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Happy Thanksgiving! Xallsoa County Library Marshall, M.C. 28753 9-81 The News Record SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MADISON COUNTY -Ob fho Insld 0 . . . Ricky McDevitt Comments On Varsity Girls Basketball. t Ken Edwards Has The Story On Page 8. 79th Year No. 48 PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE COUNTY SEAT AT MARSHALL, N C THURSDAY, November 27, lvbo 15' Per Copy Confusion Reigns At PTA Meeting By KEVIN MOHLEY SPRING CREEK - Despite the cold weather that brought snow to the top6 of the higher mountains, over 100 people assembled last Tuesday night in the Spring Creek School gymnasium as principal Larry Plemmons led them through a sometimes stormy lesson on how to form a Parent-Teacher Association (PTA). Confusion and concern sur rounded the meeting because of the reported formation a week earlier of another PTA. Plemmons commented that he "was not against the PTA,'' that he "wants what the parents want ' and that he was "not mad at anyone." Ap parently that remark was pro mpted by the rumor that some hard feelings existed between the Spring Creek principal and the organizers of the first PTA meeting that was held in a local church. Clearing up the confusion was one reason for the Tues day meeting as well as to see if interest did exist for the for mation of a PTA. Plemmons said he had been in touch with an official of the PTA on the state level and was prepared to work with the assembled community people on the creation of the organization which he said "promotes the welfare of children" and does "a lot of good things" for the relationship between home and school. He emphasized that the PTA "should remain "nonpolitical, noncommercial and nonsectarian." After his opening remarks Plemmons asked "How many would be willing to work together' for a PTA. There was a unanimous positive response, Then Plemmons asked that the audience divide itself up ? those who were stu dent parents and grand parents to sit in the main sec tion, community people without children in school to sit to one side, and teachers to sit on the other. This division produced approximately 70 parents/grandparents and around 30 community people. It also produced a lengthy "The PTA is an association where people work together without argu ing.'' ? Prin. Larry Plemmons debate on who could belong to the PTA and who could vote. A woman in the audience, after thanking the principal for his efforts towards form ing a PTA said that according to the national by-laws the organization is open to anyone who wants to join, no matter where they live, "even Asheville ' she said by way of example. That remark was greeted with boos and stamp ing feet from a vocal con tingent in the rear of the hall. There was general discus sion on that issue but the con sensus of the group semed to be that the organization should be made up of com munity people. Plemmons stated that he wanted to see four officers elected before the meeting was over and Joe Jostice im mediately made the motion to elect officers which was followed by a chorus of "seconds". A man in the com munity section of the hall, who earlier had offered his ser vices as parliamentarian and who possessed a copy of PTA formation guidelines, com mented that the election of of ficers was around "the ninth step listed in the guidelines. Earlier he had said the first step was the election of a tem porary chairman, the second was a motion to organize a PTA, and the third was a mo tion to accept the by-laws. That brought forth another call to elect officers. The discussion of voting brought up the question of who would be allowed to vote; all interested people or only stu dent parents and grand parents. One woman thought that any taxpayer should have voting privileges since taxes supported the school. Someone asked Plemmons to define PTA. He said, "the PTA is an association where people work together without arguing A loud burst of ap plause greeted his definition and he reiterated he wanted to see four officers elected and a by-law committee appointed. At this point Plemmons called for a motion to "organize a PTA and the appropriate response was taken from the floor. The motion passed unop posed. A motion was made and seconded that copies of the PTA by-laws be made available to the people and a sufficient amount of time be allowed for their study and at a later date officers elected. Again, there was confusion in the hall with two motions pen ding and no decision yet made on voter eligibility. A woman stood up and made an impas sioned plea to all "to let the spirit guide you" to find "what is good for children." Finally Plemmons called for a vote on voter eligibility and 66 said that student parents and grandparents should be the only ones allow ed to vote while approximate ly 35 maintained that all should have a vote in PTA matters. With that problem behind Plemmons called for nomina tions for officers and when the voting was over Lloyd Ed wards was president, Terry Allen was vice president, Margarite Hammett was secretary and Shirley Ledford was treasurer. Plemmons thanked all who came and announced that the next meeting would be on Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. at the school. Commenting on the confu sion and rumors that had sur rounded the formation of the Spring Creek PTA, someone said, "at least now we have one! ' Photo by N Hancock EVERYBODY LOVES A PARADE, and hundreds of spectators turned out Saturday to take in the annual Mars Hill Christmas parade. See the parade coverage in photos on Page 3. Capitola Dam Redevelopment Proposed By KEN EDWARDS In a joint task, the U.S. Ar my Corps of Engineers and the Tennessee Valley Authori ty are proposing a project to redevelop the hydroelectric generating facilities of the Capitola Dam on the French Broad River. The proposed work has been submitted for a Department of the Army Permit and will con sist of repairing the existing dam and adding about six in ches of concrete to the top and downstream side the entire length -of the structure. In addition, a new toe sec tion five feet wide and from two to five feet deep would be constructed. The project will also involve construction of a "fish lock" on the downstream side of the dam. This will allow move ment of the fish across the dam. Also, a new power house will be constructed which would require the removal of just oyer 2200 cubic yards of rock and other material. The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of the probable impact of the proposed activi ty on the public interest. That decision will reflect the na tional concern for protection and utilization of important resources. The application form states that all factors which may be relevant to the proposal will be considered. These include conservation, economics, aesthetics, general en vironmental concerns, historic values, fish and wildlife values, recreation, energy needs, safety, and others. The preliminary review of the work reveals that an En vironmental Impact State ment will not be required. However, before the final decision is made, an En vironmental Assessment will be prepared. The National Register of Historic Places says that none of the properties are of par ticular historic value. The pro posed activity will not destroy or endanger any known critical habitat of a threatened or endangered species. The application also states that the TV A and State of North Carolia must approve before the proposed work begins. Any person may request in writing before Dec. 12, 1980 that a public hearing be held to consider this work. According to Rick Thomason, Energy Conserva tion Advisor at the French Broad Electric Membership Corporation "it depends on how quickly we get the license," as to how long it will take to get work started on the project. He also said, "It is feasible and will cost less than buying the power from CP&L." At present, the project, if Capitola Dam At Marshall approved, would be ready for operation by mid- April, 1983. Thomason said, "That could be speeded up or dropped back" according to how things go. He stated concerning the ap proximate cost of the project, " right now, it would be a wild guess." French Broad EMC isn't ready yet to give out figures concerning cost. District Court Judge Robert Howard Lacey of Newland was appointed tins week to serve as chief district court judge of the 24th Judicial District, effective Dec. I. Lacey succeeds Judge J. Ray Brasweil, who is retiring. His appointment was an nounced by Chief Justice Joseph Branch of the North Carolina Supreme Court in Raleigh. The 24th Judicial District is composed of Madison, Yancey, Mitchell, Avery and Watauga counties. Lacy, a Republican, was re elected to another four-year term Nov. 4 without opposition by voters in the five oc unties, who also elected Newland at torney Roy A. Lyerly, also a Republican, to fill the R.H. Lacey Appointed Chief Judge Robert Laoey judgeship vacated by Bras well. Lacey had originally been named to the district bench by Gov. Jim Holshouser on March 15, 1975 . Mars Hill Names Nine To Board of Trustees . MARS HILL - Mars Hill College has announced the appointment of nine trustees to its board following the North Carolina Baptist State Convention meeting in Greensboro this week. Eight of the nine trustees have previously served on the college's board, which is composed of 36 North Carolina Baptists appointed to four year terms by the state convention. The board delegates authority to the college president, approves all major policy decisions, adopts official budgets for the school and acts on other major col lege business. The nine trustees appointed to new terms are Dr. W.O. Brazil of Asheville, Roy Brock of Clyde, Harold W. Causby of Shelby, John O. Corbett of Marshall, Troy Day of Kanapolis, Clyde C. Dickson of Charlotte. Dr. Robert Owen of Canton, George Pickering of Black Mountain and W. Glenn Watts of States vilJe. Brazil is an Asheville urologist who serves as director of the American Red ? Cross and chief of staff at St. Joseph s Hospital. Brazil, a member of First Baptist Church, served as director of the Asheville Area Chamber of Com merce ffom 1975 to 1978 and has served two previous terms on the college s board of trustees. Brock is an insurance executive and a member of First Baptist Church of Clyde. He has served as the charter president of the Haywood Rotary Club, president of the Robertson Memorial YMCA and a member of the board of directors for the Southeastern Region YMCA. Brock served on the Mars Hill board of trustees from 1975 to 1979. Corbett is a retired automobile dealer and a deacon in Marshall Baptist Church. He is a member of the Lions Club, the Citizens Committee for Better Schools and president of the French Broad Electric Membership Corpora tion. Corbett has served three prior terms on the school's board of trustees. The new terms will officially begin Jan. 1 Trustees retiring in January arc JoAnne Thomas Alexander, the first woman chairman of the board. Dr W Otis Duck, a Mars Hill physician and former board chairman. Carl Meares of Fair Bluff, the Rev. Jack Noffsinger of Winston-Salem, Robert L. Howe of Marion. Romulus Sparks of Charlotte and Mrs. W.K. Sturdivant | ? When They Take Office When do the candidates elected Nov. 4 take office? At different times, depending on the office and level of government. Members of the N.C. General Assembly take office on election day, according to the state constitution, but tradi tionally they do not assume their responsibilities until the legislature convenes the following January. Democrats elected to the N.C. House (including Lis ton Ramsey and Ernest Messer) will caucus Dec. 2 to nominate House leaders for the next two years. Ramsey is the near unanimous choice for Speaker, one of the most pov erful offices in state government ? Near the top of the order of business will be formal election of leaders in both chambers. Because their numbers have been so small, Republicans have made no effort to influence election of legislative officers in recent years. Bill Hendon, newly elected U.S. representative from the 11th District, will take office Jan. 5. Installation ceremonies have been scheduled for noon at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Lamar Gudger holds the office until then. Locally, Jena Lee Buckner, re-elected register of deeds, and Harold Wallin,. re-elected tax collector, will be sworn in on Monday, Dec. 1. James O. Brown, elected as Madison County Soil and Water Conservation district supervisor, will alio take of fice Dec. 1. Public Hearing Dec. 8 The town of Weaverville will hold a public bearing Dec. tat 7:30 p.m. at the town hall on a proposal to adopt a council manager fonn of government. In a council-manager form cil would hire a towa manager to run the government Weaverville now has a L Madison Native | Found Shot HOT SPRINGS - The body of Herman Ledford, 80, of Barbersville, Ky., was found Saturday in the woods near Gap of the Mountain Cemetery off N.C. 209, the Madison County Sheriff's Department reported. The sheriff's department said it ap peared Ledford died from a self-ini accidental zunshot wound lrft <*??; mm
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