J.H. Fender Jamie List
Mr. & Miss Madison High
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BALLOTS have been counted and the results
are in. J.H. Pender and Jamie List were
elected by the student body to represent
Madison High School for the 1960-81 year as
Mr. and Miss Madison High. Both are
seniors. J.H. is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Stepp
Fender and Miss List is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Edward List.
Karen Sams
Licensed Day Care
At Madison High
A state licensed day care
center is now in operation at
Madison High School under
the supervision of the Madison
County Board of Education
and the Home Economics
Department of the school
The purpose of the school's
day care center is to give
students enrolled in home
economics classes ex*
periences in working with
small children. The center will
provide on-the-job training for
students that may eventually
work in child development
centers or do further study in
the area of child development
"We believe the children in
the center will benefit social
ly, emotionally, physichlly
and mentally through the ex
in tha center," said
director of the
The day care center room is
equipped with an adjacent
observation room where
visitors may watch the
center's activities through a
two-way mirror without
disturbing the children or the
student instructors.
The center has accomoda
tions for 20 children, and
youngsters will be accepted on
a "first come" basis, accor
ding to the dates of their ap
plications. They must be bet
ween the ages of two and five
and must be toilet trained.
Ms. Sams said the center
will be opened each school day
from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and
transportation to and from the
center must be provided by
the children' parents.
During the current school
year, the cento- is charging a
fee of $1S per week per child. If
You Can Run
Government
For A Day
If you are a high school stu
dent in Madison County and
would like to run state govern
ment for a day, now is your
chance.
Approximately 125 students
in grades 10 to 12 across the
state will have an opportunity
to serve as governor, lieute
nant governor, state attorney
general and other state of
ficials during Youth Involve
ment Day activities in
Raleigh, Oct. 6-7.
"This experience gives our
young people a firsthand look
at the daily operations of state
government," said Gov. Jim
Hunt. "State officials also
learn from them about their
concerns and recommenda
tions for young people's pro
grams.''
The cost per student is
$24J50, which covers a dinner,
entertainment, lodging and
breakfast.
For registration and infor
mation, contact Pam Kohl at
919/733-5966, or write to Youth
Involvement Office, Suite 115,
Howard Building, 112V. Lane
St., Raleigh, N.C. 27611. The
deadline for registration is
Sept. 15.
Youth Involvement Day is
sponsored by the State Youth
Council component of the N.C.
Department of Administra
tion's Youth Involvement Of
fice.
rCommunity Calendar- r
The first Saturday night gospel singing will be
held at Hopewell Baptist Church, September 6,
beginning at 7:30 p.m
Among the special singers expected are the
Tokens.
The pastor, Rev. Ralph McDevitt, extends a
hearty welcome to all singers and listeners.
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The Carmen Church of God will hold a benefi
singing for Guy Shelton on Saturday, Sept. 6
beginning at 7:30 p.m.
The Belva Quartet and other groups of singen
are expected.
The pastor, the Rev. James Underhill, invites
you and your family to attend.
Optimists Return
The Madison County Op
timist Club returned from a
district convention in
Asheville recently carrying
home an armload of awards
for the local chapter.
Bryce Hall, president of the
local club, said he was very
proud of the organization's ac
complishments at the conven
tion.
Madison Optimists received
first place in the statewide
Safety Award category for
their presentation of the train
wreck evacuation exercise
they conducted with the Mar
shall volunteer firemen this
past March.
The club also received 21
Fowler Runner Awards for
membership recruitment ac
tivities. A Fowler award is
presented to each club
member for every new
member he recruits during a
year. Warner Bishop of Ivy
Hill was recognized as the
"top achiever" in member
ship recruitment.
Hall said the Madison Coun
ty Optimist Club is the largest
chartered club in Optimist In
ternational history. Current
membership totals 133.
Cubpack
Reorganizes
Cub Pack Ul, chartered to
Mars Hill Methodist Church,
was recently reorganised.
Rev. Jim Boles, executive of
ficer, announced that William
Sears will be serving as Cub
master for the Pack. Workup
with Sears as Committee
member will be Linda Cody,
Garry Hensley, Francis
Bailey and Ashley Crawford.
Den I leaders are Bilbert
Morrissette and Eugene
Duyck. New Cub Scouts in Den
1 are Michael Cody, Scotty
Duyck, Mark Hensley,
Charles Stanton, Jeremy
Swann, and John Bun-ill.
Den 2 leaders are Brenda
Anglin and Shirley Ledford.
Boys in Den 2 are Sanford Bai
ly, Vonno Anglin and George
Ledford.
Den 3 leaders are John
Chandler and Peggy Robbing .
New Cub Scouts in Den 3 are
Clint Bearden, Brian
Chandler, William Sears, Jr.,
Rusty Boles, Bo Moore, Trey
Robbins, Roy Newton,
Jonathan Lutton, Gregory
Crawford and Dy Can Parker.
Den leaders and committee
members will meet at Mars
Hill Methodist Church for a
Committee meeting and Plan
ning Conference on Thursday
evening, September 4 at 7:30
p.m.
Any boy wishing to join
Pack 521 can contact Rev. Jim
Boles at 689-2343.
R.W. Jarvis and Everette Robinsoti
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Receive Awards
Ronnie W. Jarvis and
Everette A. Robinson Sr., both
of the Bethel area of the
Greater Ivy Community near
Mars Hill, were honored
recently for more than twenty
years of service to the Bald
Creek Lodge No. 397 Ancient
and Free Accepted Masons
Jarvis, 73, has served as
Treasurer of the Lodge for 27
years and Robinson, 83, has
served as Secretary for 23
years. Jarvis, who is married
to the former Willie Duck, and
his wife have one daughter,
Mrs. John (Alice Ann) Mit
chell, of Nashville, Tennessee
Jarvis and Robinson are
neighbors and both are
farmers living on opposite
sides of Highway No. 19 on
Route 2 of Number 4
Township
The honor ceremony *
held in the Masonic Tenjj
located at Swiss just over 1
Madison-Yancey line
Yancey County Tl
festivities were preceded toy
covered dish dinner prepar
by the Masonic wives of'ti
Lodge
Starling Ponder, Master i
the Lodge, presided an
presented both Jarvis smi
Robinson with plaques, beai
ing the Masonic emblem an
appropriate inscriptions
Speakers included Dr. Grove
L. Angel, Alton Tomberiir
Jack Buckner, and the Re*
H.L. Wilson, pastor of th
Bethel Baptist Church wher
the recipients are members. |
SECTION I~> Community Happenings
?5 the news record
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, first row: Warren
Roberts, Brenda Cook, Carolyn (Graham)
Bradley, Billie Roberts, Linda Revis and
Deloris (Bradley) Jones. Second row: Gail
(Fisher) Burkhart, Susan Gregory and
Russell Wyatt. Third row: Calvin Rhindhart,
J.C. Coates, Jackie Ball, Judy (Buckner)
Ball, Mano (Moore) Fender, Debra (Briggs)
Buckner, and Louise (Flynn) Robinson.
Fourth row: Freddie Aim Robinson, Ricky
McDevitt, Joan (Freeman) Flynn, Glenda
Fox, Winfred Ramsey, Ronnie Buckner, and
Larry Hughey. Not present when picture was
taken ? Jackie Fisher and Frankie Ramsey.
Ronnie Weathers Attends
Southeastern VICA Meeting
By KEN EDWARDS
District-8 VICA President,
Ronnie Weathers, attended
the Southeastern Regional
Leadership ' Conference at
Auburn University August
10-15.
The conference was for
state officers and district
presidents of the Vocational
and Industrial Clubs of
America in the Southeastern
districts.
Weathers said that the main
purpose of the conference was
to "Relay enthusiasm to local
clubs." He added, "The
speakers talked about various
activities the clubs could
have."
Meetings were held all day
and classes involved improve
ment of leadership skills. Ac
cording to Weathers, competi
tions were also held in dif
ferent areas of leadership.
Weathers received the Na
tional Leadership Award at
the six day conference
Weathers said that most of
the speakers were from "big
businesses and vocational
Ronnie Weathers
Marshall Class of '70 Schedules Reunion
The 1970 graduating class of
Marshall High School held
their ten year reunion on
Saturday, July 26, at the Mar
shall School Cafeteria with a
buffet supper prepared by
Helga's Deli. Special guests in
attendance were teachers
SPECIALIST 4 Michael Ray Sliver
congratulated by hi* squad leader, Sergeant
Dobbs. after being sworn in by Captain
WeUman at Fort Polk, La.
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Mrs. Stephen Eure and Mr.
James Allen. There were 25
classmates in attendance out
of the SO who graduated.
The out of town classmates
who attended were: Delores
Silver Re-Enlists
Specialist 4 Michael Ray
Silver, son of Mr. and" Mrs.
Allon Silver of Route 6,
Grapevine Road, Marshall,
recently re-enlisted for four
years in the U.S. Army. Silver
will leave for Frankfurt, Ger
many on October 24, where h*
will be assigned to Customs.
He is a 197V graduate of
Madison High School and at
tended Asheville-Buncombe
Technical Institute before
joining the Army in M7S. His
wife, Rebecca, and daughter,
Amy, will be Joining him in
Germany later.
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Bradley (Mra. Michael
Jones), Carolyn Graham
(Mrs. Michael Bradley),
Jackie Fisher, Susan Gregory
and Freddie Ann Robinson.
The classmates all express
ed their appreciation in being
able to renew old friendships,
reminisce about their years at
Marshall High.
areas Kk? carpentry and
struction."
VICA centers arounl
leadership in the vocatiofaf
areas. "We help to create. ei
thusiasm for learnKil
business skills," Weath<T
said.
Jan Blair, District-? Edittl
reports news and happening
from District-8 to the st^tf
She said, "VICA combincfl
vocational classes to preps rl
for leadership in the world. (|
work."
In classrooms and shops {hi
VICA members are learninf
skills and related knowle|g|
to put skills to work.
Weathers stressed, "G4o<|
public relations is the ft
step to a successful vfcJ
Club." It mainly prepare!
students for a strive to be t^et I
ter human beings.
Madison High VICA Spfnl
sor, Bruce Sprinkle said ' 1V[
year was the first year we V]
tended. The state paid all frx]
expenses."
Weathers said he's toofcrnj
forward to attending the St?t(|
Leadership Conference 3r|
Laurenburg, North
September 17-19.
The leadership confe
may have inspired Weal
in more than one way. Hej
also planning to run for a i
VICA office this year
Fiddlehead, an edible
of the ostrich fern, is
ered a delicacy.
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