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News Record SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MADISON COUNTY On thm Insld ? . . , Mars Hill College plans concert, lecture series... Page 3 94th Year No. 107 PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE COUNTY SEAT AT MARSHALL. N C. WEDNESDAY, September 6, 1978 15* Per Copy Election Probe Continues a State Bureau of Investigation agents returned to Madison County last week to take handwriting samples from Ave county election officials to determine who, if anyone, recorded a fraudulent vote during the May 2 primary election. The handwriting samples are to be analyzed in con nection with a continuing probe of voting irregularities here by the SBI and the state Board of Elections. At a hearing held here in July by the state board, witnesses testified that James F. Shelton, a county resident, was recorded as voting in the Spring Creek precinct, although an affidavit shows that he was working in Ten nessee on that date and did not vote. The handwriting samples were taken from five men who supervised the primary voting at the precinct, although of ficials releasing the story mentioned no namee Jim Wallace, deputy state attorney general, said the samples were obtained on the authorization of Superior Court Judge Ronald Howell, who was the subject of a hotly contested primary race for renomination with Boone attorney Charles Lamm, who lost to Howell. Kenneth Babb, a Winston Salem attorney and chairman of the state Elections Board who conducted the hearing, said the results of the board and the SBI's investigation could result in the removal of members of the county Elections Board. Babb said in July that a second hearing would be held to determine if any local member would be removed. Babb said that a second hearing will be held in Madison County, but he said a date for that hearing is still to be set Wallace said he did not SHOO know how soon the results of the handwriting analyses would be available to in vestigators, but he said SBI agents were in Madison County all week gathering additional information in the continuing probe. Democrats Submit Two Board Choices The Madison County Democratic Executive Committee met last Saturday night at the courthouse for the purpose of submitting two names to the state board should a vacancy or vacancies arise in the current board. A spokesman of the com mittee stated Tuesday mor ning that the names of John A. Hensley and Oscar McDevitt, both of Marshall, were sub mitted to Mrs. Betty McCain, chairperson of the state Democratic Executive Committee. / The spokesman said that of Tuesday morning, the present chairman, Marvin Ball, had not resigned as chairman of the county board. There have been conflicting reports concerning Ball's resignation. / In addition to executive board members several Democratic candidates and a few other citizens attended the meeting Saturday night, the spokesman said. W.T. (Bill) Moore, chair man of the county Democratic Executive Committee, presided. Zeno H. Ponder is secretary of the committee. Registration Deadline Set For October 9 By SHARON RAY Of Elections In order to vote in the Nov. 7 general election, a person must be registered or tran sferee! by S p.m. on Oct. 9. The office of the Madison County Board of Elections, located on Main Street in Marshall, is open Monday through Friday from 8:90 a.m. to 4:90 p.m., telephone M&-3731 You may register to vote in Madison County if you are: 1) a citizen of the United States; 2) a person 18 years of age, or will become 18 years of age by the date of the election; 3) a legal resident of the state of North Carolina and Madison County for 30 days by the date of the election; 4) a person convicted of a felony whose citizenship rights have been restored. Registration is free, per manent and continous. You need to register, transfer, or re-register only if you: 1) have not registered in Madison County before, 2) have moved French Broad Week The second annual French Broad River Awareness Week, sponsored by the Land of-Sky Regional Council and other interested agencies, will be held next week. The week is planned as a special attempt to alert citizens in the French Broad River area of the history, to a different voting precinct since yaa registered, 8) wish to change your party af filiation, 4) have changed your name, and 5) have been removed from the active registration records for failure to vote in four con secutive years. There are three officials in each precinct also authorized to register voters. You may obtain the names and phone numbers of those officials in your precinct by calling the Board of Elections' office. One may also register with any member of the Madison County Board of Elections. ABSENTEE BALLOTS If you are registered in Madison County and are unable to vote in person on election day due to illness, physical disability, or absence from the county, you may apply for an absentee ballot from the Board of Elections. The Board of Elections will begin receiving applications for absentee ballots on Sept. 8. You may apply for an ab sentee ballot during normal office >hours from Sept 8 through 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 1 If you become ill after the 5 p.m., Nov. 1, deadline, you may obtain an application by written request signed by you or a near relative before 10 a.m. on the day preceding the election. The application must be signed by you or a near relative, one witness and an attending physician. One-stop absentee voting allows a voter to go to the Board of Elections office, fill out an application, receive an absentee ballot, then vote in the office. Those finding it inconvenient to travel to the Elections Office may request, or have ? near relative request (spouse, parent, brother, sister, child, gran dchild, or grandparent) in writing, an application tor an absentee ballot by writing the Madison County Board of Elections at P.O. Box 142, REPUBLICAN headquarters were recently opened on Main Street in Marshall on the second floor over the Thrift Store. The headquarters will be opened daily, and the public is invited to visit them. Hot Springs Health Program Schedule The Hot Springs Health Program, made up of the Hot Springs Clinic, Laurel Clinic, and the new Marshall-Walnut Clinic, is beginning a new year erving the people of these areas. Michael Norins, director of the program, provides the following schedules for the different clinics, plus information about emergency aid on nights and weekends. Dr. Norins is also available for information and problems about the operation of the clinics. He may be reached at Hot Springs: <23 3345. There will be suggestion bona placed at each clink for comments or complaints by citizens. The board of directors is also listed. Their function is to establish overall policy and to serve as a link between the people and the board. Clinic schedules are as follows: Hot Springs, phone 622-3945, open 8:30 a.m. to S p.m. Monday through Friday: Monday: 1:90a.m. to 5 p.m., Dan Kirchberg, physician's assistant; Tuesday: 9:90 a.m. to S p.m., Dr. Ned Kelly, M.D.; 9:90 a.m. to 9:90 p.m., Dr. Kelly. Wednesday: 8:90 a.m. to S p.m? Mr. Klrschberg; 9 a.m. to 19 noon. Dr. Kelly Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mr. Kirch berg; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dr. Rolf Kolden, M.D. Friday: 8:90 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mr. Kirchberg. Laurel, phone 696-3611, open 8:90 a.m. to S p.m. Monday through Friday. Monday: 8:30a.m. toSp.m., Mr. Lou Zeller, physician's assistant. Tuesday: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mrs. Myra Zeller, family nurse practitioner; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dr. Koktai Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mr. Zeller. Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 5 Continued on Page8 Kresge Gives MH $100,000 For Building | A $100,000 grant from The Kresge Foundation of Troy, Mich., ha been awarded Mare Hill College to be used in the completion of the school's new administration building, Blackwell Hall. The Kresge Foundation was created in 1824 by the personal gifts of the late Sebastian S. Kresge and is not affiliated or associated with any other I Elderly 1 Institute Funded ! An $18,000 grant under Title ? I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 has been received by Mars Hill College and will be used to establish the Learning Institute for Elders (LIFE) at the college. LIFE will offer stimulating on-campus learning ex periences at the college through the use of non-credit courses, field trips, discussion groups, "rap sessions" with itudents and free access to the ibitry, special collections, ind other college facilities, i 'articipants will be en ( ouraged to lunch in the qollege cafeteria. In addition, special programs in the form of lecturers, concerts and seminars will be featured in the afternoons. Two courses will be offered during the fall semester. The first will start Sept. 96 and will end Oct. 31. "Appalachian Roots: A Study in Geneology and Local History" will be taught by Dr. Harley Jolley, professor of history at Mare Hill. The class will meet each Tuesday during the period, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Appalachian Room of Memorial Library. The second course will start Nov. 7 and end Dec. 12. "Appalachian Music and Dance" will be taught by Mrs. Lou Therrell, assistant professor of education at the college. It will also meet from 10 to U : 30 a.m. on Tuesdays in the Appalachian Room. The cost for both the courses is $5; however, no person will be excluded from par ticipation if he or she is unable to pay the fee. The activities are open to persons over 80. For further information contact Raymond C Rapp, coordinator of programs for the aging. Mars Hill College, Mare Hill 987M or call 6M 1324. corporation or organization. Since its inception, ap propriations in excess of $311 million have been made to institutions in the fields of higher education, health services, the arts, social welfare, and the care of the young and old. The foundation awards funds primarily toward the construction or major renovation of facilities and generally requires the raising of additional funds on a matching basis. Under the terms of Mars Hill's grant, the college will have to raise the balance required for the completion of the building before the end of the yearN That amount is approximately $115,000. The new building, centrally located on the 150-acre campus, will house the college's major ad ministrative offices, currently located around campus in three buildings. Three stories In heitfit, the new structure will be finished in the red brick common to the college's other buildings. The building's namesake is Dr. Hoyt Blackwell, alumnus and president emeritus who served Mars Hill for 38 years, 28 of those years as president. In the period known as "the Blackwell years," Mars Hill experienced an un precedented time of both academic and physical growth. Eleven major buildings as well as extensive landscaping were completed under Dr. Black well's ad ministration. He also led the transition from Junior college to a full four-year, degree granting senior institution. In announcing the grant, Mars Hill President Dr. Fred B. Bentley stated, "That the Kresge Foundation elected to support Mars Hill in such a significant manner is a tribute to the trustees, advisors, and friends of Mars Hill College who have put forth a great effort to make the Blackwell administration building a reality." Woman Beech Glen Meet Looks At History Men and women of Madison County and surrounding counties will gather in the Beech Glen Community Center at 7:30 on Sept. 14 to discuss the "History of the American Woman ? An Overview." The guest speaker will be Dr. Alice Mathews, chairperson of the history department of Western Carolina University. A student and teacher of colonial American history, Alice Mathews has written on "Society in Revolutionary North Carolina." After DRAUCK MATHEWS begin ing her teaching career at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee in 1988, she extended her professional interests to woman's history, partly because of her own identity as both a historian and a woman. Dr. Mathews, who received her Ph.D. at the University of California at Berkley in 1MB, reguarly teaches woman's history, has directed a non credit women's studies program, and In the spring of ISTt, will Jointly teach a course concerned with the regional literature by and about Appalachian women. The local oanel of reman dents will include Mary Lee Smith, Hot Springs; Willa Wyatt, Mars Hill; and Dorothy Shupe, Walnut. This is the first in a series of public forums on the theme Women." The forums are sponsored by the Council on Appalachian Women Inc. and I local community organizations The council 1 ww established * define the Elderly Health Care Workshop On Friday Related Problem! latterly" is the title of a Man Hill College for Land of Sky Regional Council on Friday. The workshop, the final in a series of 10, is free of charge to a held at the Land of Sky office* on Heritage Drive in A?hevUle from 9:30 a.m. to 11:90 p.m. According to Raymond C. Rapp, coordinator program* (or the Mara Hill Collage, following Mrs. Linda Muhburn, director of tilted health program at the coOege, will be ? ?* J "1 mmntjun mrf .mWitAMl if* . possible causes. It is possible miLa iiiAtik alftAW &W* ror tMM who wont witn tne elderly to retud k**-t?rm confusion with the profcr ?- ? ,
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