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A Q:i THE NEWS 1 1 SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MADISON COUNTY SINCE 1901 U 1 Vol. 84 No. 22 PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE COUNTY SEAT AT MARSHAL MA I~1 In.. . 25c Thieves Enter Town Hall THEIVES BROKE INTO THE MARSHALL TOWN HALL last and made off with an un disclosed amount of cash. Mayor Betty Wild said entry was taade through the side door of the building. No damages were reported. The break-in is being in vestigated by the Madison County Sheriff and Marshall Police Department. Report: County Farmers Must Adapt In Future By C. B. SQUIRE Madison County farmers have a "clear" need to gradually, decrease their dependence on tobacco, in the view of the Ad Hoc- Planning Committee's task force on agriculture and forestry. The recommendations will be considered by the County Planning Board on June 13. If the board approves, the task force's recommendations will then go to the County Board of Commissioners. "As long as producing tobacco remains a low-risk venture," the task force said, "farmers will not be inclined to change to alternative crops. However, the long-term im portance of developing alter native enterprises to gradual ly decrease dependence on tobacco and supplement non farm income is clear and should be pursued by those in terested in keeping agriculture a strong con tributor to Madison County's economy and rural lifestyle." (Task force reports on education, the economy and the quality of life were reported in The News Record 1 issue of May 23.) Recommended alternatives I suggested by the task force on 1 agriculture include a short term list with items a farmer "could pursue quickly" and from which he could "expect i income within one year," and i a long-term list with Income i farther down the road. A i balance in the two lists is sug- i gested. j Tomatoes, berries and vegetables top the short-term list, but the task force warns that tomato production is "highly speculative and re quires maintaining high stan dards of quality and efficien cy." The task force noted that some 113 Madisen County farmers grew tomatoes for the market last year, with more than $l-million in income. Greatest potential, however, is in production of the various bramble berries. Greenhouse crops, trout and small-scale livestock using marginal land are also sug gested. As to long-term enterprises, the task force recommends native ornamental shrubs, in cluding hemlock, rhododen dron, laurel, dogwood and flame azaleas, and non-native types including holly, juniper, yews and azaleas: "While the market for Christmas trees is. currently good," the task force said, "this committee is hesitant to recommend such additional production because of possible surpluses by the end of the decade." Other long-term possibilities mentioned in clude grapes, ginseng and black walnuts, the task force ?dded. A farmer's decision to change what he grows "is a difficult one," the task force Mid, adding a farmer "can not be convinced to change ?imply because it is a good idea in the long run-he must have a reasonable chance to make money." As to forestland, the task force came up with a number .of ways to improve various 'sectors of the county's economy. "The key to pro moting any of these oppor tunities is improved manage ment of privately owned forestland," the task force said. Because chances are not great for increasing high quality lumber production in the area, the task force said, "greater economic benefits may be received from pro moting other values of forestland including recrea tion, tourism, hunting and fishing. "Thus," added the task force, "Madison County's public and private, forests need to be viewed as a multifaceted asset with broad economic implications." Specifically, the task farce urged owners of forestland to make more use of manage ment plans prepared by state agencies and to "require log gers to practice better management while on their property so that other possible uses of the land will not be adversely affected." In other recommendations, the task force suggested that: --A permanenent forect management organization be set up for the county. -A central dispatch unit be set up for local volunteer fire, departments "as a means to improve protection of local (Continued on Page II) Illinois Man Drowns In French Broad River '? ther catae and hit fhilke it aw was satill following in the boat, but unabto to roach him Becai* the body swap! i he rot water. Madison County ?nodical examiner Or A.J. Jones was called to the scene and pronouaeod the eider Oar the dead, the victim of an ? 'iing. <V Garthe was a native of Newark N.J. ind h degrees from Rutgers Univer ?ity, the University of Min I ? * OUN ? , "WW *! COUNTY LIBRARY Madison Awards 173 Diplomas By ROBERT KOENIG An estimated crowd of 4,000 proud parents, family members and friends jammed into O.E. Roberts Stadium Friday night to watch the 173 members of the Madison County High School Class of 1984 receive their diplomas. The Madison High School band, directed by Harry Overby, opened the graduation exercises with the playing of the national anthem. Cheryl Denise Reeves, a member of the graduating class, then delivered the invocation. Senior class president Richard Lambert followed Miss Reeves and delivered the welcoming address. Following the welcome address, the Madison High School Chorus provided several choral selections. Student Government president Norman Grose then spoke on his reflections on four years at Madison High School. After Grose's look back, Tena Rice delivered an address call ed 'Where Do We Go From Here?': Lana Lunsford, another member of the graduating class, then performed a solo rendi tion of 'The Dream'. Following the musical performance, Madison High School principal David Wyatt announced the winners of various scholarships and depart mental awards. (Continued on Page 14) MADISON HIGH SCHOOL PRIN CIPAL DAVID WYATT, left, presented diploma to Stewart Coates during graduation exer Photo bv Bob Koenifl cises held Friday night at O.E. Roberts Stadium. MORE PIC TURES ON PAGE 14. A True Fish Story: Aquaculture Loves Madison County By ELIZABETH SQUIRE The "raceways" on David Henderson's Little Creek trout farm may contain one wave of the future in Madison County. In each of his long narrow basins that spill one into the next, he can raise 3000 pounds of protein at a time, that should add up to about 75,000 pounds a year. His trout basins are on less than an acre and a half of land. He could sell much more than he can raise now, Henderson says. The demand for trout is far greater than the supply. That may be because trout require very special conditions including cool climate and plenty of protected cold running water. Conditions are just right in parts of Madison County, says Russell B levins, District Conser vationist with the U.S. Soil and Conservation Service. That service was one of the Sources of expert help that David saught out for his pro ject. He also worked at two jobs, delivering mail and clerking in a store. In his "free" time he took courses in construction at Heywood Tech. and then built his own trout basins. By making the most of his resources in these ways he was able to save and borrow enough money for his original outlay almost from scratch. David is by no means the only person in Madison County who has gone into the fish business since the first commercial "aquaculture" here abort seven years ago. The biggest trout farm belongs to Jim Anders from South Carolina and is in Shelton Laurel. Four saalUr iWiaaHrlil trallfrrma Che DAVID HENDERSON IN SPECTS POND ON HIS SPRING CREEK TROUT FARM. . length of time. The right amount of water has to be flowing through the system at all times to revitalize the oxygen in the water, release the ammonia, and keep the water cold. Henderson's system counts on 1,100 gallons of water a minute. Each system has to be design ed to fit the ten- year low water mark, and the lay of the land. But a well-designed system is Insurance
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