church starting this Sunday and continuing through June 3. The Rev. Carl Pressley of Waynesville will be the visiting evangelist. Special singing will be held each night. The Rev. Ralph McDevitt, pastor, cordially invites everyone to attend. CINDY BUCKNER (Mars Hill) i JOHN HERDON (Spring Creek) VONDA SELF, Patrick Anderson (Hot Springs) THE BEST DRESSED HOMES I , , IRE WEBRIH8 ^ ^ i IN 1350 COLORS < BOWMAN HARDWARE CO., INC. MAIN ST.. MARSHALL -a- TOUGH TRUCK "?sr TRADW'DAYS EVERY DAY ACT NOW! MONDAY THRU SATURDAY STEP UP TO A 1978 TOUGH CHEVROLET TRUCK AT FRENCH BROAD CHEVROLET CO., INC. MAIN STREET MARSHALL, N.C. 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