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Great Pumpkin Contest
In past weeks, we havf featured pictures of
tremendous tomatoes, stupendous sweet potatoes
and pukhritudinous potatoes. With the arrival of
October, it is time to honor the humble pumpkin
From now until Halloween, Oct. 31, we will be
looking for the greatest pumpkin in Madison
County. If you think you have the greatest pum
pkin in the county, stop by our offices on Main St.
in Marshall any day Monday through Friday, dur
ing business hours. Bring your pumpkin with you
and we'll measure it up against other great pum
pkins.
The winner of our Great Pumpkin Contest will
receive a free one year subscription to The News
Record. We'll also print the winning pumpkin's
picture and take the lucky winner out to lunch.
The contest closes Friday, Oct. 29 at 5 p.m.
Conservation
Notes
By RUSSELL C. BLEVINS
Most of the woodland in
Madison County is owned by
private individuals. Woodland
accounts for approximately 58
percent of the total land area
in the county. Most woodland
owners do not realize the im
portance of good management
practices until they are ready
to harvest their timber or until
after the harvest has been
completed.
At the time of the harvest,
most of the owner's concerns
are concentrated around the
timber sale and the amount of
money the timber will bring
Not much thought is given to
the long-term effects the
timber harvest will have
years later. Many times,
overharvesting woodland
stands will leave them
understocked and full of
undesirable, poorly formed
trees. Also, available wildlife
and recreational resources
may not be developed to their
potential.
Fall and winter months are
the best times to evaluate your
woodland for diffeent manage
ment schemes such as
woodland management,
wildlife management, and
recreation uses. Even if you
are not considering a timber
sale now, it is still important
to know the condition, current
growth, etc., of your
woodland. Trying to develop a
woodland management plan
in the face of a pending timber
sale is not always the best
time to start talking about
woodland management.
Recently, a Small Woodlot
Committee made up of
representatives from the
various agricultural, wildlife,
and forestry agencies was
formed in Madison County.
This committee is available to
advise the woodland owner in
the areas of timber manage
ment, timber sale contracts,
reforestation, timber stand
improvement, erosion control,
and wildlife management.
Services of these agencies are
available at no charge tot he
landowner.
If you are a private
woodland owner and would
like assistance in any of the
areas listed above, contact
either the Soil Conservation
Service at 649-3313 or the
North Carolina Forest Service
at 649-3821.
'By Jupiter'
Set To Open
Rodgers and Hart's longest
running musical, "By
Jupiter," will open the 1982
drama season for Mars Hill
College on Oct. 23 with perfor
mances scheduled through
Oct. 31.
The play's setting is an an
cient Amazon "queendom"
where a magic belt allows the
women to dominate the men.
Hercules, with a band of
Greek soldiers, appears on the
scene and as part of his 12
labors, must regain the magic
belt to restore the men to
power. The resulting mixture
of music, romance and com
edy combined to take the
original show through 427 per
formances on Broadway.
In addition to being the
longest running of the Rodgers
and Hart colaborations, it was
also the last. Lorenz Hart died
on Nov. 22, 1943, just a few
months after "By Jupiter"
had completed its Broadway
run. Rodgers and Hart had
worked together for 25 years,
producing 26 Broadway
musicals, three London
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musicals, and nine films.
Richard Rodgers formed a
new partnership with a fellow
student from their Columbia
University days, Oscar Ham
merstein, II, with whom he
worked until Hammerstein's
death in 1960.
This musical spoof about the
external battle of the sexes is
designed and directed at Mars
Hill by Dr. Virgil R. Gray, pro
fessor of theatre arts. Dorothy
Roberts, associate professor
of music, directs the musical
side.
The play will be produced
from Oct. 23 through the 31st
at 8 p.m. in Owen Theatre, ex
cept for matinees Sunday,
Oct. 24 and 31, at 2:30 p.m.
There will be no show on Oct.
25.
Ticket prices are $3 for
adults, while students and
senior citizens will be admit
ted for $2. Seat reservations
are advised and may be made
by calling the Owen Theatre
Box Office beginning Monday,
Oct. 18 from 1 to 5 p.m. daily at
689-1239
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