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? M,W ?*? * s? The News Record SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MADISON COUNTY On thm lntldm . . . Painted Faces On Page 3 A 79th Year No. 34 PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE COUNTY SEAT AT MARSHALL, N.C. THURSDAY, August 21, 1980 15* Per Copy Bill Lisenbee police Chief Is Easy Going, Friendly William Robert (Bill) Lisenbee it a quiet, easy going aort of person who tries to get along well with everyone in his Jab as a police officer for the town of Marshall. Lisenbee Joined the Mar ahall Police Department four years ago when commuting to Biltmore on the south side of Asbeviile became difficult for the Madiaon County native. "That's back when there was a gasoline shortage and people had to wait in long lines to buy gas,'' he said. Lisenbee applied for a Job at the police department in order to find work closer to home. Since becoming a police of ficer, Lisenbee has taken nearly 240 hours of training in basic law and police science at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. Town alderman Jackie Davis appointed Lisenbee police chief on July 15. Davis said the time had come when a chief was needed to coordinate the business and activity of the police force. Lisenbee said he enjoys working with the department and has "stayed in law en forcement because I like to help people whenever I can." At Burnsville Hearing Judge Decides To Continue Court Order After a hearing in the Yancy County Cour thouse on Monday, Judge Prank Snepp agreed to sign a preliminary injunction continuing a Superior Court order restraining the Madison County Board of Education from enforcing the assignment of 51 Madison County students to Madison schools. Attorney Ronald K. Payne, representing the 51 students, said Judge Snepp also agreed to contact the Administrative Office of the Courts in Raleigh to arrange for a special ses sion of court during the week of September 8 in order to have a jury trial concerning the assignment of the students. A special session of court would expedite matters concerning the case, whereas, plac ing the case on the regular court docket could leave the issue pending for as long as a year. Individual testimony was not heard at the hearing as each student had submitted af fidavits through their attorneys. Parents had signed the affidavits on behalf of the students. The original court order had been re quested and obtained by attorneys for the students on Friday before school began on Monday, Aug. 11 in Madison County Superior Court Judge Robert W. Kirby issued the restraining order in Asheville. Meanwhile, the students, living along the Madison-Buncombe County line in the San dymush and Oak Grove communities, began attending Buncombe County schools Monday, the first day of school in that county. The official policy of the Buncombe Coun ty Board of Education is to allow the Madison students to attend Buncombe schools if the students are released by the Madison County Board of Education, or by a court as in the case of the Superior Court order, according to Andy Miller, superintendent of the Buncombe County schools. ' Silver Screen To Light Up The screen has been blank and darkened, and the clackity-clack of the projec tion room silenced for the past three and one-half years at the Mara Rill Theater, but light and sound and life will fill the theater again when it opens jts doors to the public on August 36. Charles (Mac) McFarland, owner of the theater for the past 20 yean, said all the remodeling work will be Com pleted at the facility, and the projector will be ready to roll on Monday night. "We're going to open with Rocky II for three days follow ed by The Jerk starring Steve Martin on Thursday, Friday and Saturday," he said. McFarland plans to show two movies per week, the First running Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and the second running Thursday through Saturday. Initially, only one movie will be shown per night beginning at 7:30, but "if there is a demand for it, we will run two showings per night," he said. "Admission prices will be $1.90 for children up to 12 and $2.50 for adults and children over 12," he added. Spftal semester prices will be available for Mars Hill Col lege students The 3M seat theater is equipped with a wide screen for Cinemascope, 35 millimeter films. ' YCC Program Benefits Youth, Madison County School has started, and sum mer as most students know it is over. Now their thoughts have turned to homework, team sports and making it through another school year. But many young men and women in Madison County have the summer memories of hard work and accomplishig goals, and of looking back and saying, "Hey, I did that!" The hard work and the goals were provided by the Youth Conservation Corps program. It's administered each sum mer by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the U.S. Forestry Service. The YCC was established by Congress in September, 1OT4 through Public Law 93-408 The purpose of the Act is to "further the development and maintenance of the natural resources of the U.S. by America's youth." Three objectives were set out in the taw: (1) Accomplish nwt*'* conservation work on public lands, (2) Provide employment for 15-1# year old males and famales from all gynyi economic and racial backgrounds, and (3) Develop an understanding and ap preciation in participating youths of the nation s natural environment and heritage. This summer 20 young peo ple took advantage of the YCC program in Madison. They rolled up their sleeves, donned safety helmets and work gloves, and took on a variety of out-of-door Jobs under the supervision of the French Broad Ranger District in Hot Springs. Steve Burns of the Forestry Service acted as camp direc tor for the French Broad camp, and explained in a re cent interview some details of the YCC program in the coun ty. The local 8 week program was funded with $24,000 from the USDA. The money was us ed to pay salaries, to rent two vans for transportation, pur chase equipment, materials and supplies, according to Burns. With the exception of the van rentals, "all the money was spent in Madison County," he said. As camp director. Bums hired three crew leaders to supervise the youngsters working in the program. Spencer Rollins, a timber technician for the Forestry Service; Martyn Wyatt, an en vironen tally conscious school teacher ; and Clyde Stewart, a surveying engineer, were chown for their expertise in their fields and their leader ship abilities Burns stressed that em nhasis is placed on work safe ty and discipline in the YCC ?u-narain Also 10 hours per S2ktomsi* ob environmen StduSS usually pertain ing to the #Hf Job the YCC WORKERS in Hot Springs take time out for group photo. This crew built canoe and boat landing. From left: Steve Roberts, Scott Moore, youth leader, Tim King, T.J. Gahagan and Will Barron. youngsters are doing. Two major jobs completed in the Hot Springs area this summer were a boat and canoe landing on the French Broad river and a parking lot for Appalachian Trail hikers adjacent to the Hikers Hostel at the Catholic Mission. The canoe landing was con structed by Steve Roberts, Scott Moore, Tim King and T.J. Gahagan, all of Hot Spr ings, and Will Barron of Shelton Laurel. They worked two weeks on the landing reworking 240 feet of small trail to the river's edge. Clear ing and grading was done by hand. Then, rock and gravel were spread between an chored railroad ties to form a clean, easily traveled access to the river. In addition to the canoe lan ding, these young men built 10 "stream structures," or small dams and put a roof on a house during the remaining six weeks of the program. Over at the Hikers Hostel, another crew of YCC workers turned a trash dump into a 12 car parking lot for hikers us ing the Appalachian trail. Many hikers drive to the spot and leave their cars for day hikes along the trail. Again the basic construction materials were railroad ties, crushed rock and gravel. The project took six weeks to com plete. Burns said he enjoyed work ing with the young people who SPENCER ROLLINS, crew leader, watches YCC workers put finishing touches to canoe landing at site just north of Hot Springs. choose the YOC for summer employment, and he Hkes the concept of the program. "It gives any young parson, male or female, the opportunity of a summer Job and the chance to learn something about themselves and the environ (Continued on Pa?e *-A) EMC Rate Increase Effective September 1 a two to Ooop July l to 9apt. l. *te the Oooo ? pagr CP*L on tte rate to at%. and to Coopi i $36 .31 to H4? or a 12% but a perm who or mora kwto la ? k*f figure and cannot predict a what it will fat on their new rate Their filing wHfc the ? FEHC estimated little or no I fuel adjustment aodpoMlbty a 1 ? cmMt' tout recent news ar i ttdn from CPfcL indicate that Below arc n?w rat* ichedvles adopted by the toard of Director* lor tMr <k>rth Carolina amaumtr
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