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Editorials Thank You This edition of The News Record marks the fourth week we have been on the staff as editor. The people of Marshall and Madison County have been cordial to us as newcomers, and they have been com plimentary on most of the articles and photo features that have gone into the last four issues. The time has come to say "thank you" to all those people who have been helpful, patient and understanding to someone who thought Big Pine was a mountain, instead of a creek, and who called various individuals by the wrong names for the first few days. We want to make The News Record the best newspaper we are capable of making it, and we ask for your continued patience and help in this endeavor. Many may not know that The News Record goes to press on Tuesday mornings. This allows us to get the papers to our subscribers and readers usually by late Wednesday, even though Thursday appears as the date of publication on the masthead. Being a weekly publication, we want to provide our readers with the latest news and announcements possible. Therefore, we try to hold Mondays open for late breaking stories and the final laying out of the pages before our Tuesday morning printing deadline. It is with this in mind that we draw your attention to the Copy Deadline notice located at the bottom of this page. Your cooperation in submitting your an nouncements and notices no later than noon on Fridays will aid us in better "serving the people of Madison County." Heard And Seen By POP STORY A brief visit to the island shortly after noon Saturday revealed that the vendors and customers at the flea market and farmers' exchange looked and appeared a great deal more comfortable than they did on back street. At least, shade from the large trees afforded more comfort than the hot asphalt at the former site. Whether or not the interest in the flea market continues is anybody's guess but at least those there found plenty of parking area in addition to the more comforting surroundings. The annual softbail tournament, spon sored by the Marshall Lions Club, is in pro gress on the island here and the crowds have been pretty large. Both the ladies' teams and the men's teams are competitive and I enjoyed being over there last Thurs day night at the opening games. Roy Reeves, who has been an umpire at the games for several years, is doing a fine job behind the plate. It's not easy to umpire behind the plate or on the bases without some differences of opinion by some of the players and spectators but I didn't hear a single squalk while I was over there. I like the way Roy calls balls and strikes, especially when he lets out loudly, "Stee-rike" when the ball is in the strike zone. The other umpires are also doing a fine Job and everything seems to be running smoothly. Here'* hoping the good sport smanship of players, managers and spec tators continues throughout the tourna ment. \ Sunday was a big day for this writer with, in addition to the regular Sunday \ schedule, there were two special events. Shortly after morning services at the First : Baptist Church, Bill and I headed to Zenina Lake where we had been invited to attend the annual Ponder-Ramsey family reunion. It's always a tag occasion and, of course, loads of good food to eat. We renewed many friendships with people we seldom see and > also with friends we often see. Everyone ' had a fine time as usual and the picnic lunch > was plentiful and delicious. Sunday night was a special time when, in addition to a brief sermon and a "kickoff" to a Sunday School membership drive, a bountiful buffet supper was enjoyed by a large crowd which filled the fellowship hall. After the supper, Doug Taylor, in behalf of the church, presented our pastor, Mike Minnix, with a new suit, tie, shirt, etc., 5 as a surprise on Mike's birthday. After the ; presentation, a birthday cake with "Happy ; Birthday, Mike" on top of the cake, along * with delicious homemade peach and chocolate ice cream was enjoyed. It was an ; enjoyable occasion, indeed. - We'd Like To Hear From You The News Record welcomes letters to the editor. All we ask is that they be reasonably brief, in good taste, and con tain no UDelous material. Send your letter on any subject to The News Record, P.O. Box 369, Marshall, N.C. 28753. Bledsoe Captures Essence Of Carolina Folks JUST FOLKS - Visitin With Carolina People, by Jerry Bledsoe, East Woods Press, Charlotte. 206 Pages. *8 86 "Jerry Bledsoe is Carolina's Listener Laureate," says Charles Kuralt of CBS News. That's an apte description of this piedmont North Carolina s VSTON* WITH CAROLINA PEOPLE f Jerry Bledsoe The News -Record NON-PARTISAN IN POLITICS (USTS 388-440) a NICHOLAS HANCOCK. EdNar JAMES I. STORY. EdRorW CwmW MCMWM JUUA WILUAMS, Atfvartiaing Manager JEAN BLANK ENSMP, OMca Mana*ar Pubfehod WMkly By Msdlipn County PuMMMnc Co. Inc. BOX S09 MARSHALL. N.C. 28753 PHONE: (704) 649 2741 (*U?4|*wc?p?vt N C HI?T?x: ndCtMPrlvNaflM KM; N.C. 2?753 writer, and JUST Polks is the result of what Bledsoe does best: listen to and write about people. This is a collection of inter views with 66 North and South Carolinians. The interviews have appeared in Bledsoe's columns for the Charlotte Observer and the Greensboro Daily News spanning a period from 1968- to 1979. Human interest is Bledsoe's strong point, and he captures the essence of these peoples' lives as few others can do with a high degree of sensitivity and perception. The book is separated into three parts, grouping the peo ple into the three geographic regions of the state in which they live. Bledsoe did this because "the lives and character of many of the peo ple in this book were formed by the land on which they liv ed: by the vast waters and rich, flat farmlands, of the coast, by the small towns and cities of the Piedmont, the rugged and isolated reaches of the mountains." Wherever he traveled to find his characters, Bledsoe managed to bring back people and stories rich in the cultural traditions of their regions. The characters are unforgettable, be they rich, poor or famous, and it is to the reader's benefit that Bledsoe has shared them with us. There's Lee Dough of Manteo who had proof that he once lassoed a whale in his younger days as captain of a fishing boat. But he's 74 and lonely now, "I'm all crippled up," he said. "I can't fish no more." And there's David (Carbine) Williams of Godwin who revolutionized the manufacture of automatic weapons by inventing the car bine rifle while serving time in prison. Local readers might be more interested in the four teen people from the moun tains Bledsoe chose to include in the book. His interview with 90 year old Bascom Lamar Lunsford, the "Minstrel of the Appalachians," is both inspir ing and touching as Lunsford recounts the happy days of picking his banjo and dancing at the many folk festivals be founded. But, at 90, crippled and suffering from a stroke, the pain of not being able to go out on that stage is perhaps more than anything physical he felt. "It's Just terrible to be 90 years old," he said. "... but I believe I could get out there and take a turn. I believe I could..." And Bledsoe is able to cap ture the mist and the mystery surrounding Amoneeta Se quoyah, medicine man of the Cherokees, as he quotes Se quoyah, "They is a lot of things I'd like to tell, but half the people wouldn't believe it." JUST FOLKS gives us more than the colorful and memorable characters scat tered across this state and part of South Carolina. The book itself, through the craft smanship of Bledsoe, is an ex cellent text on the art writing. Bledsoe can put you on the scene and make you feel the weather worn buildings and the lined, leathery faces all with direct, simple words of three syllables or less. He is the kind of writer many... no, most... of us would like to be. With eye-catching illustra tions by Bob Zschiesche and the artful writing of Bledsoe, JUST FOLKS is a book that will bring reading enjoyment to people as varied as the characters Bledsoe writes about. By Nicholas Hancock Do c Watson Headlines Concert Doc Watson, the walking library of Southern music from Deep Gap, will headline the first concert in the most ambitious entertainment pro gram in the history of Mars Hill College. Six other nationally and in ternationally known per former* and groups are plann ed in the year-long series of concerts, lecturers, and theatrical presentations spon sored by Mars Hill s Visiting Artists and Lecturers Com mittee. The college moved to upgrade the quality of its special events a few years ago, planning the "CuMartfast" series to bring fee to each event. This amount, coupled with the monies allocated from the overall college budget, allow ed the college to sign the more prominent name performers. This year's series continues this practice with an in dividual charge of |3 and 95 to each of the seven events, and a special season ticket to all ?f the performances for ?20. Doc Watson will faring his unique guitar picking style to Moore Auditorium on Sept. 4 at ? p.m. There will also be a special children's perfor mance for the school children of Madison County daring the that can be said about 1 that hasn't t series will be the Atlanta Sym phony on Oct. l, the Alabama Shakespeare Festival on Nov. 4, and the Vienna Boys Choir on Feb. 4. On March IS Georgi Riabikoff, European pianist will perform. April ? brings the Amazing Kreskin to the campus with his wusual men tal feats and demonstrations of ESP. The final performance of the year will be on April 29 with the Louisville Ballet Additional information available from Robert Schedule GS-4 General Ser vice: $5.25 Basic Facilities Charge, first 1000 kwh at 5.9 ? cents per kwh, over 1000 kwh at 4.6 cents per kwh. The 175 watt security light will increase from (5.25 to 95.60 per month arid the 400 watt light will increase from $8 to 98.75 per month. DOT Sets Road Clean-Up In September The North Carolina Depart ment of Transportation (NCDOT) will implement its fall clean-up litter campaign the week of September 8-12 During the week NCDOT maintenance crews, with the help of local and county of ficials, private businesses and volunteer groups, will be pick ing up litter along highways across the state. State Secretary of Transpor tation Tom Bradshaw said, "Governor Jim Hunt in sup port of our efforts to clean up roadside Utter has proclaimed September 8-12 as 'Clean Up Litter Week in North Carolina.' " Secretary , Bradshaw ex plained, "This concentrated effort to clear North Carolina's highways of litter is the second phase of a twofold pmgr?m conducted annually by the department. Reports on the spring 1M0 ifmptign to pick up roadside litter revealed that 340 maintenance cmws ware join Small Business - News And Views By ROY THOMPSON, JR. Determining the goods or services you will sell or pro vide is important when you're thinking about going into business, but equally impor tant is understanding your potential market. Some key factors in evaluating how population changes will affect your sales and profits include the shifting age mix of your customers, the population movement in your sales area, and the im pact of working women on your business. The 1980s will be a period of special sales opportunities for both retail and service businesses if you carefully follow the trends of your market. Two long-range trends in population may directly affect your sales and profits: one plots the record number of births in the 1950s, peaking at 4.) million in 1969; the other records the recent decline of fertility rates among women aged 18-44. This downward trend in fertili ty rates Is causing a sharp change in our population mix. For example, in the 1970s the number of children under 14 yews of age fell 14 percent while the number of adults ag ed 25-34 grew 39 percent. The number of senior ciUxens in the U.S. is also changing rapidly. The popula tion group of those 85 and over I grew 24 percent over the last ' growing. Male-head-of ?* r?1 from 1970-1960 to 1,600,000, and female-head-of-households rose 51 percent in the same period to 8,400,000. All of this market informa tion and much mor<v is available from "Sales and Marketing ManagemetjjL" You can order this magne from "Sales and Marketing Management," 633 Third Ave., New York, New York 10017 for $30 a year. You Can also find the publication in larger public and university libraries. The late July edition of "Sales and Marketing Management", "Survey of Buying Power," provide* a wealth of essential market data. This annual issue divides the North Carolina market by major cities an&by counties. For example, un0er the Asheville heading you.?|ill find the effective buying*ln come (EBI) for the city, (he median household EBI, a breakdown of buying income in four income categorie?fcy percentage of households, jftus an index of how AshefiJIe compares with other Ncith Carolina cities in efTecSfce buying power. You will also find population Figures divided by age groups ind sales volutin figures for eating and drinking MtabUshmenta; general mer :handise, furniture, and ap pliance stores; and lutomotive shops For further information write to the Economic Center ain Living, Western Carolina University, Cultowhee, NC. Memorials, Cards of Thanks, Personal Notes, Hospital Churdi News anc Special An nt to The New Record will tx litioo ????
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