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Mil- mtt^L A out . \ iMerrg (EJjratmaa ??PFT-PR I | ????? l)( 5ccmber 1 a Patriots, Vikings Split Story, Pictures On Page 6 I omm a lent _ . ? s Boy Scout Troop Forming A Boy Scout troop for boys ages 11 through 18 is being organized in the Marshall area. The troop is being sponsored by members of the Marshall Volunteer Fire Dept. Boys in terested in joining should come to the Marshall firehouse on Jan. 7 at 7 p.m. accompanied by a parent. For more information, contact Dennis Rector at 649-3251 after 5 p.m. Decoration Judging Set The Walnut Creek Community Club will hold their Christmas decorating contest judging on Dec. 23 from 6 until 9 p.m. Christmas Gathering In Walnut ' The Marshall and Walnut Boosters Clubs and various chur ches will hold an old-fashioned Christmas gathering on Dec. 23 at 6 p.m. at the Walnut Elementary School. Donations of toys, canned goods and clothing will be appreciated. School Board Approves Repairs, Book Purchases* The Madison County Board of Education approved two roofing con tracts for school buildings and authorized the purchase of $23,355 in new library books during/ their meeting last week in Marshall The board authorized the new book purchases, which will be distributed throughout the county's eight schools on the basis of student enrollment Each school will receive $1,000. plus $5 for each student Madison H.S. will recieve $5,350. the largest amount of the allocation. The other schools will receive funding ranging from $4,930 for Mars Hill Elementary to $1,480 for Spring Creek. The board also awarded two roof ing contracts to the W.H. Arthur Co for work on Marshall Elementary and laurel Schools. The company submitted the lowest bid. $31,250. for removing and replacing the roof on the Marshall Elementary School. It also submitted the only bid received for replacing the roof on the cafeteria at Laurel School. The Laurel project will cost $25,560 W.H. Arthur has made repairs to county scnoflls in Mot Springs and Mars Hill in the past year The slate roof on -the Marshal! sUjonl v is originally installed whcntKe building"* was constructed in. 1 9^7 Wbrk on the " Marshall school is not expected to begin until the summer recess In other business, the board re jected three requests for releases from Madison County students wishing to take the general education diploma ?G.E.D.) tests. Board policy is to reject all such requests until six . months after the students' class has graduated. In personnel matters, the board ap proved leaves of absence for Judy Payne, a. Marshall Primary School teacher, and Doris Dickerson. a teacher at Mars Hill School The board accepted the resignation ?of maintenence worker Dayid Tread way and named Danny Frisbee to take his position at Walnut School The board agreed to continue holding their monthly meetings on the first Wednesday morning of each month in 1986 and approved the Asheville accounting firm of Gregg and Lusher to conduct the annual audit of school funds. ? V; . ' The NEWS RECORD SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MADISON COUNTY SINCE 1901 Vol. 85 No. 51 Thursday, December 19, 1985 25c Court House Roof Must Be Replaced The Madison County Court House roof and ceiling will have to be replaced as soon as possible due to weakening of support trusses in the building's structure. Repairs to the roof will close the courtroom for several months, forcing the cancella tion of scheduled District and Superior Court cases. The county commissioners met last Friday with the ar chitect and structural engineer who are overseeing the repair project. A report from the structural engineer states that the three support trusses above the courtroom have become dangerously warped and must be replaced. The building's roof and dome are'supported by three wooden composition trusses over the courtroom. Mars Hill architect Wayne Roberts told The News Record that the building's roof must be removed and replaced as soon as possible. The removal will also require that the cupola above the main roof will have to be removed and possibly be replaced with a light-weight duplicate. Roberts said that the stress of weight on the support trusses have caused the beams to deflect or warp over the years. Rain . leaking into the ceiling and the weight of the cupola con tributed to the beam's deterioration. Roberts, a partner in the Asheville architectural firm of Woodard and Roberts, said he is now preparing a plan for repairs to the building's roof. The plan will be presented to the county commissioners early next week, he said. -Continued on Pane K REPAIRS f^THE?MADISON COUNTY COURT HOUSE WILL FORCE CANCELLATION of court sessions, possibly as late as April, officials were told last week. Photo by Bob ko?ii* By ItOHKKT KOE\l(i The Weaverville Town Council voted to dismiss town manager Larry - Sprinkle on Monday night at the con clusion of a marathon meeting lasting some four hours and 40 minutes. Sprinkle, the town's manager since I960, will remain on the job until January 31. The council also voted to appoint Charlie Home to serve as an interim town manager until a successor for Sprinkle can be hired. Home will work with Sprinkle between now and the end of January, after which time he will serve as the acting town manager. The council voted 4-1 to dismiss Sprinkle following a closed door meeting with the town manager and his attorney. John Powell of Asheville. Upon returning to open session following the hour-long ex ecutive session. Councilman Kathleen Young made a motion declaring a proported agreement bet ween Sprinkle and the town null and void. Young's motion declared that the town manager will serve at the pleasure of the Town Council. Coun cilman Harold E. Payne cast the lone dissenting vote. Following Young's motion, council member Bernard Koesters moved to hire Home as the interim town manager at a salary of $20,000 per year to work with Sprinkle during the transition period. Koesters motion was passed on a 4-1 vote with Harold Payne again casting the dissenting vote. Sprinkle was then terminated by a motion presented by Councilman David E. Bell, seconded by Young. Bell's motion stated that Sprinkle wiH no Jonger serve at the pleasure of the town board after January 31, 1986 The motion was passed by a 4-1 vote. with Payne once again in opposition. Councilman David Lankford then moved to have Home and acting town clerk Shelby Shields added to the list of authorized signatures for issuing town checks. The motion passed without opposition. Sprinkle's* attorney. John Powell, then asked the board to clarify his client's position regarding his 'authority as town manager. Powell pointed out that the council had ter minated Sprinkle's previous agree ment with the town and asked whether Sprinkle or the interim ac ting town manager would make deci sions. Weaverville Mayor Reese Lasher said that Sprinkle would, "...continue to serve as town manager until January 31. The purpose of Mr. Home is to provide a smooth transition. He will work with Mr. Home on all town events and activities " nmmmm ? --V' ? Kathleen Young then presented a motion stating that Sprinkle would continue to receive his present salary and benefits through January 31. The motion passed without opposition Councilman Koesters then offered a motion formalizing Sprinkle's authority during the transition period, lite motion, which was pass ed unanimously, stated that Sprinkle would continue to have full authority as town manager through January 31. Attorney Powell also asked Mayor Lasher for an explanation regarding Sprinkle's dismissal Lasher replied that the decision was made without cause, and that the town council's pleasure was that Sprinkle no longer serve after January 31. Lasher said. "The town manager serves at the pleasure of this board. That's the reason for his termination." Lasher then recessed the meeting n H?i(' Liston Ramsey Announces Candidacy Speaker of the House Liston B. Ramsey announced yesterday that he will seek re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1906. In announcing hi* candidacy. Ramsey said he would also seek an unprecendented fourth term as Speaker of the House should he win re-election In making the announcement. Ramsey told The News Record. "1 am runnthg on my record. I have tried to compile a record of faithful and effective service to the people, and I hope the voters will view it in that light My efforts have been for the benefit of the people of Madison, j Graham. Haywood. Jackson and Swain Counties. A retired businessman. Ramsey has made the Speaker of the I >**??._ o ft?leig .is home in ft. A? Ramsey before, allowing us to make signifi cant strides in economic opportunity, education, agriculture any many other areas. I am pleased "to be in a position to assist the foreward move ment of this section of the state and believe that I can continue to be effec tive if nominated and re-elected." A native of Marshall. Ramsey serv ed 12 years on the town's Board of Aldermen before serving in the state House. He attended Mars Hill College and is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force in World War II Ramsey makes his home in Marshall with his wife. Florence The couple have one daughter. Martha Gouge of Asheville A Baptist. Mason and Elk. Ramsey is also a member of the Legion and the Wars.
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