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SSKfi SERVICE
HELD SUN.
HUGE SUCCESS
AVDITORIUM FILLED TO
CAPACITY; SINGING WAS
EXCELLENT
The Super Song Service, held at
the Marshall high school auditorium
Sunday afternoon, was a huge suc
cess. Long before the program start
ed, cars were lined on the Island and
the auditorium was soon filled to ca
pacity. The program started around
1:30 o'clock with Welman dbsnell,
well-known and popular singer, act
ing as Master of Ceremonies. Mr.
Gosnell made everyone present feel
"at home" as the program got under
way, i , I
The entire audience joined in the 1
singing ox tne old laitmui nymn,
"Revive Us Again"'. Following this,
the Rev. Jake Martin, beloved county
preacher, gave the invocation.
The following program was presented:
The AsNeville Harmoneers, of
Ashe ville; Miss Wilma Metcalf, piano
solo; Rogers Trio, of Weaverville;
Deans Joyce Gosnell, solo; Mary Tom
Goforth, solo; Riverside Trio, of Mar
shall; Banks Trio, of Marshall;
Friendly Five, WLOS; Tone Masters,
WWNC; Bethel Duet; Calvin Met
calf, solo; Roberts Family, of Ashe
ville; Tip and Susie Roberts; Duckett
Trio; Miss Linda Lou Peek, solo; the
Rev. S. E. Tucker, brmd minister,
solb.
Over 1000 persons attended this
musical program which started at
1:60 o'clock and lasted until 4:15.
"I heard some of the best singing
in my life and I just wish more of
these programs could be ho d," one
spectator stated.
Hospital Official
To Be Here Wed.
ENTERS SENATORIAL RACE
ALL, N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13,, 1947
PRICE $2.50 A YEAR
faditional Agriculture Departmenta miss Marshall.
Are Needed In Madison Schools
NOTICE
HON. J. MELVILLE BROUGHTON
Broughton Enters
Senatorial Race
It was announced here this morn
ing that ftir. Hamilton, of the State
r"' Hospitals Location, Committee, will be
TfyK'WC the office of Jr. W.' A. Bams at
: 2:80 o'clock on Wednesday, Nov. 19.
The public is urged to come to this
meeting with all doctors, county and
town officials of the county especially
requested to be present.
FARM BUREAU
MAKES PROGRESS
Former Governor J. Melvilfc)
Broughton has officially announced
his candidacy for the Senate in 1948.
Below is an editorial from The Daily
Advance, Elisabeth City, N. C, which
will fee of interest:
Entry of former Governor J. Mel
ville Broughton into North Carolina's
1948 senatorial race is expected to
produce one of the stiffest fights in
the State's political history. William
B. Umstead of Durham, who was ap
pointed by Governor Cherry to fill
unexpired tnrm of the late Josiah W.
Bail y, has not officially announced
his candidacy for re-election but there
is no question about him getting into
the battle at the opportune time.
The contest between Umstead and
Broughton vshould add considerable
color to the gubernatorial campaign
which so far has been rather dull.
Three men, Charles M. Johnson, of
Raleigh, Oscar G. Barkar of Durham,
By EDNA G. RHODES
In last week's issue of The N'jws-
Record there appeared an article
written by Ormand C. Williams, ag
riculture teacher of Walnut high
school and supervisor of veteran's
farm program of Madison County, in
I which there were cited figures to
I what the veteran's farm program
had given to the veterans and to the
high schools in a financial way in this
county.
The first and only agriculture de
partment established in this county
within many years was provided at
the Walnut high last July 1, 1947. At
that time, it was the ardent hope and
?xpressed desire of the Madison Coun
y Board of Education that an ag
riculture department could be set up
in every high school as early as pos
sible. All members of the board are
farmers and each realized the neces
sity of giving agricultural training
to all high school boys as most of the
high school boys will return to the
farm to make a livelihood.
The board of education surveyed
the schools last April and it was
found that only two schools had any
available space for an agriculture '
'department Beech Glen and
nut. A department could not be es- factory facility for his training and
taniisnea in the Beech uien school productive fnough to insure the train
since it was not a high school. an income sufficient under nor
The board of education, last July mal conditions for reasonable living
1, requested that the county commis- at least by the end of the training
aioners approve lunas tor the buna- program,
Veterans who wish to enroll in the
Veterans Farmer Training Program
must contact one of the teachers of
the veteran's classes between Novem-J
Mr u ana Dec. si. it is necessary
that a farm survey be made out on
each veteran. The teachers will have
these survey sheets after November
17.
There are definite rulings regard--'
mg the enrollment lor 1948 and it
will result in much less confusion if
veterans who do not qualify will not
apply for enrollment. These rulinsrs
as nuoted from public law 377 are as
follows:
"The approved institution . . .
shall permit only those veterans . . .
where it finds:
(1) That the farm is properly
equipped.
(2) The size and quality of the
Wal-. farm is such that it will be a satis-
ing of additional classrooms to the
Spring Creek, Hot Springs, Mars
Hill and Marshall (new building). At
(3) The course meets the particu
lar needs of the individual veteran
in the type of farming for which he
that time the county commissioners j is training.
stated that they could not levy leg-1 (-4) That the veteran is assured
ally the funds needed for these addi- control of such farm until at least
tions without a vote of the people. ' the completion of his course."
They did not levy any funds for any ; A written agreement between the
additions for the fiscal year 1947-48. landlord and the veteran must be
Another agriculture department submitted. This lease agreement must
cannot be established in this county provide a suitable training situation
unoss additions are added to the and protect the interest of the vete
existing high schools or new build- ran until the completion of his train
ings built. ing program.
The tax rate for the fiscal year It will be useless to annlv for train.
and Aiayme Albright of Raleigh have libeginning July 1, 1947 to Jujjr 1, ing if theseondkiona cannot be met
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MISS MILDRED REESE
Miss Reese, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Otto Reese, of the Walnut Creek
section of this county, was recently
chosen "Miss Marshall High School"
at the Halloween Carnival held at
tbe. school auditorium.
Health Rally
To Be Held Here
FridaNo 14
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OVER 175 ATTEND MEETING
HERE TUEDAY;
SPEAKERS HEARD
The second meeting in a series of
three meetings was held Tuesday
night, November 11, at 7:30 o'clock
in the courthouse in Marshall. At the
first mesting, held October 28, a mem
bership drive was launched, the vet
erans challenging the regular farm
ers during the campaign in securing
members, the losing side "'setting-up"
the winners.
About 176 farmers and business
men gathered at the courthouse to
hear Mr. George Farthing, Field
Representative of the N. C. Farm
Bureau, and Mr. G.eaman Brown,
Executive Secretary to
been touring the State for some time
in search of support for the Gover
nor's job, with 'Johnson away out
front The expected entry of L. Y.
; Ballentine into the gubernatorial con
test might add some interest, but
even at best that .race no doubt will
play no bett r than second fiddle to
the Umstead-Broughton battle. i
Both senatorial candidates are
veteran lawyers, are active in church
activities and have devoted much
time- and energy in the interest of
their native state.
DO YOU WANT
TO MAKE
SOMEONE HAPPY?
By JAMES STORY
You can help make some girl or
boy very happy this Christmas if
you will just give a Kttle of your
tim.3 and energy. There are many
children who will awake Christmas
morning with broken hearts and a
;rusned spirit because "Santa Claus
forgot to stop.
Ill Qdfi. Vina hepn Rftt hv iihe ponntv ram.
unissioners and 1 another levy cannot' V
I be. mada unCU-vnextiJuly 1, "l8.-
Therefore, the board of education will
hot haVn anv funds to nrovide addi
tional 'departments until a new levy HiYII CDDIrVTfO Df A V
is made next July 1, by the county IlUl OrJUnUtJ iLAl
commissioners witn wnicn to Dtnia
more classrooms. The board of edu
cation has no legal authority to bor
row any money for any purpose as
this power is vested in the county
(Continued )n Page 8)
SCORELESS TIE
Optimist Bowl
liame Scheduled
For December 13
MADISON COUNTY TEAMS
INCLUDED; DUCATS NOW
ON SALE
GAME PLAYED ON MUDDY
FIELD; LAST HOME GAME
FOR TORNADO
An important Health Rally will!
be held at the courthouse here on Fri
day afternoon, November 14, starting
at three' o clock.
Miss Elizabeth Lovall, ' Public
Health Educator from N. C. State
Health Department, will address the
rally when she will discuss the estab
lishment of a health department for
this county.
The courtroom is expected to be
filled for this occasion to hear Miss
Loval!. Besides the many interested
parents, county officials. are also ex
pected to be present at the meeting
in order to get first-hand information
concerning this worthwhile project
"We have long needed' this depart
ment in our county, and I hope that
every section,, of , the citanty win
representee at mis important meet
ing," Mrs. Loy P. Roberts, chairman
of the committee, stated here this
week. !
HYBRID CORN
PROVES BEST
ORPHANAGE
DONATIONS
ARE NEEDED
As the Thanksgiving season ap
proaches, autumnal colors begin to
ahow themselves in the forest of oaks
on the campus of the Oxford Orph
anage and remind us that 808 boys
and girls present that many oppor
tunities to benevolent men and wo
men desirous of making wise and lov
ing contributions in behalf of needy
children.
For seventy-five years the Orphan
age has continuously been in the busi
ness of caring for, educating, and
training orphaned children. In this
three-quarters of a century some
6,000 North Carolina boys and girls
have been molded into good and use
ful citizenship, becoming important
assets in the life of the state. These
graduates have entered into the va
rious businesses, trades and profes
sions. The records are impressive.
While the Orphanage is wholly
owned and operated by the Grand
Lodge of Masons, no child is debar
red from its benefits because of non
Masonic parentage. Scarcely 20 per
cent of the children in the Orphanage
today have Masonic lineage. Tbe ques
tion is never, who was the father or
mother, hot what is tbe need of the
ch9d? Tins 1s the deciding factor, al
ways. ,
Special emphasis is this year being
laid on the needs for more and larg
er gifts at Thanksgiving. In its long
lirt of expense requirements the Or
phanage has many "musts". The in
stitution "must" nrovide shelter.
clothing, food, recreation, heat light,
books, school supplies, health pro
grams, athletic equipment staff of
trained workers, vocational training
in several departments, 'laundry, re
pairs and upkeep of grounds, building
and equipment, experienced case work
for the big family of children. All
these "musts" and many others have
risen enormously in cost and this
must be adequately balanced or the
children Will suffer from the neglect
The history of a neglected child is
never a happpy one neitW.for the
child nor fe&e state. Always someone,
must pay.) i
The Orphanages of the state ase
adding additional fervor to their ap
peals this Season. This is a matter of
logic and figures. There is no way out
of it. They have got to find the mon
ey. The majority of us waste monev
every day for things that serve no
real purpose or give adequate returns.
This is a common experience. All of
us may be sure, however, that everv
W. L. Worley of the Brush Creek ' ?',ar ven neefy childhood yields
The Marsha'l high school R,od Tor
nado and the Hot Springs Blue Devils
battled to a scoreless tie last Friday
A afternoon on a mud soaked gridiron
here. Around 400 spectators saw the
county rivals battle on practically
even terms through the contest.
Tickets fol the Optimist Bowl foot- Shortly before the game time, the
Watershed has a good demonstration
of hybrid corn versus open pollinat
ed. There are about foru acres in the
field of corn. Two acres were planted
in T. 10 hybrid and two acres in Hol
combe prolific. It was all planted the
same day, fertilized the same at the j
rate ot duu pounds or 3-lu-to per acre.
No scales are needed to tell which
is the best corn; however, how much
ball game to be piayed in tne memo- SKies cieareu ana rain swppea, 10 , more corn is on the hybrid corn field
.val btadium in Asheville on Satur- the delight of everyone. No rain fell requjres gcajeg
day afternoon, Dec. 13, are moving during the game, but the field was. 0n a carefuj check made of thi
at a very fast rate, Al Lineberry, slippery and muddy. Both teams
chairman of the ticket sales commit- handled the ball exceptional well
tee, 'reported this week. .considering tha slippery condition of
This bowl game will be the first ' the pigsk'in.
nf its UnH ever nromnted 'in Western Hot Springs received the openine
Because of 'insufficient funds byjINinri.h (:arnino ana is expected to kickoff and tried three line plays
which to buy toys, many children will Ka,.nmA annual event. Tha purpose which failed to net them suff ic.ent
Tennessee have to do without dolls; trains, balls, tu, sm ia tn cive all Western vardasre. On fourth down. Watkins
Farm Bureau, discuss farm problems sets, games, wagons, and many othsr j tfortn Carolina high school boys a punted to Davis who returned 10
foiMncr the nreaant dav farmers, useful gifts. Let's not have this hap- u-n-a tn Bhn; their talents before vards. The Tornado was unable to
Everyone seemed to enjoy the ad- pen in Marshall if we can possibly thousands of spectators, including gain and Boone punted on fourth
dresses made by these agricultural prevent it. ' i 8C0Uts from evey college in the down. Late in the initial quarter,
leaders, and realizing the need of a Perhaps you know of some child Southern Conference, North State Lynn Jervis and Boone drove to the
strong farm organisation, several who has "out-grown nis or ner toys Conference and other colleges. The ti. S. 20. Hot bpnngs held and Boone
members were secured following the and has discarded them. Maybe you
meeting. know where thee are some toys which
The report! given at Tuesday have been thrown away because a
night's meeting showed that about whed was broken, a wire burned out
l in n mamhAra nafl neen. mount tea or ior wane uiiier uiiuvi- ww.
since the drive was launched October eems to me that a few of us could
28. but still there is a lot of work ind time enough to help repair many
- i to be done if Madison County reaches
' the quota set up, which 'is 65 mem
i bars in the American Farm Bureau
far 1948.
It is planned that the next and
final meeting of the drive will be
I held November 2fi at 7:00 at the
; Marshall school.
SOIEDULEFOR
HD AGENT
Nov. 13. Big Pine, 2:00 p. in. Not. 14
and 15, Marshall, 1:00 a. m.. -
Nov. 17, Laarel Branch,' 2:00 p.
m., with Mrs. Anderson Metcalf. Nov.
18, try Eidjre, 2:00 p. m., with Mrs.
J. N. Ramsey. Nov. 19, Walnut 2:00
p. m. Nov. !) California Creek, 2:00
p. m., with Mrs. Dock Ramsey. Nov.
fl, Enon, 2:00 p. m., with Mrs.
; enry Lewis. Nov. 22, Marshall, 9:00
a. m. Nov. 2 Forks of Ivy, 2:00 p.
m. I rt. J. O. Rur ' ovzh. Nov. 28,
T 1 Fork, 2:00
t. m. with Miss
7, Tares T.vn,
I'rst.x Fisher
" P.
toys, dolls, etc before Vhriscmas and
mx mat ttanta picks them up and de
livers them to needy girls ana neys.
I nave already heard ene man say
that he would be more than delighted
to .work an hour or so a day trom
new until Christmas Eve- if he
tnought that some child would be made
oppy wno would otherwise oe ais-
jpi,o.nted (Jhfistmae morning,
if the ministers of Marshall, with
he aid of others, supply me with a
list of needy children, I . believe that
ys can be repaired and dejkvered to
ue.n before Christmas. "
Here's how-YOU can help: Search
vvrywhere for discarded toys ofsad
inds. Bring them to Tne, JNews-Kec-
,rd office and 1 will see that these
soys are taken care of.--.. '
II yon ' are interested in making
xme . ciAld hsppv this Christmas.
come In the office and let me know.
Perhaps the Girl Scouts and Boy
Scouts could greatly help in collect-
ng and repairing these toys.
;i n sure if you will really and
earn v try to fce'p, much can be
aw . ' . It w- ! 1 we'.l be worth
v(ry r ' ? you c r r. d just to
s r s cKud tfrry Christ-
proceeds are to be used by the Op- punted, the ball being fumbled by the
umista to further the work of the ri. fS. safety man and Marshall re
jptimist club boys' camp at Toe Riv- j covered. They were unable, however,
jr, a worthy project ' to penetrate deep irTto enemy terri-
In order to give the smaller Jiigh tory. In the second quarter, Wat
achools an eaual chance with schools Wins took off around end for 30
of higher class in frxrtVall, it was de- vards in a spectacular run. Marshall's
cided tnat only two players from a forward wa!l then held tight and then
dchuol could be selected to actually took over on downs. A punting uei
participate in the game. Feor play- then developed between Boone anil
,rs, seniors only, will be given a wawns. not opruigs managea w
hance to make the team. The west- drive the ball to the Tornado 19-yard
em nart of the state has been di- stripe late in toe second aaaTteT wbea
vided into two sections, "West" and Holder and Anderson carried the ball
'East. Mars nail, riot springs' and ior sever, nica gain, me ora qumrier
-ars HQ: being tn the " West" terri- was .-ven w,u punting predominating.
. . .mm. V ll 1 A. !t J . 1 I
wry. IMamed to coach tne "-west" is in tne una. quarter,, a. ooone iauea
C. (PoidyJ Poindexter, coach of
anton high school. The "East"
:eam will be coached by O. L. (Pete)
Peterson, coach of Morganton high
School . ;;..t't. ,,J?is'' - .
It has been announced here that
P. Ramsey and J. N. Ponder,
Contlau4 un butt S1
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Hants r ' t'.'s a !."
is fr aJ .r...-l b. , j
School Lunches
Get N. C. Sweet
Potatoes '
.Ralhige, Nov.. 12 More than 9,000
hushe's nf North Carolina-grown
rwet ppotatoesTurchsed by th, U.
S. DpreHmPnt of i.fricu!ture under
its manJstnry r' 1 "
-ram, are t-;-- d
lnVrAm ft 'l vtf i
v "'.In to Cla, . v I ,
prt:rig rro-
t- t-. ' "ol
i, tf e
reported. .A;'""-
Davis said that the potatoes were
being purchased in the Currituck
Camden ar.-a and that 19 and one
half carloads had been distributed
t j points within the . State, He said
ths State Department of Agriculture
has requested eight additional car
loads, which probably will be ship
ped within Xf next few days. - -
He said a lai-?s part of the sweet
potatoes aire y distributed to lunch
room sponsors and institutional offi
cials to p'an V e canning of part of
their allocat' i for later use, where-
field it was found that two rows,
twenty-five feet in length of hybrid
corn averaged 42.3 pounds. Whereas
the Holcombe pro.lfic weighed only
22.6 pounds. Each variety was check
ed at three different places and the
above weight is the average of the
three, lhe row widths were the same,
42". The hybrid figured out to aver
age 133 bushels per acre as compared
to Holcombe prolific 72.4 bushels per
acre.
Mr. Worley stated that one side of
the bottom was as fertile as the other
as far as he could tell. He said- he
was a little afraid to try hybrid corn,
but this convinced him.
Armistice Day
Passes Quietly
November 11th ArmisDioe Day
panwd very qamif ere i Marshall
with banks, post ettioe. State snd
"Federal effiees end ether "places
tfosed. Host of the tastaees (teases
were open as usual. If any went squir
rel hunting wnfie others were content
o just "loaf around".
Mar$ Hill 4-H Club
Elects Officers .
interest compounded and never ceases
to work.
Now, as you read this, is a fine
time to make a donation.
Chandler Accepts
Forestry Position
The Mnt . Hill 4-H eluh met or
Tuesdav. November 4. 1947. tn elect
w ,'rhe following ffiTrs
were ele-ted: President Doug, Rob
rnB! vke-nresidet Otto Amnions-
w"War..;- Briggs; reporter,
"Vlyn Greene.
Rfn the bovs ana girls clubs have
'e'wed this year, and there it
nte e w r tnmbera, the rW
J. Moody Chandler, popular Mar
shall resident, has accepted a posi
tion with tha State Forestry Service
as county warden and will be station
ed in this county. He began his new
job Monday.
Mr. Chandler announced this week
that during October, 1947, the North
Carolina Forest Service with head
quarters at Asheville reports that no
reportable forest fires occurred in
-he district. This is the first October
for a period of at least ten years that
no fires have occurred during this
month. The counties in district one
.i Buncombe, Henderson, Madi
son, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk,
Rutherford and Yancey.
During November a permit for
burning brush or other material is
required by law within 500 feet of
any woodland in the above mentioned
.-ounties. The public is urred in eo-
aeersting in securing boning per
snits when they need to tern and to
exercise earn whiW ternhtg nd not
to bam n days -when it is dry anu
windy.
tertftifiSRstt
Planned For
Ebbs Chapel
It Was announcAd here tW . wanlr
that a highly entertaining nrorram
has been planned at the Ebbs Chan'
school for Friday nisrht of this wek
with- Ben Frisby, popular and we'l-
Known local magician, btln the
feature attraction on the rrc-rrn
Mr. Fnsby Vways c-ivei a
show and this prorofses to 1
of the most epterteinir-; rr
preentpl in . the count
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purchased i
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