! Heard And Seen
By POP
People haven't gotten over the cold
weather we had around here last Friday
night... in fact, it was cold enough for snow
flurries on the parkway, at Wolf Laurel, and
other high elevations... I attended the
Athletic Banquet at Madison High and
almost froze walking from my car into the
school... cold rains and cold temperatures
have plagued this section for several days...
a sweater or topcoat still feels good during
the early hours.
I enjoyed the Athletic Banquet Friday
night... it was different than usual and I lik
ed the change... the opening program, in
cluding the talk by Clark Gaines, of the New
York Jets, the talks by coaches, and the
recognition of athletes, was held in the Lit
tle Theater at the school... after an ab
breviated session, we then went to the
cafeteria for the dinner which consisted of
delicious hamburger paddies, baked potato,
salad and dessert... under the watchful eyes
of Jack Cole and Garland Woody, the ham
paddies were prepared with great exper
tise.
I was again present Saturday night at
the School Bond Rally in the school
cafeteria... plates were $25 each but I didn't
have to pay since I was invited to 'cover' the
affair for the paper... (sometimes it pays to
be a newspaperman)... anyway I enjoyed
sitting at the table with Dr. and Mrs. Grover
L. Angel, who have been close friends for
many years. Hie talk by Bishop Paul Har
din, of Lake Junaluska, was superb... he
was invited as guest speaker after U.S. Sen.
Robert Morgan was unable to attend...
although the 125 guests were disappointed
when it was announced that Sen. Morgan
could not be there, they were more than
pleased with the talk by Bishop Hardin. He
is a great orator and delivered a fine ad
dress.
There's plenty of excitement in store
for horse lovers and Bluegrass music fans
this week-end... the Marshall Lions annual
horse show on the island here Saturday at 1
and 7 p.m., and the Bluegrass Festival near
Zenina Lake on Zeno Ponder's property
which concludes Saturday night. It's going
to be impossible for me to 'cover' the events
mentioned because I'm planning on atten
ding the wedding of my grand-niece,
Denise, Saturday afternoon in Asheville.
Monday, Memorial Day, was real quiet
in Marshall... only a few places were open
and only a few people were in town.
The News-Record
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JAMES L STORY, Editor
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RALPH VON ORDEN, ^-year
old Doberman, is shown reading a
copy of the News-Record last
Saturday. Note sunglasses he
prefers to wear while reading.
The jet black pet belongs to Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Kingston of
Marshall, who recently moved
here from Texas.
Hot Springs Club Organized
A Community Development
Program of Weston North
Carolina has been organized
in Hot Springs with a great
deal of interest being shown.
The first meeting was held
May 21 at the Community
Center.
Officers elected for the com
ing year are: Mrs. Frank
Moore, president; Mrs.
Charles Smith, vice president ;
Miss Frances Ramsey,
secretary; Mrs. Edna McCall,
Letter To The Editor
FAVORS SCHOOL BOND
Editor, The News Record;
I am concerned about the
school board issue which will
be presented to the county on
June 12. I hear some objec
tions which may be valid but
do not reduce the need to place
the Marshall children in a
school other than the one on
the Island.
Mars Hill
J.C.'s Sponsor
Reading Train
Some of the stops on the
route of the Mars Hill Reading
Train include people, animals,
and places, crafts, how-to, and
fix it, romance, mystery,
adventure, science fiction,
folklore, and fun. The summer
reading program is being
sponsored by the Mars Hill
Jaycees through the Mars Hill
public library.
Students in grades one
through 12 are invited to
register at the library now and
throughout June. Everyone
who reads 12 books and fills
out a reading card by Aug. 30
will receive a certificate
worth $1 at Bantam Chef.
Mars Hill public library is
open each Tuesday and Thurs
day from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
"Go there to climb aboard
the Reading Train. It is on the
track to adventure and enter
tainment as well as a ham
burger or milkshake," one of
the sponsors said.
It appears to me that the
school building situation in the
county is critical. All of the
buildings except Madison
High School and the new
building at Mars Hill need a
great deal of work. However,
the Marshall School has been
labeled by one state official as
in worse condition than the
recently condemned Black
Mountain School in Buncombe
County. We are lucky that a
Marshall child has not been
very sick or even died from
the germs that are deposited
by the French Broad River
after each flood.
I understand the concern
over the site next to the high
sc?ool, but this is a very com
mon way to save money on
sewage and water facilities. In
my previous hometown, there
is a senior high school, junior
high school, and elementary
school on the same site. They
have separate principals,
faculties, and buildings; and
there is virtually no contact
between the schools.
I hope each citizen will think
mainly of the children on June
12 and not themselves. Any
raise on taxes is tough on us
all; but if we save the life of
one child with this money, I
think it is worth it. I believe
the situation is that serious,
and I believe the State of
North Carolina will soon con
demn the Marshall building
even if we do not construct a
new one.
Please vote "yea" for the
children on June 12.
JOHN M. HOUGH JR.
Dean for Continuing
Education
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treasurer; Mrs. Jeanette Nix,
Mrs. Mary Lee Smith and
Mrs. Frank Moore, reporters.
Officials expressed hope
that many people will become
involved in some part of the
community development plan.
The first step will be to dean
up litter and remove
"eyesores" and encourage
citizens to do whatever needs
to be done to improve the looks
of the Hot Springs area.
Groups offering support in
clude the Girl Scouts, Madison
High Beta Club, Forest Ser
vice, Lions Club, Friendship
Club, Cub Scouts and the Girl
Guards and Men's Club of the
Salvation Army. Other groups
are welcomed.
"Each citizen can improve
his own property and beautify
it. At a later date bulbs and
flower seeds will be available
at no charge from the Hot Spr
ings Community group.
If anyone has a Junk car on
their property that they want
removed call 622-3214. This is
a free junk car pickup service.
Projects will continue year
round," Mrs. Moore, presi
dent, commented.
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dicate that effluent from water
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biological activity in septic
tanks.
Bishop Hardin Speaks
At School Bond Rally
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Rally bald in the Madison
High School cafeteria Satur
day night.
Following the turkey and
dressing dinner, three
members ot the Southern Ap
palachian Repertory Theatre
(SART) of Mars Hill College
entertained the crowd with
musical poems, vocal solos
and songs in which the group
participated.
Robert L. Edwards,
superintendent, then made a
statement concerning various
meetings throughout the coun
ty in the interest of the
$2,500,000 bond referendum to
be held June 12. He discussed
the amounts pinpointed for
elementary school repairs and
improvement including Spr
ing Creek, Laurel, Hot Springs
and Marshall, and emphasiz
ed the importance of a new
Marshall-Walnut Elementary
School building.
Dr. Don Anderson of Mars
Hill, who presided at the rally,
then recognized the members
of the board of education who
were seated at the speaker's
Madison
Wagon Train
Rolls Again
The Original Madison
County Wagon Train Com
mittee wishes to extend a
welcome to anyone interested
in going on this year's annual
trip.
The wagon train will
assemble on June 30 near
Gabriels Creek Road on NC
213, Marshall-Mars Hill High
way. July 1, riders will travel
across Bone Camp, up East
Fork, Bear Wallow, and Bear
Brandt to Ebbs Chapel
School. July 2, the wagon
train will travel Streets Gap
to Higgins Creek and Camp at
Parley Rice's property. July
3, riders will leave the
campsite taking the route of
Rice's Creek down Foster's
Creek to the Claude Cody
property to camp. July 4, the
wagon train will journey
across Walnut Mountain and
down Grapevine.
Anyone wishing further
information should contact
Ernest Boone, 649-3827;
Wayne Boone 649-3749; or Bill
Murray 689-2918.
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table with their wivos. Bobby
Ponder, chairman of the
board, spoke briefly concern
ing the importance of passing
the referendum on June Hand
what it would mean to the
county's progress.
Other leaders present who
spoke in favor of the passage
of the bond referendum in
cluded James T. Ledford,
commissioner; Rep. Liston B.
Ramsey; D.M. Robinson;
William "Bill" Moore, chair
man, Madison County
Democratic Executive Com
mittee; Zeno Ponder; Bill
Roberts; and Mrs. Jeanne
Hoffman.
Dr. Anderson then introduc
ed the guest speaker, Bishop
Paul Hardin of Lake
Junaluska, who was
"pinch-hitting" for U.S. Sen
Robert Morgan, who was
unable to attend due to press
ing duties in Washington.
Bishop Hardin, who served
22 years in the Methodist
pulpits of Western North
Carolina before being elected
and consecrated a bishop, held
the audience spellbound with
his fine delivery and inspire
tional address.
Mixing humor with p(*
found topics, he proved ooejf
the most able speakers evtfr
heard in Marshall. He saM
that it was a duty a|}l
privilege to do everything
possible to advance the edueg
tional system of our nation's
"Your slogan for this rallyu
most appropriate as he
pointed to the printed words
on the speaker's table which
read, 'Our Children Are Our
Future.'
"Education is a creative
idea by which we learn to
think, to see more beauty and
music, to improve the mind
and character," he said. He
stated that if the teachers do
not go further than textbooks
in serving our students, in his
opinion, "we're sorry
teachers."
He referred to many of our
great men of the past who us
ed their education not only to
inform and teach others but to
serve mankind.
"Anything you can do to ad
vance education is an invest
ment in our future," he con
cluded.
BISHOP PAUL HARDIN of Lake Junaluska j
is shown speaking to an estimated 125 per- ?
sons who attended the School Bond Rally at
Madison High School last Saturday night.
Shown at Hardin's left is R.L. Edwards, *
superintendent, and at right is Dr. and Mrs. ,
Don Anderson. Dr. Anderson presided at the ;;
$25 per (date rally. Members of the hoard of
education and their wives were also at the ??
speaker's table. (Photo by Jim Story) ,
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