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THE News RECOfD SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MADISON COUIS "" 81st Year No. 5 PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE COUNTY SEAT AT MARSHALL, N.C. THURSDAY, February 4, 1982 15c Per Copy Here's Who Is Running Locally Here is a complete list of candidates who have filed with the Madison County Board of Elections. Primary elections for the Democratic and Republican parties will be held May 4. General elections will be held Nov. 2. ? Denotes incumbents. MADISON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (Three Seats) Ervin Adams (D)* James T. Ledford (D)* Virginia Anderson (D)* Tom Merrill (D) Jackie Ball (D) Robert Phillips (R) Ralph Brackens (D) Gregory A. (Gary) Sprinkle (R) Robert G. (Bobby) Capps (D) Reese Steen (D) Howard Chandler (D) Thomas S. West (R) William Chandler (D) Lester C. Wilde (R) BOARD OF EDUCATION (Five Seats) Michael Allen (D) Dist. II Fred Thomas Payne (R) Dist. II Dedrick Cody (D)* Dist. I Harry D. Payne (R) Dist. II Edward Gentry (D)* Dist. II R.Z. (Bobby) Ponder (D)* Dist. II Dewey Griffey Jr. (R) Dist. II Floyd Wallin (D)* Dist. II Don Hall (R) Dist. I Gerald Young (D)* Dist. I Ed Krause (R) Dist. I MADISON COUNTY SHERIFF William R. (Bill) Lisenbee (R) Lue Allon Silver (R) E.Y. Ponder (D)* CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT James W. Cody (D)* C.N. Willis (R) Loyd F. Fowler (D) MADISON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR Frank Massey (R) Harold Wallin (D)* Marshall Police Force Reduced By NICHOLAS HANCOCK Editor Marshall aldermen have reduced the town's police force by more than half, and have struck an agreement with the Madison County Sheriff's Department, in a move that will save the town some $25,000 annually, according to Mayor Lawrence Ponder. The action came in a special call ed meeting of the aldermen Jan. 29 when the town board approved and adopted a resolution which outlines the new police protection system for the town. Under the new system, the town will provide two police officers for nighttime duty and the sheriff's department will provide police pro tection in the municipal corporate limits during daylight hours and up to 9 p.m. Specifically, the town will provide one officer ftom 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sun days through Thursdays and two of ficers from 9 a.m. to 5 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Both town police officers will be available for emergency calls on the Marshall Bypass during those hours and will be specifically deputized by the sheriff's department for that pur The aldermen say they adopted the new system because providing 24-hour police protection had become a financial burden to the town and the cost ? some $49,000 an nually ? was "disproportionate to the police protection afforded" under the only system. ^At Monday night's board of aldermen meeting, Ponder said the town would see "nearly $25,000 sav ed in expenses." The sheriff's department will receive no money from the town for providing police protection, he said. Three full-time officers and one part-time officer were fired Sunday as a result of the new police force ar rangements. Bill Lisenbee, Warren Edwards and Craig Edwards work ed full-time, and Freddie Payne worked part-time on the force. Officer Carlie Gunter is currently the town's only policeman, but Ponder said a second officer will be hired soon to complete the two-man force. The town's two police cars will be maintained by the town, Ponder said. With the town's two office's work Hensley Withdraws Candidacy John A. Hensley of Marshall has withdrawn as a Democratic candidate for Madison County Sheriff in the May primary. By taking his hat out of the ring Hensley leaves incum bent Sheriff E.Y. Ponder without a contender in the Democratic primary and assures him of the parties nomination for the November election. Democrat Roger D. Haynie withdrew his name from the sheriffs race Jan. 25 saying he decided not to run after Ponder announced his can didacy for re-election. In .a note to The News Record, Hensley said, "I would like to take this oppor tunity to thank my many friends for their interest and for the all-out support shown to me." "My greatest desire and the goal that we must achieve is to have unity and harmony within our party," he said. Woman Assaulted A Marshall woman was assaulted e*r7$r Surxfty in tKe parking lot of the Steak & Egg Kitchen restaurant on Mer rimon Avenue, according to Asheville Police Department reports. Effie Irene Pack of Mar shall said when she left the restaurant at 2:15 a.m. Sun day she was attacked in the parking lot by four white females, according to the report. She was treated at Memorial Mission Hospital for multiple abrasions and contu sions and released, reports said. An investigation was conti nuing Sunday, according to the police. FBEMC Rates Increase Members of French Broad EMC will pay higher electric rates beginning with their February bills. The rate in crease showing up on the bill can vary from 4 percent to 15 percent, depending or. what kind of customer you are and future fuel charges. Carolina Power & Light Co. had originally asked for a wholesale rate increase of 17.2 percent for Aug. 12, 1M1. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a five month delay for that increase to Jan. 12, 1962. In that time, electric cooperatives across the state have worked with FERC and CPftL to lower the increase to 12.2 percent, ac cording to Charles Tolley, manager of FBEMC Tolley said the percent in crease to FBEMC members Photo by N Hancock Dr. Bobby Jean Rice (center) Chairs N.C. 2000 Steering Committee N.C. 2000 Kickoff Meeting Set The N.C. 2000 Project Kickoff Meeting for Madison County will be held Saturday, Feb. 20 at Madison High School, according to Dr. Bob by Jean Rice, chairman of the county N.C. 2000 Steering Committee. JMartf f?e . th? lyclwff meeting were outlined Mon day at a planning session held by the Steering Committee at the courthouse in Marshall. Dr. Rice said a dinner meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in the school cafeteria for in vited county leaders and a general business session for the public will begin at 7 p.m. The public will be asked to join one of four sub-groups at the meeting ? Economy, Peo ple, Natural Resources, or Community ? to discuss issues and problems facing the county and the state in the next 19 years. The groups will anticipate future concerns and problems in each of the four areas and develop recommen dations for dealing with the problems. The discussions will help prepare county residents to answer questions on a statewide NC 2000 question naire which will be mailed out in March, asking residents what they expect to happen in the county and the state by the year 2000 and giving them the opportunity to express their concerns for the future. The N.C. 2000 Project was established under the gover nor's Commission on the Future of North Carolina and was designed to enable citizens in all the state's 100 counties to make informed decisions concerning the future of the counties and the state. A state conference of Steer ing Committee delegates will be held in Raleigh in September. The conference will draft recommendations based on citizen priorities and present a report to Gov. Jim Hunt in December. Dr. Rice said the local Steer ing Committee will meet again March 1 at 3 p.m. in the courthouse to discuss the next steps in carrying out the N.C. 2000 Project. She indicated her hope for a large turnout for the general business session of the Feb. 20 kickoff meeting and said, "I'm really pleased with the enthusiasm of the Steering Committee, local businesses and everyone that's par ticipating" Aldermen Adopt Get-tough Policy On Past Due Bills By NICHOLAS HANCOCK Editor In an effort to overcome an $8,000 loss per month in uncollected water and sewer bills, the Marshall Board of Aldermen have adopted a get-tough policy ? and a town ordinance to back it up ? with municipal water customers. The aldermen and Mayor Lawrence Ponder met at a special called meeting Jan. 29 to adopt the ordinance and begin a collection campaign centered on the 44 percent of the town's 450 water users who are behind in payment of their Mils. "For the first time, we have a vehicle (collection procedure) that will work," Ponder said at the Monday night's board meeting. The town recently contracted with Wastewater Services Inc. of Asheville to manage the town's water and sewer system, and Ponder says he's highly op timistic that the company will be able to straighten out the myraid problems that have plagued the town's water system for years. To back up Wastewater Services' ef fort a and to generate much needed revenue, the aldermen adopted an or dinance which requires delinquent ac count customers to pay 10 percent of any past due amounts along with each current monthly billing. Failure to comply with the ordinance will result in the customer's water and sewer service being "suspended without further notice." The town sent letters to all water customers Dec. 31, 1961 explaining the new collection policy. The ordinance says any customer re quiring a disconnection or reconnection because of failure to pay a bill will be charged an additional $10. And, "recon nection will not be made until the bill is paid in full." The town has authorized Wastewater Services to disconnect the water supply to unpaying customers after the town has given a list of delinquent accounts to the company. The policy and procedure seems to be working, according to Alderman John Dodson. "Some of the bigger delinquent accounts have been paying since we sent the letters out," he said. In other business at the regular February meeting, the aldermen* ap proved entering into a contract with Ralph Russell of AsheviUe who will pro vide computerized bookkeeping and auditing for the town. Use of the com puter system will provide an $8,230 sav ings to the town per year, Ponder said. The system will allow the town to reduce its clerical staff to one person and will write checks to pay bills, write payroll checks, maintain individual payroll records for town employees, prepare quarterly payroll tax reports, prepare payroll tax deposits, prepare year-end payroll report, maintain a general ledger, prepare monthly com parative reports showing actual variance, financial position and cash flow statements, and monthly certifica tion letters. In addition, Russell said in hit pro posal to the board that he would review all office procedures and make recom mendations for eliminating un necessary work and tar simplifying work wherever possible. Swell's fee for the service is 9500 per month The town curently pays some $14,230 in payroll, other related coats and annual audit fee tar die same amowitofwork I ' i .V i is& 4H Grant Appointed , 'f5?V'v ''*? Western North Carolina recommended J. Marie Grant, editor of the Biblical aa a member of the National Oommto Drunk Driving recommended UA Traneportatk ? rPublic Meetings. The Madison County Board of Educa tion will meet Wednesday. Feb. 3 at 10:30 a.m. in the courthouse in Marshall. |g The Madison County Board of Commis sioners will meet Friday, Feb. 5 at 7:30 p m. in the courtroom of the county The Madison County wi U meet Wednesday. in the i The | 20001
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