News Record
SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MADISON COUNTY
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78th Year, No. 17
PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE COUNTY SEAT AT MARSHALL, N C.
THURSDAY, April 26, 1979
15* Per Copy
Miss Jinsie - - Educators' Inspiration
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UNVEILING of a portrait of the late Miss
j Jinsie Underwood of Mars Hill was held last
! Friday night at the dedication of the Madison
High School library. Prior to the dedication,
the NCAE Banquet was held in the school
cafeteria. Main participants at the
dedication and banquet, pictured above, left
to right, were: Congressman Lamar Gudger,
Superintendent R.L. Edwards, Dr. Evelyn
Underwood, and Dr. Robert Melvin. (Photo
by Jim Story)
EMC Elects Trio,
Listens To Reports
Hundreds of persons who
receive electricity from the
French Broad Electric
Membership Corp. attended
the annual membership
meeting held at Madison High
School last Saturday.
Registration started at 10
a.m. and continued until 1
p.m. when the business
session got under way in the
gymnasium.
John Corbett of Marshall,
president of the co-op,
presided. Others taking part
in the business session in
cluded No vile Hawkins, vice
president; C.E. Mashburn,
attorney for the co-op; I.E.
Clevenger of Yancey County,
director; and Charles Tolley,
manager, French Broad
EMC.
Tolley, without notes, gave
an informative talk on the
past, present and future
accomplishments of the co-op.
He explained the efforts
which have been made in the
construction of a new office
building now being started
between Marshall and Mara
Hill. He cited the increase in
membership and the ad
vancement in services of the
co-op. He alio covered many
other phases which were
interesting and informative.
A list of three nominees for
directors presented by the
nominating committee was
read as follows: Novile C.
Hawkins, Route 1, Mara Hill,
(District 1, Madison County) ;
Elmer Buchanan of Baker
sville, (District 4, Mitchell
County); and Carl Ramsey of
Route 1, Flag Pond, Tenn.,
(District 5, Unicoi County,
Tenn.).
When asked if there were
any nominations from the
floor, M.J. Ball of Route S,
Marshall, was nominated and
was qualified as a nominee in
District 1, Madison County,
opposing Hawkins as a
member of the board of
directors.
This necessitated a vote by
ballot between Hawkins and
Ball, which Hawkins won by a
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large margin.
Other board members in
clude John Corbett, Albert
Freeman and Joe Justice
(Madison County); Wayne
Hall, (Mitchell County); W.G.
Plemmons, (Buncombe
County); and I.E. Clevenger,
James Ray, and Hazen
Ledford (Yancey County).
EXHIBITS
Twenty-one craft exhibits
were displayed throughout
the cafeteria as well as other
exhibits on the school grounds
which proved interesting and
enjoyable to the hundreds of
persons present.
Mrs. Ethel Wallin did a
demonstration on the use of a
blender and an energy
management mobile display
on the grounds attracted 115
persons. Also proving popular
was the unique pearl dive
sponsored by Gordon and
Helen Clauss.
ENTERTAINMENT
Musical entertainment was
provided by the Carolina Cut
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Hhowi draining pearls (Photo
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Leake
Loses
License
According to a release from
Raleigh, Sen. Larry B. Leake
of Asheville has lost his
driver's license as a result of
an accumulation of traffic
violations.
Commissioner of Motor
Vehicles E.L. Peters Jr. said
Friday that Leake had
received two speeding tickets
within 20 minutes of each
other.
"As I understand it, he was
on probation as a result of
earlier violations," Peters
said. He said probation is
allowed on condition that the
driver incurs no further
moving violations for the
probation period.
James Thomas Baker Jr.,
who is in charge of the
hearing officers for the
Department of Motor
Vehicles, said Friday night
that he recalled the case, but
could not cite specifics since
he did not have Leake's
record in front of him.
"I do know that a Larry
Leake with an Asheville
address was put on probation
by Geroge Moore (a hearing
officer with DMV)," Baker
said. ?
Baker said the period of
probation can run up to one
year, but he didn't recall
specifically what Leake's
record showed.
"But in looking at this
record, I did note that that
individual did violate the
conditions of probation and
the suspension ? which was
agreed upon at the time if the
probation was violated ? was
placed in effect," Baker sataL
Town Meetings
By JIM STORY
A fitting tribute to the
memory of the late Jinsie
Underwood of Mars Hill, a
native of Haywood County,
was held last Friday night in
the Madison High School
library at the dedication of
the library at the Madison
County NCAE Banquet.
The highlight of the
dedication was the unveiling
by Robert L. Edwards, county
superintendent, of a portrait
of the beloved "Miss Jinsie."
Edwards spoke of the many
contributions "Miss Jinsie"
made to Madison County
schools in establishing "our
system of school libraries and
for the enthusiasm and spirit
with which she inspired us to
do a better job that the county
school board, the school
administrators, and the
teachers and students
dedicate this high school
library to Jinsie Underwood,
on this 20th day of April,
1979."
Following the presentation,
Dr. Robert Melvin, professor,
Mars Hill College, and a
former neighbor of "Miss
Jinsie," told the more than 85
persons present of many
memories he had of this
"great Christian lady." He
told of her love for flowers
and the many hours she spent
in her yard and garden. "She
had a wonderful sense of
humor and a purpose for
everything she did," Dr.
Melvin said. "Her life, her
spirit, her inspiration and
advice will never be forgot
ten," Dr. Melvin concluded.
Dr. Evelyn Underwood,
Allen Stines
Elected V-P
4-H District
Allen Stines was elected as
vice president of the 4-H
Western District for 1979-80
Saturday at the Teen Retreat.
Allen is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Stines of
Walnut. He is a senior at
Madison High School and
plans to attend Mars Hill
College in the fall.
Meteorology is the subject he
plans to study in college. Past
4-H offices Allen has held are
club president, (two years),
and club reporter. Presently
he is vice president of the 4-H
County Council. Allen, along
with Renee Wyatt, received
the "I Dare You Award" for
1978-79, an award that is given
by the Ralston Purina Co. to
outstanding youth. Other
interests are basketball and
tennis.
4-H agents Sharon Carter
and Gary Ealey commented,
"Allen is a very energetic and
dependable young man. He
has the potential of being a
very responsible and
productive district officer.
Allen is well established as a
county-wide Junior 4-H lender
in Madison County."
sister of "Miss Jinsie," in
behalf of the Underwood
family, responded to the
tributes by expressing ap
preciation to Edwards. Dr.
Owen Fish, and all others who
made this occasion so
meaningful. Dr. Robert
Melvin of Mars Hill
pronounced the benediction.
UNDERWOOD FAMILY
PRESENT
Members of the Underwood
family present for the
dedication included Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Underwood,
brother and sister-in-law of
Miss Jinsie Underwood; Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Lee
Underwood III and their
daughter, Heather of
Charlotte, son and daughter
in-law of Robert Underwood;
John Underwood and Sammy
Underwood, both of
Waynesville, sons of Robert
Underwood; Mr. and Mrs.
Eddie James, son-in-law and
daughter of Robert Under
wood; and Mr. James'
parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward James, all of
Asheville.
NCAE BANQUET
Prior to the dedication
service, the NCAE banquet
was held in the school
cafeteria.
Larry Plemmons, im
mediate past president of the
Madison County NCAE,
presided and welcomed the
members and guests present.
Following the invocation by
Mrs. Nancy Allen, Marshall
Elementary School teacher, a
delicious ham dinner was
enjoyed.
Superintendent R.L.
Edwards recognized the
retiring teachers and their
length of service. These in
cluded Viola M. Ramsey (40
years), Hughie Ray (38
years), Edith Radford (37
years), Auburn Wyatt (37
years), Reva Plemmons (?
years), Gladys Ammons, (36
years), and Eileen Wood (34
years).
GUDGER SPEAKS
Congressman Lamar
Gudger was the featured
speaker.
He spoke of the beauty of
the mountains, especially the
scenes from the school and
commented how he always
looked forward to visiting
Madison County and Western
North Carolina.
He reviewed the many
improvements which have
been made in Madison County
since he was a small boy, a
native of Asheville. He told of
the one-room schoolhouses in
comparing them with the
modern schools. "The im
provement of our education
system is astounding," he
said. He also pointed out the
vast improvements of roads
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Reward Offered For Details On Murders
The office of uov. Jim Hunt
in Raleigh announced last
week that $5,000 reward is
payable for information
leading to the arrest and
conviction of the persons
responsible for the murder of
David E. Clemishaw and
Donna J. McCracken of
Asheville.
The decomposed bodies of
Clemishaw, 29, and Miss
McCracken, 22, were found in
a remote wooded area just
outside Tigersville, S.C., in
north Greenville County, on
July 11, 1978. They had been
strangled to death.
The car the couple is
believed to have been
traveling in was located in
Madison County on July 14.
The couple was last seen alive
July 7.
une suspect in the case,
Lawrence L. Hux, 25, was
returned from Los Angeles to
Asheville last summer, but no
charges were filed after he
was questioned and given $
lie detector test.
Anyone having information
about the case should contact
the Asheville Police Depar
tment or the State Bureau of
Investigation.
NEW TROPHY CASE, con
structed by members of the ad
vanced cabinet-making class at
Madison High School, is shown
above. Members making the
trophy case, left to right, are:
Mike Baldwin, Ray Sams, Randy
Price, Tommy Rice, B.W. Worley,
Eddie Ledford and Harold Baker,
instructor. (Photo by Jim Story)
Softball Leagues
To Be Organized
Summer is almost here and
without a doubt folks around
the county are looking for
ward to the soltball season.
The recreation department is
pleased to announce that it
will be organizing softball
leagues this year for men,
women, and children. We all
can thank our county com
missioners, Ervin Adams
Virginia Anderson, and
James Ladford for (Mr
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decision to carry on wun our
summer program. We hope it
will be a good ooe.
LEAGUE MEETINGS
MEN
1 at which we hope to elect
league officer* and to vote on
rulea and regulations. Please
spread the word to all who
should know because this is a
very importnat meeting.
WOMEN
The first meeting of the
women's league will be Md
April ? at 7 p.m. at the
Marshall Recreation Center.
All teams shooM try to be
represented. If a team is not
represented on April X they
must try to come to the May l
meeting which will be haid
along with the man's meeting
This is necessary because the
is gatting short to
and to get i
DOT Official
To Visit Here
This Friday
It has bean announced thai
Earl Mclntire, Departmental
Transportation engineer, will
tbT* public 'aT" the
City Hall this Friday *?a.a,
til -?? 41. _
Mclntire will giscum the
options available for Im