Russian men singing folk songs
Two Teachers Attend Festival
From Staff Reports
Juanita Boone, a teacher at Mar
shall Elementary School and Diane
Rutledge, a teacher at Reynolds High
School in Buncombe County, were
two of the five teachers selected by
Wandra K. Polk, Folk Arts Consul
tant of the N. C, Department of
Education in Raleigh, to receive
scholarships to attend the 22nd An
nual Festival of American Folklife.
The festival was held on the
Washington Mall in Washington, D.
C. The festival is sponsored by the
Folk Arts Division of the Smithsonian
Institute and the National Park Ser
vice. As special guests of the In
stitute. the North Carolina teachers
were housed at Georgetown Universi
ty with the presenters of the festival.
All festival activities centered
around three basic themes: Migra
tion to Metropolitan Washington :
Making A New Place Home; Ingenui
ty and Tradition: The Com
monwealth of Massachusetts: and
Music from Peoples of the Soviet
Union.
While attending a dialy workshop
conducted by Phyllis May
Machunda, a folklorist and
ethomusicalogist on the Folklife staff
of the Smithsonian, the N. C. teachers
were delighted to learn that folklife
studies written by Wandra K. Polk
and incorporated into N.C.'s basic
education plan, are considered
outstanding, and are being used as a
model by other educational systems
throughout America.
Of the annual festival of American
Folklife, Ms. Juanita Boone said, "All
of our festival experiences were ex
citing, but the most meaningful of all
was a special informal song and
dance fest put on for us by the Rus
sian folk singers from villages in
Rural areas of the Soviet Union. At
the festival site, they performed in
costumes worn in their native
villages for celebrations; but at
Georgetown, in regular clothing,
their appearance was like taking a
walk through time. Their clothing
and hairstyles, added to work-worn
hands, gave the impression of a group
of Appalachian mountaineers on the
way to prayer meeting during the
1940s."
"They had been provided dental
work before coming to the United
States and most of them displayed a
mouthful of white-gold caps with
toothy grins, "Boone stated.
For the special video taping ses
sion. they sang, danced and told us
their names. "At this point they all
grouped together and after an
aminated discussion, they sang a
beautiful Russian song which sound
ed like a hymn."
Russian women sing along.
Hot Springs Board Discusses Water Rates
BY HASSIE PONDER
Water was the major concern at the
Hot Springs town board meeting Mon
day night.
The residents of Hot Springs will
see an increase in their water rates .
The rates were raised to $10 for the
first 35,000 gallons of water. This is $5
for water and $5 for the sewer. The
new rates will go in effect beginning
August 1.
The town also issued a mandatory
water conservation order. Hot Spr
ing's water supply is low, and with
the drought still in effect, water is
becoming scarce.
Tugman Retires
Marshall's First Union National
Bank will be missing a familiar face.
Assistant vice-president, Rosalene
Tugman, retired July 1. Never
theless, she's not gone yet. On July 29,
all friends and customers are invited
to come into the bank to wish Mrs.
Tugman farewell.
Tugman has been in banking since
1945. She first worked at the Bank of
French Broad, until 1970 when Jis
bank was purchased by First Union
National Bank.
"Banking now doesn't even com
pare to what it use to be, "Tugman
said. "There was a lot more work, but
it was closer unit-more
consolidated."
Tugman says she will miss working
at the bank. "1 enjoy working with
people, I know I'll miss it. 1 am going
to have to just take it day by day."
Mrs. Tugman would like to see all
her friends and customers. She will
be in the bank all day Friday, July 29.
$65 Million Approved By DOT
The North Carolina Department of
Transportation board approved $65
million in secondary road funding
during their July 8 meeting in
Raleigh. The funds are to be used to
improve un paved state-maintained
roads throughout the state.
The funds are distributed based on
a formula based on the percenatge of
unpaved roads in each county.
Madison County, with 289 miles of un
paved secondary roads, will receive
jl, 128,996 Buncombe County, with
317 miles of un paved secondary
roads, will receive $1,239,609 in the
1968)89 fiscal year.
Attempts to contact DOT officials
in Asheville for details regarding
secondary road construction plans
were unsuccessful on Tuesday. A
more detailed account of secondary
road construction plans will appear
next week.
Leininger Appointed Dean
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In addition to his duties at the col
lege, he also was an associate editor
and a member of the editorial board
of "Perspectves in Religious Studies,
the journal of the National Associa
tion of Baptist Professors of Religion ;
a member of the Planning Council of
the American College Testing Pro
gram; and a member of the National
Consulting Network of the Council of
Independent Colleges.
He has had articles, position papers
and book reviews published in
several religious and secular journals
and has appeared in several produc
tions of the Southern Appalachian
Repertory Theatre. He will assume
the duties of the new position August
1.
Spring Creek School Discussed
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suranc*. The board referred him to
Madison County NCAE to request
that they investigate the plan and
present recommendations to the
board.
?Dropout Prevention Coordinator,
Willa Wyatt discussed the proposed
discipline policy for Madison County
schools. Motion was made by James
Baker to approve the discipline policy
with the clarifacation by legal statues
as presented by Ball and amend
ments that the board had given Mrs.
Wyatt at a previous meeting. Motion
was made and passed 3-1-1. Jenkins
opposed the motion and Young abs
tained.
?Gerald Young made a motion to
grant approval to proceed with a pro
gram designed to break the cycle of
illiteracy in which the children of
under-educated parents become
dropouts. The program, to be ad
ministered by the Madison County
board in cooperation with Asheville
Buncombe Community College will
work with three and four year old
children. Madison is one of four North
Carolina Counties to receive graht
funds for the project. Madison Coun
ty will receive approximately $50,000
for this project. The motion to ap
prove the project was passed
unanimously.
Pearson, O'Hara
Indicted For Robbery
Madison County grand jurors have
returned indictments against two
men in connection with the April, 1987
beating and robbery of an elderly
Grapevine man.
John Eric Pearson and John Joseph
O'Hara have been charged with arm
ed robbery. The bill of indictment
states that the men robbed Baird
Peek, 88, of $1,300 in cash after
beating him with a blunt instrument.
Other items, including a knife and
wrist watch, were taken. Peek was
hospitalized as a result of the attack.
The two men are currently in Ken
tucky where they are being held on
similar charges according to a
spokesman for the Madison County
Sheriff's Dept.
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Kezoning Requests Proposed
By Mars Hill Aldermen
although not all 13 units would be
built at once.
Last month, J. P. Robinson and
Kyle Boone presented the aldermen a
proposal to build a 40-unit apartment
complex on Carl Eller Rd. just out
side town limits. The board agreed to
consider the proposal after determin
ing if water supplies would be ade
quate.
Several Valley Street residents said
water pressure in the area was too
low to allow expansion to include the
26 units Phillips proposes to build.
Mars Hill Fire Chief Eddie Pox
agreed, telling the board members,
"We've seen hydrants on Mountain
View drop from 850 to 200 gallons per
minute in the last few years."
Valley Street, Pox explained, is
served by a four-inch water line.
Despite Phillips' protests that the
town is obliged to provide water ser
vice within the town, the board voted
unanimously to reject his request.
In other water-related matters, the
lion Town manager Dahryl Boom
reported that the town's current
water supply is adequate, but warned
that the driest months are still ahead.
The aldermen also awarded the
construction contract for repairs to
the town reservoir spillway. Bun
combe Construction Co. submitted a
low bid of $281,260 for the project and
was awarded the contract on the
recommendation of the town
engineer, Gary McGUl.
The aldermen also approved a con
tract with the Land of the Sky
Regional Council for planning
assistance. The contract will cost an
estimated $3,448.
Aldermen also agreed to sell a 1982
Chevrolet used by the Wastewater
Dept. as surplus property and hired
Owen Curtis Jones, 21, as a police of
ficer.
Town treasurer Clayton Willis
reported that all town departments
were within budget as of May 31.
Mayor Godwin opened Monday's
meeting by announcing that long
time town employee Manuel Briscoe
has been hospitalized by a stroke.
Godwin said Briscoe is recovering at
St. Joseph's Hospital in Asheville.
Marshall Police Chief Fired
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right. And I think just about every
merchant in town can tell you who's
trying to do right."
Town clerk Linda Dodson said the
three policemen would increase their
shifts and hours until a replacement
officer could be found. Two certified
alternates are also available, she
said.
More Action Taken
From Staff Reports
In other business at the Thursday,
July 7, meeting, the board:
The Marshall Board of Aldermen
voted to scrape and gravel a lot on
Back Street for use by town
employees and local businesses. Ac
cording to town secretary Linda Dod
son, the lot should help ease the park
ing situation in downtown Marshall, a
situation the board has been asked to
address repeatedly in the last several
years.
?Agreed to board up a building in
Rollins owned by the Madison County
Board of Education.
?Considered having an anniversary
day for the town of Marshall. Retha
Ward presented and volunteered to
coordinate the ativities.
?Purchased an I-beam for the
Morlin plant in the Rollins communi
ty to keep the building structurally
sound so it could be occupied.
The meeting then went to executive
session to discuss personnel matters
concerning policeman Bill Lisenbee.
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