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78th Year, No. 13
PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE COUNTY SEAT AT MARSHALL, N.C.
THURSDAY, March 29, 1979
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WARMING UP! Turkey Branch
Junction is getting ready for the
bluegrass and mountain clogging
festival Saturday evening. The
I
band, all Madison County folks,
will pick and sing for the benefit
sponsored by the county's three
fire departments.
Farming
And Fiddling,
They Do Both
The Boone boys are right at
home behind a plow... they've
been Madison County farmers
all their life... but put a fiddle
in their hands and they're in
heaven.
Woodrcjw and J.C. Boone
have been whipping up lively
tunes on fiddles and bass
Addles for 40 years. They're
good at it, too. Good enough to
get an invitation to play at the
White House for President
Truman several years back.
The Boones are the talent at
the heart of Turkey Branch
Junction, a bluegrass band.
Neal Shelton heard the two
{day at a political campaign
rally in the spring of 1973.
Shelton plays and sings a
little but his biggest talent is
talking. So he talked the
Boones into forming a group
and Turkey Branch Junction
was born.
All the Turkey Branch
players are Madison County
folks. BUI Boone, is the fid
dler's son and drives a truck
when he isn't playing drums
for the band. Doug Phillips is
a construction worker who
also does a good Job on the
five string banjo. Bill (Sonny)
Lisenbee, a guitarist, is a
Marshall policeman. Shelton,
a banker, is emcee for the
group
Hie band is big on
bluegrass and old time
country. They also play some
SO's rock and roll with a bit of
nonMnse thrown In.
Turkey Branch has played
for groups of all sizes, from IS
to 1,300 people. They go to
btuegrass festivals and play
for colleges, private parties
and gatherings of any Und.
Many of the sbngs they sing
and play were written and
arranged by members of the
band.
A new release by the band.
"Turkey Branch", was
produced by Don Tweedy in
Nashville, Tenn. Tweedy, who
has 14 gold lecunfc as an
arranger, produced such
biggies as "Honey" and "Ode
to Billy Joe."
Recreation
Discussion
At Walnut
Festival
Bring The Whole Family
For Bluegrass , Clogging
Want to get rid of winter doldrums? Madison
County's bluegrass festival is just what the doctor
ordered. Twanging banjos and sawing fiddles will
9tir slumbering spirits and set toes tapping.
Turkey Branch Junction, home-grown
Madison boys; "Ralph Lewis and friends; from
Buncombe and Raymond Fairchild and the
Maggie Valley Boys will whip up a good dose of
bluegrass, both pickin' and singing. An exhibition
session by Big Valley Coggers will get everybody
in the mood for joining in some good old mountain
clogging.
All this good bluegrass and dancing for only $4
for adults and $2 for children. The money will go
for a good cause ? the county's three fire
departments. The festival is sponsored by Mar
shall, Mars Hill and Hot Springs fire departments.
The fun gets underway Saturday evening at 7
at Madison High School. Bring the whole family
for an evening of mountain entertainment that
will cure whatever ails you!
Democrats Urged
To Attend Meet
W T (BUI) Moore, chair
man of the Madison County
Democratic Executive
Committee, is urging all
county Democrats to attend a
meeting to be held in the
courthouse here this Thur
sday night atS:30.
Moore explained that the
upcoming school bond
referendum will be discussed
as well as the county tax
revaluation issue.
The following letter has
been issued:
Dear Democrats:
The Madison County
Democratic party is faced
with the proposition of going
for an improved and
progressive school system or
s choice of dragging our feet
and being honestly accused of
being against the school bond
issue.
I am asking you to come
and faring friends to a meeting
in the Madison County
Courthouse March SB at l:S0
p.m. at which time we will
have all Democrat office
holders and Democrat Party
members aa well as other key
expected to do.
We must rmember that the
Democrat Party of Madison
County to the majority party
and the people of Madison
County will hold us respon
sible for the progress or for
the lade of progress.
Let us get our heads
together and be as near In line
with what to best for our loved
county.
W.T. (BILL) MOORE
Chairman
Madison County
Democratic Executive
Committee
MRS FA YE RAMSEY
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Next Week's Focus:
Community Interest
A week dedicated to en
couraging people to get in
volved and to participate in
the affairs of their com
munities is coming up shortly.
April 2 through 8 has been
designated as "Community
Development Week" in
Western North Carolina. It
might just as easily have been
tagged "involvement week",
for the theme is "Your
Community is your
Business."
The special Community
Development week is based
on the premise that the more
people who get interested, the
better communities we can
have. Also, that folks should
be interested in what happens
to the- communities in which
they live.
An annual event, the week
will focus special attention on
the outstanding ac
complishments made during
the past 29 years by organized
communities in the 18 western
counties. In addition, it will
spotlight opportunities for
Ward
Heads
YDC
The Young Democrats of
Madison County met on
Thursday night of last week
and elected their officers for
1979-80, as follow:
Yates Ward, president;
Jack Brown, first vice
president; Sheila Rice,
second vice president; Daryll
Taylor, third vice president;
Debbie Ponder, secretary
reporter; David Caldwell,
treasurer.
It was also planned to
organize a membership drive
at a meeting of the Young
Democrats next Monday at a
meeting to be held at the
courthouse here at 7:30 p.m.
"All interested Democrats,
young and old, are urged to
attend," Ward announced.
Dogs Killing .>
Brush Creek
Calves
Several residents of the
Lower Brush Creek area are
complaining about the loss of
calves which are being killed
by dogs.
One resident informed this
newspaper that at least five
calves have been killed
recently.
One calf was killed last
night (Sunday) while in the
bun and two calves were
injured.
"Please tie up your dogs or
dispose of them," one irate
citizen, complained. "If
something isn't done, there's
going to be a "dog-gone" time
around Lower Brush Creek,"
the citizen concluded.
other areas to organize and
take part in the community
development program and
encourage greater activity in
excisting community clubs.
Community Development
Week is sponsored by the
Western North Carolina
Development Association and
the N.C. Agricultural
Extension Service. These two
groups also sponsor the
Western, North Carolina
Community Development
Program through which much
of the community im
provement in this region of
the state may be attributed.
A self-help, locally operated
and financed grass roots
effort, the WNC Community
Development Program is
recognized as one of the
pioneer rural development
programs in the nation. Not to
be confused with programs
financed through federal or
state funds, this program
encourages community
residents to get together and
do things for themselves.
It is the results of these
community efforts upon
which Community
Development Week is cen
tered.
Last year, almost 100
communities in 16 of the
western counties were
organized and took part in the
WNC Community Develop
ment Program. These
communities ranged from
neighborhoods of 40 to 50
families to large rural and
suburban areas of a thousand
or more families. This year
more communities are ex
pected to enter the program.
Participation is open to small
towns and cities and urban
neighborhoods as well.
Communities in Madison
County that participated in
the community development
program last year were Bull
Creek, Greater Ivy, Hopewell
Walnut Gap, Mars Hill (ur
ban), Sleepy Valley, and
Walnut.
Upper Laurel Plans Clean -Up
The entire Upper Laurel
community is ready and
raring to start a massive
Clean-up campaign which
starts April 7 and continues
each Saturday through April,
weather permitting.
Citizens wishing to
volunteer to help make this
community beautiful may call
any of the following people:
Anna Fox and June Wyatt are
responsible for the Com
H . ClMfeMP program.
We're looking for a successful
clean-up because of the
cooperation of the following
people:
Mrs. June Wyatt,
Jessie Cartrett, Karen Boone,
Geneva Edwards, Shirley and
Diane Cody, Villa Capps and
Kathleen Edwards of Laurel
Creek; Mrs. Howard Roberts
of Foster's Creek; Mrs. Mary
Taffer, Myrtle Metcalf, June
Whitt and Ann Arrington of
Ivy Ridge and Laurel Bend;
Mrt JoeJfcy^Mrs. Howard
Jenkins, Mrs. Clay Jenkins of
Little Creek and Mr. and Mrs.
Porter Wallin and Marsha
Boyd of Smith Creek; Dick
and Ann Doyle, Don and Vada
Dee Spring and Edna English
of Pucheon Fork; Robert and
Wanda Ramsey and Jo Ann
and George Brown of Wolf
Laurel; Mrs. Anna Fox, Mrs.
Betty Fox, Mrs. Rita Shelton
and Foch Shook of Laurel
Valley; Mrs. Lillian Krause,
Mrs. Ttmbna Ponder, Mrs.
Paul Honeycutt, Mrs. Ardis
Honeycutt and Mrs. Alma
Blank enthip of Upper Laurel
and many others who will
surely volunteer and have
helped in the past.
The Upper Laurel Com
munity Club consists of the
following areas: Laurel
Creek, Foster's Creek, Ivy
Ridge and Laurel Bend, Little
Creek and Smith Creek,
Puncheon Fork which in
cludes Wolf Laurel, Laurel
Valley and Upper Laurel.
ON MARCH 22 Madison High
School's students celebrated
"50's" Day, attempting to
recapture the spriit of 'the good
old days'. A prize was given to the
best dressed girl and boy. This
year the prizes went to Edwin
Cheek and Paula Chandler. Front
row, left to right: Charles
Duckett, Chris Deptuch Second
row, left to right: Steve Lambert,
John Schaenman, Harvey
Franklin, James Brigman, Roger
Shelton, Mike Henderson,
Darlene Brackins; Third row, left
to right: Sandy Feldman,
Charlene Carter, Linda DuVall,
Anita Keller, Felicia Bishop.
(Photo by Jim Story)
Criminal Court In Progress
A term of district criminal
court started here Wednesday
of this week with Judge
Robert H. Lacey presiding.
The majority of cases
scheduled for trail are for
speeding and other traffic
violations.
Listed to be tried
Hubert Roberts, DWLR;
Clinton English, display of
ficticious operator's license,
DUI and DWLR, improper
registration and unsafe
equipment; David Chandler,
DUI and resisting arrest;
Archie Lee Lunsford, DUI
and illegal transportation;
John Howard Deaver, DUI
and resisting arrest; Hubert
Roberts, simple assault;
Mark Joel Rappaport,
speeding; Billy Wilaon, DAD;
Pearl Goamil, assault by
pointing gun; Prince Norman
Thomas, DUI and illegal
Mrs. Ramsey Heads Cancer Drive
Mr* Faye Goforth Ramsey
of Marshall has been named
to head the drive for funds for
the Madison County Cancer
Crusade which begins on
April l, according to Mrs.
Maria Cos. president of the
county unit of the American
Cancer SodpQr.
Marshall High School, ihe is
now working on her un
dergraduate degree at Marl
Hill College, taking night
She will loon name her
will be part'of a team of two
milllion ASC volunteers
nationwide who will uae facts
about cancer to help save
Uvea."
Several activitiea are being
planned durin| the drive ?ucb
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possibly a quilt will be given
?way. aha said
transportation; Joe Emerson
Griffey, larceny by trick;
McKinley Luthern Aiken*.
DUI, RD; Walter Richard
Burns Jr., DUI and DWLR;
Douglas Pressnell, failure to
appear; Grover She! ton.
larceny ; William Calvin Ball,
DUI and drivii* left of
center; Jackie Keener,
damage to property; Clyde
Rath bone. D4D; Manuel
Edwards, larceny;
Glenn, damage to property;
Michael Honeycu
Cora CutshaU,
Noah ?
property;
Mr, AOT;
Alley Jr , DUI
Supper
At Leaf
Meeting
All Madison County tobacco
fanners and their wives are
invited to a free supper and
tobacco meeting at Madison
High next Tuesday at 7 p.m.
"We are expecting a fine
meal and a very interesting
meeting," says Wiley DuVall,
County Agricultural Exten
sion Agent. "You will see
slides and hear the latest
information on tobacco weed
control, fumigation for black
root rot and black shank
control," DeVall stated.
A high light of the meeting
will be a review of the R-?-P
program. R-9-P stands for
"rid tobacco of nine pests,"
This involves plowing under
tobacco stubble in the fall to
help control nine insects,
diseases and weeds.
Please call the Agricultural
Extension Office if you {dan to
attend. We must know the
number of people who plan to
eat. Phone 649-3411.
County
Allocated
$747,781