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The News fi MADISON COUNTY LIBRARY GENERAL DELIVERY MARSHALL NC 28753 > SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MADISON COUNTY SINCE 1901 82nd Year NO. 15 PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE COUNTY SEAT AT MARSHALL, N C. * WEDNESDAY, April 13, 1983 15* Per Copy "Special Bridal and Formal Fashion Supplement MEMBERS OF THE MADISON COUNTY Board of Education were sworn in for a new term in ceremonies held Wednesday in the Madison County Courthouse. From left, Gerald Young, Ed Gen try, Robert Ponder, Dedrick Cody and Floyd Wallin take the oath of office. Clerk of Courts, Jim Cody, right, administered the oath. School Board Approves '83-84 Budget Proposal By ROBERT KOENIG The Madison County Board of Educa tion gave its approval to a proposed operating budget for the 1983-84 school year and the regular monthly meeting held April 6. The proposed budget calls for county expenditures totaling $950,526. The total operating budget, in cluding capital expenditures, and an ticipated state and federal funding is $5,478,720. The proposed budget will be submit ted to the county commissioners at their next meeting, scheduled for May 6. Prior to Wednesday's meeting, the members of the board were sworn in for another four-year term by Madison County Clerk of Courts, Jim Cody. Board chairman Robert Z. Ponder took the oath of office to begin his fourth term. Dedrick Cody began his third term while members Ed Gentry, Gerald Young and Floyd Wallin were sworn to a second term in office. All five members won re-election in last November's general election. Board member Floyd Wallin nominated Ponder for another term sis board chairman and the board unanimously approved Ponder's elec tion. In addition to approving the proposed budget, the board discusses plans for the upcoming school year. The board approved August 5, 1983 as the first day of the school year. School superinten dent Robert Edwards had polled the county teachers on their choice for a starting date. Edwards reported that the teachers voted by a margin of 125 to 25 for the August 5 date over an August 8 ' (Continued on Page 9) Asheville Firm Accused In Rigging Of U.S. 25-70 Bid By ROBERT KOENIG An Ashe vi He construction firm, Asheville Contracting Company, wsa removed from the Department of Transpor tation list of qualified bidders at a meeting of the State Board of Transportation in Raleigh Thursday. The board decided to remove the com pany after hearing in ex ecutive session an affidavit written by Ted Phillips of Knoxville, Tenn. Phillips, of the construction firm of Phillips and Jordan, accused the Asheville com pany of conspiring to rig bid ding on the U.S. 25-70 project in Buncombe and Madison counties. Phillips was found guilty in federal court in July, 1W1 and was sentenced to 60 days in prison and fined $250,000. No further action has been taken against the firm at this time. The transportation board's action prevents the company from bidding - on future highway projects. Con tacted in Raleigh by telephone Monday, Gene Smith, a senior deputy with the Attorney General's highway section, said that no further action was being planned at this time by his office. Smith said the affidavit, written by Phillips, charges that Baxter Taylor, president of Asheville Contracting, sub mitted a complimentary bid on part of the U.S. 25-70 pro ject. A complimentary bid, Smith said, is one that is not competitive. Smith said the transporta tion board also voted to remove Baxter Taylor from the list of qualified bidders. Taylor was unavailable for comment on Monday. Jack Blevins of Asheville Contrac ting also had no comment ex cept to say, "All that I know is what I read in the papers." The transportation board also gave final approval to a number of road paving con tracts for Western North Carolina counties. The board approved a contract with the Asheville Division of APAC Carolina for the paving of two sections of primary road and 10 sections of secondary roads in Madison, Mitchell and Yancey counties. The com pany submitted a low bid of $605,848 for the project. The contract contains calls for paving three secondary roads in Madison County. The Asheville firm will repave a 1.8 miles section of Secondary Road (S.R.) 1175 north of Spr- i ing Creek, a .45 mile section of i S R. 1590 from S.R. 1589 near < Marshall and 1.05 miles of < S.R. 1355 in Mars Hill. I The project also calls for the | repaving of two sections of N.C. Hwy. 80 in Yancey Coun ty and seven sections of secon- f dary roads in Mitchell County. The APAC-Carolina Co. was also awarded four other pro jects in Buncombe, Hender son, Haywood, Jackson and Macon counties. Including the Madison County project, the firm was awarded contracts totalling >1,768,816. Gov. Jim Hunt has pro claimed April 17-23 and Sept. 19-24 as Clean-Up Litter Weeks in North Carolina for 1983. During these two designated iveeks. the North Carolina Department of Transportation INCDOT) will implement a concentrated effort with the public to clean up litter along highways across the state. Hunt noted that the state spends approximately $2.2 million annually for litter con trol. The litter campaign is a partnership between state and local government and is a good way to involve people to accomplish a goal in a statewide effort. During the April clean-up campaign, at least three transportation crews will be assigned to each of North Carolina's 100 counties and pick up litter on the days of April 18-22. Marshall Aldermen Endorse Water Saving Project The Marshall Board of Aldermen gave tentative ap proval Tuesday night to a water conservation program suggested by the Madison County Health Department. Mike Bradley of the health department asked the aMsrmen to support a pro Km to conserve water in dison County through a campaign aimed at increasing public awareness and the in stallation or water-saving devices in homes. Under the program, the towns of Marshall, Hot Spr ings and Mars Hill and the Board of County Commis sioners would each invest $800 for the purchase of kits con taining the water-saving devices. The kits would be sold to the public throughout the county. The three devices Bradley showed the aldermen were an aerator for kitchen faucets, a low-flow shower head and a volume-reducing toilet dam. Bradley said the devices can be easily installed. Each saves water through restricting the flow in faucets, showers and toilets. Bradley calculated that the installation of the low-flow shower head alone could save consumers as much as $7 a month through reduced hot water coats. The plan calls for purchas ing 200 ?f the kits with funds advanced by the three county towns and county commis sioners Revenues from the c sale of the kits will reimburse t the towns and county govern- { ments [ The Marshall aldermen 1 voted to approve funding, sub- s ject to the approval of the town boards in Hot Springs and Mars Hill and the county commissioners. The aldermen also met with Becky Williams to discuss plans for the town's applica tion for a Community Block Development Grant. Details i Bill Would Reduce Pot Penalties ?P^Hhln AM?nbiy which would reduce criminal ties for s > posses sion o# marijuana. Winner was expected to introduce the legislation during the Monday bill tat . r ? A ? possess and still be charged with a misdemeanor. Current Ty, possession of op to one ounce of the drug is punishable by a *100 dm. 1 Possesion of more than one ' ounce is a felony punishable 1 by up to five fears in jail A formei pi.lge la kx-'h the Superior and District Court*, j ? 4ate Senate. He was recaftOy appointed to the North i Carolina Court Commission by Gov. Jim HuoL I Under terms of the bill Win i ner had p >posed f*.ss?>ssioT i rf up to eifht ounces would be JUrt! which are felonies. Winner told reporter! he in- < tnduced the bill at the reqpeat of the ?Ute district attorn./. , association He said 'The < DAafeelthatitiagtfaiMhnt , rf "marijuana be Jailed but tar anyl , over that amount, ev? you can |et Ave 3 ounces yo hprfcon: if suggested improvements hat will be sought through the [rant will be discussed at a wblic meeting scheduled for Monday at 4 p.m. in the Mar ihall Town Hall. Mars Hill College , A-B Tech Reach Joint Agreement Mars Hill College and Asheville Buncombe Technical College signed an agreement April 8 which will expand academic oppor tunities for students of both schools. The new agreement will allow graduates of A-B Tech to transfer to Mars Hill as juniors and complete a bachelor's degree there by taking general education courses along with several up per level classes related to their major at A-B Tech. For Mars Hill students, it will mean an expansion of their academic major possibilities by at least 14 courses. Prior to the new agreement, a student who wanted a major in Hotel and Restaurant Management, for example, would complete the program at A-B Tech in approximately two years. Then, if he wanted a bachelor's degree, he would have to transfer to a college out of the area which offered sych a degree or start over at a senior college such as Mars Hill and earn a business degree. The new agreement bet ween Mars Hill and A-B Tech allows such a student to keep his major from A-B Tech and complete approximately two years of general studies re Photo by Gary Fields Courtesy AiImvIIM Cltiwn Timet MARS HILL COLLEGE President Fred Bentley and A-B Tech President Harvey Haynes confer on new agreement. quired of all students in a bachelor's program. This results in a significant savings in time and expense. The new agreement is cur rently limited to 14 majors: Secretarial Science, Criminal (Continued on Page 1) MHC Fund Drive Begins Man Hill College will begin i (300,000 campaign among he residents of Madison Coun :y Monday entitled "Madison \ssurance Campaign." The :ampaign' will seek inrestricted gifts which the allege may use where most needed or to the Golden M Club if the donor so desires. Hie month-long campaign will effort the ana president Dr. FYed Bentley. 1 "Mart Hill College has made major contributions to Madison County for 117 years," he continued. "Many of our county leaders in politics, business and in dustry, education and religion have been educated at Mars Hill. As part ef our commit ment to tfce county 's youth, we began a program in 1V7S so that any Madison County -Jk ifc ?;??%? . '.?WwJb S effort. All of the five divisions have a chairman and several area coordinators who have volunteered their time and ef fort* to insure the campaign's TIM Business and Industry division will be co-chair?d by ErnestTeague, retired businessman, and Charles TOUey.marv. n? Krmdi Broad Electric Cooperative and Mattee Mashbum of Mar shall. The ana coordinators include county commissioner Virginia Anderson of Hot Spr ings, retired I Maere of Spring ( reek, Sheriff E Y Ponder, Florence Ramsey of French Broad and ia
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