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The News Record
SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MADISON COUNTY
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE COUNTY SEAT AT MARSHALL, N.C.
THURSDAY, April 5, 1979
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Democrats At Meet Back School Bonds
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BOARD OF EDUCATION members are
shown above as they took the oaths of office
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From left to right, Edward Gentry, Gerald
Young, Floyd Wallin, Bobby Ponder and
Dwight Cody. At far right is William "Bill"
Roberts, former member of the board, who
administered the oaths.
Our Bug Problem
Ticks Cause More Diseases In North Carolina
The number one disease
hearing bug problem in North
Carolina is the American dog
tick. This tick carries Rocky
Mountain Spotted Fever and,
despite^ its name, North
incidences of the disease.
In 1978 there wercover 200
cases of Rocky Mountain
Spotted Fever resulting in two
deaths. Most of the cases
occurred in the Piedmont
section of the state.
According to Tom Blailock,
state entomologist, with the
Division of Health Services,
N.C. Department of Human
Resources, there are many
ticks in North Carolina and
the height of the tick season is
April through October.
Ticks live on the blood of
warm blooded creatures and
humans are not the only
target ? dogs, cats, raccoons,
deer, horses, cows and birds
.are also meal tickets for
ticks.
"Ticks t?od to congregate
along animal pathways,"
Blailock said. "They are
found outdoors along the
areas where fields meet
wooded areas or in tall brush
areas."
Household pets are
frequently infested with ticks
and can bring them back to
their owners if the pets are
not frequently checked and
dipped.
SART Fund Raiser
Set For Saturday
Hie Southern Appalachian
Repertory Theatre (SART)
presents SART ca pedes ? an
*td-fashioned kaleidoscope of
jnusical comedy en
tertainment this Saturday at 8
p.m. in Owen Theatre on the
Mars Hill College campus
jjhe highlight of this fund
rising event will be a benefit
Miction of outstanding art
objects and individual en
tertainment packages.
Entertainment for the
evening will be provided by
jttck Rice, Earl Leininger,
Hnereaa Phillips, Richard
Mllingham, Susan Hensley,
?ri Sager, Kaaandra
jnckson, Carroll Cole, and a
Skrbership Quartet featuring
Bolt Hughes, Jim Dowsett,
Barry Stern, and Charlie
benefit auction features
and services which
e prints, painting*, and
[raptas by area artists.
special dinner packages, a
weekend at the Great
Smokies Hilton in Asheville,
and a special weekend at the
Great Smokies Hilton in
Asheville, and a special
weekend holiday package at
Hilton Head, S.C. All proceeds
from the evening will go
directly on the 1978 operating
deficit.
The Southern Appalachian
Repertory Theatre
established itself as the only
on-going theatre in Madison
County in 1975 in preparation
for the Bicentennial. Since
then its reputation has grown
throughtout the Southeast.
Each year SART premieres a
new play and at least one play
written by an Appalachian
playwright or accenting an
Appalachian theme.
Admission price for SART
capades is 13 at the door.
Reservations are not
necessary.
Outdoors ticks are difficult
to control, but they are most
frequently found on persons
who are under 25, probably
because that age group tends
to spend more time outdoors,
Blailock said. Parents need to
check children carefully,
particularly around the head
and neck areas.
In order for the tick to
transmit Rocky Mountain
Spotted Fever, it has to bite
and usually has to feed for six
to eight hours.
To remove ticks, Blailock
said, it is best to use tweezers
and with gently pressure, pull
the tick off, making sure that
the mouth parts come with
the tick. A white plug of tissue
indicates that the whole tick
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Bobby Ponder
Will Chair
School Board
Following the swearing in
of members of the Madison
County Board of Education in
the courtroom here Monday
morning, the current board
members held an
organizational meeting at
which time Bobby Ponder of
Hot Springs was elected
chairman.
Larry Leake, Asheville
attorney and State Senator,
was re-elected attorney for
the board.
In other action, the board
unanimously endorsed the
upcoming School Bond
Referendum which will be
held June 12.
The board also stated that
the various school com
mittees would be selected at
the July meeting of the board.
GREGG WALLIN, Annette Thomas, Wayne
Brown (Mars Hill)
SWCD Conservation Poster Winners
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 cMM participating
will j? awarded a certificate
and ball point pen. officials
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Fifth grade: first place,
Annette Thomas, Mart Hill,
915; second place, Wayne
Brown, Mars MB. 110; third
place Kimberiy ^
Laurel, $5
Sixth grade: first place,
Gregg Walhn, Mars mu, IU;
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Area 1 poster contest. Gregg,
a sixth grader, attends Mars
Hill Elementary School He k
the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Wallin
Area 1 consists of the six
teen western counties All
first place winners of the
connty poster contest in tko
fourth, fifth, and sixth grides
were entered in the Area 1
Approximately 100 Madison
County Democrats attended a
meeting last Thursday night
at the courthouse here when
the upcoming school bond
referendum was discussed.
The meeting was en
couraged by W.T. Moore,
chairman of the Madison
County Democratic Executive
Committee, who had publicly
invited all Democrats to
attend the meeting at which
time both the pros and cons of
the referendum would be
aired and to decide "what is
best for our county as well as
our party."
R.L. Edwards, superin
tendent, presided and ex
plained the situations of the
various schools in the county
as to the urgent need for
repairs. He went into detail
about the proposed $2.5
million shcool bond issue,
most of it, if approved, would
go toward a new Marshall
Walnut elementary school.
The effort to build a new
Marshall-Walnut shcool has
been discussed for years in
order to get hhe children off
the flood-prone island. Also in
the minds of the people is the
condition of the present
facilities on the island. Many
persons believe that the
facilities are unsafe from a
structional viewpoint as well
as the dangers of high waters
and flooding.
Following the discussion by
Edwards he opened the
When few people respon
ded, Edwards said with a
smile, he didn't know he had
explained it so fully and
successfully.
W.T. "Bill" Moore told of
the situation at the Spring
Creek school in regard to the
dwindling school attendance
and the reduction of teachers.
He stated that he was "100
percent" in favor of the
school bond referendum and
said that the Spring Creek
school needed repairs and
certainly he would welcome
fttods as would all the citizens
of (he area. He caused the
audience to laugh when he
remarked that "what we need
more than money for repairs
to the ancient shcool building
however, is more children so
the school attendance could
increase." He also stated that
he was afraid that eventually
the Spring Creek School
wpuld be forced to close or be
consolidated, perhaps with
Hot Springs. He further
pointed out the urgent need
for better roads in the Spring
Creek area and siad it was a
shame the school children had
to be bussed on the present
narrow and dangerous roads.
Dr. Don Anderson, a
member of the board of
education who will not be on
the board after April 2, said
he was not in favor of the
consolidation of Spring Creek
and Hot Springs shcools, "The
Spring Creek school is vital to
that area and its elimination
would greatly impair the
entire section and its ac
tivities," Anderson com
mented.
Zeno Ponder mentioned the
role the Mars Hill residents
should have in the upcoming
referendum and also spoke
briefly about the need for
better roads for school buses
in the county, especially In
the Spring Crack ana. He
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urged citizens throughout the
county to support the bond
issue and stated that all
sections of the county should
cooperate in the progress of
other sections other than their
individual section.
William "Bill" Roberts
spoke ^briefly about the need
to have a new Marshall
Walnut elementary school so
the children could be "taken
off the island as soon as
possible." He told of the past
floods and near-floods which
have made it necessary to
miss countless days of school
when high waters "filled the
island".
Bert King, Asheville ar
chitect, was present and told
the audience of the condition
of the Marshall school and
indicated that the school
which had been inspected by
state officials, was in worse
physical condition than some
of the Buncombe schools
which have been declared as
unsafe.
He said that no ar
chitectural drawings have
been made of the proposed
Marshall-Walnut school but
this would be done im
mediately if the bond election
is approved.
Asked where the proposed
school would be located,
Edwards told of the several
sites which had been explored
but the exact site has not been
officially made.
Moore asked those present
to raise their hands if they
were in favor of and would
support the school bond
referendum. Practically
everyone present raised their
hand. A few didn't "vote"
either way but no one raised
their hand that they were
opposed to the $2.5 million
school bond referendum.
The referendum is
scheduled to be held on June
12.
R.L. EDWARDS, superintendent,
is shown discussing the $2.5
million school bond referendum at
a meeting of county Democrats
held last Thursday night in the
courtroom here. Facing camera,
left to right, Debbie Ponder, W.T.
"Bill" Moore, Zeno Ponder,
Edwards, and Bert King, ar
chitect. Approximately 100 at
tended the meeting. Those
present overwhelmingly ex
pressed their approval of the
referendum which will be held
June 12. (Photo by Jim Story)
Clean-up In County
Is Now In Progress
Many communities are off
and running in the April
clean-up program sponsored
by the eight organized
communities in Madison
County. A suggested schedule
is offered for those who are
not active in an organized
community or all who might
be responsible for calling
together members of a
community for getting a
clean-updone:
FIRST WEEK: Clean
roadside and streams or
whatever is the 'public area"
or approach to your home.
Prune shrubbery, or trim
trees except except for early
blooming pieces. Observe
power lines and call the
power company if any tree is
near a power line. Replace
any overgrown or misshapen
shrubbery with new; trim or
dispose of any grawtk that
crowds or covers walkway or
driveway, or in any way
obstructs road for drivers.
SECOND WEEK: Clean
attic, basement, garage,
barn, or whatever your
storage areas are. Dispose of
all items not needed in the
near future. Be firm. Join
community re-cycling with
clear glass or old vehicles or
farm implements that are
worthless. Take down un
sightly buildings and consider
replacing and painting new
storage areas. If you have not
building for needed items,
plan on area where they can
be stacked or arranged
together in neat order.
THIRD WEEK: Make
repairs to your home;
repaint, or wash or add im
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Jarriel, ABC Newsman,
At Mars Hill Tuesday
Tom Jarriel, one of
American Broadcasting
Company's (ABC) top
newsmen, will speak at Mars
Hill College April 10 at 8 p.m
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Jarriel,
is sponsored by the caBege's
Committee, to a native of
LaGrange, G A , and began
his tetevisioi
station KPRC
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