SERVING THE PEOPLE OF
1901
Vol. 84 No. 40
MAD I SON
COUNTY LIBRARY
GENERAL DELIVERY
MARSHALL NC 28753
WEDNESDAY, Octobfc. 3, 1964
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Community
Calendar
Sleepy Valley To Celebrate
The Sleepy Valley Community Development Club will
celebrate its 30th anniversary with an open house on Sun
day, Oct. 7 from 2:30 until 5 p.m. Honored guests will in
clude Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wise, Mr. and Mrs. Mac McGough,
Patricia Brinkley and others.
Young Republicans Meet
The Madison County Young Republicans Club will hold an
organizational meeting on Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Mars
Hill Town Hall.
John Stewart of Ashevilie, a candidate for the State
Senate, is expected to address the meeting. All interested
persons are invited to attend.
Band Members Selling Books
The Madison High School band and choral department
are sponsoring a family book program to raise money for in
structional materials, a spring band trip and summer band
camp for students.
Catalogs of best-selling books are available for order
from band and chorus members.
Rummage Sale Planned
The Greater Ivy Community Developemnt Club will spon
sor a rummage sale on Oct. 6 from 9 a.m. until 4p.m. at the
Greater Ivy Community Center. A large selection of
clothing will be available at low prices. Proceeds from the
sale will benefit the club's beautification projects.
Turkey Shoot In Laurel
The Laurel Hunting Club will sponsor a turkey shoot on
Oct. 7 at 1 p.m. at the Hickey's Fork Trout Farm
American Legion To Meet
The American Legion Post No. 317 will hold its monthly
meeting on Oct. 4 at 6:30 p.m. Supper will be furnished by
the Ladies Auxiliary.
Judge Thornburg To Visit
Judge Lacy Thornburg, the Democratic candidate for
N.C. Attorney General, will visit Madison H.S. on Oct. 4
from 3: 15 p.m. until 4: IS p.m. The public is invited to attend
and meet the candidate.
GOP Committee To Meet
The Madison County Republican Executive Committee
will meet on Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Republican campaign
headquarters on Main Street in Marshall. All interested per
sons are invited to attend.
Baptist Youth Day Set
Mars Hill College's Alpha Phi Omega fraternity will spon
sor Operation Child Find on Oct. 13 during Baptist Youth
Day ceremonies at Meares Stadium. Children will be finger
printed during the Mars Hill-Carson-Newman football
game.
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Marshall To Crack Down
On Deliquent Taxpayers
By ROBERT KOENIG
Marshall Mayor Betty Wild promised
a crackdown on delinquent taxpayers
at Monday's meeting of the town
aldermen. Wild asked for, and receiv
ed, a motion authorizing town
secretary Linda Dodson to collect
back property taxes.
Mrs. Dodson pointed out that the
town currently has some $32,062 due
in delinquent taxes dating back to
1972.
"bet me assure you that we are
definitely going to collect these taxes.
Owing the town is just like owing the
IRS, we can come in and collect. Let
this be a warning. I don't think it's
fair for those who pay taxes to have to
subsidize those who don't. There's go
ing to be no more warnings. We're go
ing after them."
Wild said that both town
secretaries recently attended
workshops dealing with the collection
of delinquent taxes.
The mayor also said that Marshall
residents will receive their 1985 tax
bills about the end of the week.
Marshall
Pays
Sexton
Following Monday night's meeting
of the Marshall Board of Alderman,
Mayor Betty Wild announced that the
town has reached a settlement with
former town employee Charlie Sex
ton over wages he claimed were due
him for services rendered as a
member of the town's Water and
Sewer Dept.
Upon the advice of town attorney
Charles Mashburn, Marshall paid
Sexton for 220 hours of service at a
rate of $6 per hour. Records indicate
Sexton was paid $1,320 on Sept. 25, the
day following last week's meeting of
the town board.
In exchange for the payment, Sex
ton signed a release freeing the town
of any and all liability resulting from
Sexton's employment prior to Aug.
25.
Mayor Wild said that a letter to
Sexton's attorney has been sent infor
ming him of the settlement.
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County
Jobless
Increases
Unemployment in Madison County
increased for the third consecutive
month in August, according to figures
released last week by the North
Carolina Employment Security Com
mission (ESC.)
The August unemployment rate
stood at IBS percent. Joblessness in
creased eight-tenths of one percent
during the month.
Madtaoa's double-digit joblessness
ran opposite the trend throughout
North Carolina as S3 counties posted
rates below 10 percent. The 10.8 per
cent was the third highest among
WNC counties and seventh highest
all reported
the month. Buncombe County
half a par
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After announcing the crackdown on
delinquent taxpayers, Wild also said
the town would again begin cutting
off service to delinquent water and
sewer customers.
The meeting opened with a report
on the town's finances delivered by
Cecilia Ward. Mrs. Ward reviewed
both the General Fund and Water and
Sewer accounts.
The report, which included town ex
penditures through Sept. 30, stated
that Marshall's general fund has had
expenditures totalling $64,350 at the
end of the three-month period which
began on July 1.
In that same period, the town's in
come from all sources except water
and sewer fees was reported to be
$27,523. Most of the cash shortfall,
Ward explained, as due to the town's
tax statements being mailed late.
The town's conversion to the com
puterized billing service operated by
the Wards has accounted for the
delay in posting the tax notices.
The September expenditures show
ed that the town's expense for gas for
the town's police vehicles has declin
ed dramatically, from over $1,000 per
month to $267.80 in Sept.
Police chief Joe Griffey explained
that he has reduced the amount of
miles being driven by ordering the
town's patrol cars to remain within
the town limits. Marshall officers had
been driving the vehicles home after
duty before Griffey assumed his posi
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Madison
Volunteers
Honored
Outstanding individuals and
volunteeer organizations from
throughout Western North Carolina
were honored at the Governor's
Statewide Volunteer Awards
ceremony in Asheville on Sept. 13.
Mrs. Carolyn L. Hunt, wife of Gov.
James B. Hunt, Jr., presented the
awards during ceremonies at the
First Baptist Church. Hunt was
unable to attend the ceremony
because of Hurricane Diana.
Mrs. Hunt presented the volunteer
awards to the Spring Creek Volunteer
Fire Department, the Jesuit
Residence and Retreat Center of Hot
Springs and Mars Hill College for
their volunteer activities. Awards
were also presented to Lucille
English, named the county's in
dividiuai human service volunteer;
Emma Kate Davis, the individiUBl
community volunteer leader; Or.
Evelyn Underwood, the county's ad
ministrator of volunteers; Randy
Riddle, named the county's outstan
ding youth volunteer, Francis E.
Smith, the outstanding senior citizen
volunteer, school volunteer Pansy
Norton; Irene Carroll, the disable
person volunteer and Claude Davis,
Man Hill Cottage president Frad
Bentley accepted the award
presented to the cottage Ethel ki
Kirkpatrick accopted tifc award
MADISON COUNTY VOLUNTEERS honored at recent recep
tion included, front from left to right, Lucille English, Emma
Kate Davis, Evelyn Underwood and Randy Riddle. Middle
row, 1. to r.: Francis E. Smith, Irene Carroll and Ethel
Kirkpatrick. In back are Mrs. Hunt, Father Frank Reese and
Fred B. Bentley. Not shown are award winners Pansy Norton
and Claude Davis.
Commissioners
Approve Contract
The Madison County commis
sioners met in a brief session Monday
night at the county courthouse. The
monthly meeting drew scant public
attention, with only a single spectator
in the courtroom audience.
The commissioners apprived hiring
Thelma Ray Lightfoot for a clerical
position with the Madison County
Dept. of Social Services and Yvonne
Briggs and Paula Rice wen hired for
?0-day positions as eligibility
specialists for the energy assistance
program operated by DSS.
Anita Davie, director of DSS. an
nounced that the agency will tMgin
accepting applications for fr^vng
assistance on Oct. IS. She sairfsofoe
1 ,04ft applications were processed laat
year, with 882 households approved
project except tbe expense of
publishing a book detailing tbe inven
tory.
Emergency Medical Services
director Mildred West reported to tbe
commissioners that the county is fall
ing behind in receiving payments
from Medicare because Madison
Manor Nursing Center is slow incom
pleting tbe forms necessary to
receive payments.
West also said that Medicare is de
nying claims for ambulance service
in cases where patients are being
taken to Memorial Mission Hospital
for out-patient treatments.