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Of ASC
Results
Elections Are Announced
Robinson Announce That' "'i'"
4.US Ballot. Can In
16i Communities
The 4,112 ballots cast by farm
ers In the county's sixteen ASCS
communities were tabulated by the
county ASC committee on Toes
day, Sept. 17. Emory Robinson,
chairman of the committee, an
nounced today that the following
farmers in the order of chairman,
vice chairman, regular member,
and first and second alternate
members were elected to serve on
their local committees for 1964:
Community A-l: Frank Briggs,
Albert Freeman Jr., Carl Cantrell,
Jesse I. Ammons, Bert Flynn.
Community B-2: Enoch Gunter,
Walter Gosnell, Clarence Cutshall,
Walter Cutshall, Jack Shelton.
Community C-3: Hardie Merrill,
Clifford Waldrup, Lester Roberts,
Luther C. Edwards, Vance Ed
wards. Community D-4: James Robin
son, Shelby Ray, Gerald Young,
Lloyd Thomas, Herbert Metcalf.
Community E-6: Harold Wal
lin, Dick Murray, James F. Ram
sey. E. T. Cody (of Henry), Joe
Mace.
Community F-6: Reeves Frisbee,
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MASKED BANDITS
TAKE $900 FROM
STOREKEEPER
Bloodhounds Used At Scene ;
Only A Few Clues
Discovered
Two masked bandits who way
laid storekeeper Thurman Briggs
near his home at Forks of Ivy
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caped with $600 in cash and $900.
in checks, Sheriff E. Y. Ponder
reported.
Ponder said the men approached
Briggs as he got out of his car at
home, after dosing up the store,
only a short distance away. They
pointed pistols at him, took his
money, and marched him across
the road. While he stood in the
dark, they disappeared.
Ponder said a state highway pa
trolman passed Briggs' store just
as he was closing, and noticed no
suspicious cars or persons.
There are a few clues, but none
conclusive, the sheriff said. Blood
hounds were used at the scene
after Briggs reported the holdup,
but no results were forthcoming.
Total Enrollment Of County
Schools Is Listed At 3,055
Mars Hill Leads With 865;,
55 Special Education
students
R. L. Edwards, superintendent
of Madison County schools, an
nounced this week the overall en
rollment of .schools in this coun
ty is 8,665.
He also announced that 66 stu
dents were in the Special Educa
tion Classes.
Mars Hill has the largest en
rollment with 866.
Below is a breakdown of present
enrollment for all schools:
School Ele. HS To.
Mars Hill 490 376 866
Marshall - 464 376 840
laurel 368 129 497
Hot Springs 271 126 397
Spring Creek 214 89 303
Walnut 411 411
Ebbs Chapel 164 164
Beech Glen 162 ... 162
M. H. (Col.) 16 ... 16
Special Education Class enroll
ments are as follows: Marshall, 22;
Laurel, 18; Man Hill, 16.
CUSHION
Faith is a builUn shock absorb
er it helps ease people over the
ts and hard places on the high
PAGES THIS WEEK
Committee
Truant Counselor
Mrs. J. D. Warrick
MRS. WARRICK
NAMED TRUANT
COUNSELOR HERE
Assumed Duties Monday;
Resides At Mars
Hill
Mrs. J. D. Warrick, of Mars Hill,
began her duties as truant counse
lor for Madison County schools to
day, it was announced by R. L.
Edwards, superintendent.
Mrs. Warrick is the wife of J.
D. Warrick, former Mars Hill High
School principal.
Mrs. Warrick was approved by
the State Board of Education o n
September 6 and the approval was
confirmed by the Madison County
education.
and Mrs. Warrick, who re
side in Mara Hill, have two daugh
ters, Mrs. Ralph Cline, of Charl
otte, who is a teacher in the Char
lotte City Schools; and Mrs. Fran
cis Gilman, of 305 Vanflerbilt Rd.,
Asheville.
Prior to coming to Madison
County, Mr. and Mrs. Warrick have
resided in Cherokee, Swain and
Graham Counties.
"It is my desire to get many
children who become in the com
pulsory school age back in school
as well as many drop-outs which
are so prevalent in Madison Coun
ty. I aim looking forward to my
work and -solicit the public's full
cooperation in my efforts," Mrs.
Warrick said.
ATHLETIC FIELD
AT HOT SPRINGS
MAY BE LIGHTED
Efforts have been started to in
stall lights on the athletic field
at he Hot Springs school, it was
announced this week.
It was pointed out that because
of the lack of lights on the field
it was necessary for Hot Springs
to play their "home" football
games on the Marshall field.
A committee to raise funds for
the purchase of lights has been
appointed with William (Bill)
Whitten serving as chairman. Oth
er members are Mrs. Earle Kon
kle, Clyde Huntsinger, Burlin
Bicker, Jimmy Lewis and R. Neill
fp'v
The preliminary investment for
adequate lights has been placed
at $4,000. It was stated that $1,000
has already been pledged.
Anyone wishing ' to contribute
should contact any member of the
committee either with pledges or
donations.
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SOIL SAMPLES
FOR NEXT YEAR
SILAGE CROP NOW
According to P. W. England, as
sist county agent, farmers should
test the land which they plan to
put in silage next year. It haw
been found that a number of fields
have been low in lime and as a
result, top yields of corn were not
realized this year. In order to get
around this for next year, samples
should be taken and sent to the
laboratory. This will give the
farmer an opportunity to secure
and apply lime this fall and as a
result the calcium would be avail
able for next year's crop. Soil
boxes and information sheets may
be obtained at the county agents
office in Marshall.
BAND DIRECTOR
SECURED FOR
SCHOOL HERE
A band director has been se
cured for the Marshall school, it
was announced this mornnig by
school officials.
John Leatherwood, a junior at
Mars Hill College, began his du
ties as director here Wednesday.
Approximately 55 students show
ed interest in music classes and
preliminary training has started.
Mr. Leatherwood will have reg
ular music classes during the sixth
period of school on Mondays, Wed
nesdays and Fridays, it was an
nounced and he will also give pri
vate instruction to students who
can furnish their own instruments
ami trawporcatlon on Tuesday and
Thursday afternoons after school
and on Saturday morning.
It was also stated that Mr. Lea
therwood will also direct the glee
club anjd do some choir training,,
also,
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Spruce Pine Ekes 0
Win Over MHS Tornadoes
Nix Stars For Rejuvenated
Tornadoes; Play Rosman
Here Friday
The Marshall High Tornadoes,
who looked strong against East
Henderson in the first game o f
the season and hapless against
Tryon in the seconjd game of the
season, bounced back last Friday
night against Harris High's Blue
Devils of Spruce Pine in impress
ive fashion although the locals
were defeated by the slimmest of
margins, 13-12. The spectators who
viewed the game were treated to
a thrilling and exciting battle be
tween two fine teams.
The Marshall Tornadoes led
12-7 with less than two minutes
left in the game. With time run
ning out, Harris High's classy
quarterback, Jerry Young, filled
the air with passes. The Tornado
es knocked down beautifully
thrown passes and many passes
were dropped by Harris High's re
ceivers. With 1:66 left in the
game, Young shot a pass to Steve
Gouge for the winning touchdown.
Playing perhaps the finest game
of his career, Tommy Nix, electri
fied the crowd throughout the
game with fine running but the
feature run of die night was when
he started on an off -tackle play,
was seemingly stopped, and sud
denly with an extra effort refused
to go down. Instead, he saw day
light, picked up speed and outran
the Spruce Pine defenders for 61
yards and Marshall's first touch
down. A pass for extra point was in
complete and Marshall held a 6-0
lead at the end of the first quar
ter. The game started on a fine fla
vor whan Marshall won the toss
and elected to receive. Through
sheer power and good blocking,
Nix and Candler toted the ball for
three consecutive first downs to
the Harris 20 yard line before
Harris held for downs. On die
first offensive play, MeCallister,
&, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
TWO MARSHALL
PERSONS HURT
IN AUTO CRASH
Two persons were injured about
10:40 p. m., Saturday in a car ac
cident on the Monticello Road
near the U.S. 26-70 intersection
in Buncombe County.
State Highway Patrolman W
A. Kincaid said a car, driven by
James Larry Flynn, 20, of Rt. 5,
Marshall, went out of control in u
curve when a left front tire blew
out, and overturned on the road
way. Two passengers were treated at
Asheville hospitals for minor in
juries: Carl O'Dell I'ayne Jr., 17,
Of Marshall, and Morris Green, 17,
of Rt. 6, Marshall. The Flynn ve
hide was a total loss.
HD ACHIEVEMENT
DAY HERE SAT.
AT SCHOOL
Madison County HI) Club wo
men invite you to attend their
Annual Achievement Day at the
Marshall school Saturday, Sept
ember 28, at 10:80 a. m.
Displays will be set up from
8:80 a. m. to 10:30 a. m., and will
be open to the public at 10:30 a.m.
A covered dish luncheon is plan
ned by the group for 11:30 to 12:30
after which we will have a short
program to conclude our day, to
gether. The club women are working and
planning for this day and do hope
they will have every club member
in the county present as well a s
lots of visitors. This should be a
high light of die years program in
each club in the county.
Plan now to bring
your dis
1968 A-
plays and
iCHIEVlSMENT
Welfare Conference
To Be In Asheville
Next Wed.-Thurs.
The welfare of children and the
aged will be pinpointed in discus
sions at the Southeastern Regional
Conference of the American Pu
blic Welfare Association in Ashe
ville September 25-27 by special
ists in both fields.
From the Unted States Chil
dren's Bureau, Miss Mildred' Ar
nold, director of the division of
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Mars Hill Wildcats Roll Over
Crossnore Friday, 62-6
Surplus Food
Warehouse Is
Entered Monday
Someone broke into the surplus
food warehouse on Main Street
Monday night Inventory is being
maJBe as to what, if anything, is
missing. The investigation is con
tinuing with no arrests as yet
made.
Donkey Baseball
Game On Island
Saturday Night
A donkey baseball game between
members of the Marshall Lions
Club and Fire Deparment will be
played on the Island Saturday
night at eight o'clock.
Proceeds from the game will go
to the American Bed Cross Drive.
The VPW Post of Marshall is
sponsoring the mat
19, 1963
10c PER COPY
Marshall Area Tops
Red Cross Fund Quota
Dies At 113
Rogers
MRS. MATILDA
ROGERS DIES
AT AGE OF 113
Believed To Be Oldest 1 ar
Heel; Was Native Of
Madison County
Mrs. Matilda Duckett (Aunt
Sis) Rogers, believed to have been
North Carolina's oldest citizen,
died in Waynesville at 11:25 a.
m., Monday, Sept. 16, 1963. She
would have been 113 years old on
October 1.
ces were held Wednesday
ja,, in Fines Creek Memor
ial Baptist unurcn.
The Rev. .Travis Teague and the
Rev. Geter Orr officiated and bur
ial was in Belmont Baptist Church
Cemetery. Pallbearers were Rob
ert Russell, Dee Kirkpatrick,
Glenn and Carmel Rogers, Troy
and Reuben Justice and Johnny
Morris. Granddaughters served as
flowerbearers.
A native of Madison County,
she moved to Haywood County as
. p i i. j i : i : a
a pride oi and naa uvea in ui
Fines Creek section near Clyde
until her declining years when she
moved to a Waynesville rest home.
Her husband, Robert Newton
Rogers, died 5.1 years ago.
On her 111th birthday, she
counted 320 descendants. Aunt Sis
and her husband had 12 children,
nine of whom survive. Her later
birthdays were always big occa
sions, even to congratulatory mes
sages from presidents after she
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- The Wildcats of Mars Hill, led
by Charles Tolley and Bob Wood,
sputtered a visiting Crossnore
eleven, 62-6 at Mars Hill Friday
night before some 600 fans
Wood scored three touchdowns
on runs of 15, 70 and 70 yards and
Tolley reeled off another trio
from 40, 50 and 90 yards out Tol
ley also ran for one extra point
Ronnie Wallin chipped in with an
other touchdown, a 2-yard plunge,
and three extra-point runs.
Other Wildcat scorers included
Ray Carter, one touchdown from
20 yards out and two extra points;
Ed Caatelloe, a 10-yard touchdown
and an extra point and Bob Young,
one extra point Crossnore, trail
ing 62-0 in the final quarter, fin
ally scored with Joe Ollis going
over from the three.
11 C MH 1
First downs 6 9
Rushing yardage 99 558
Passing yardage SO
Passes 13-3
Passes in'oepted by 0
10
2-1
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Mrs. Matilda
Pants i-36
Fumbles lost 0 0
Yards penalised 60
Man HiU 13 21 il 7-r
Crossnore 0 0 0 66
PACIFIC Mil JS
PAYROLL THIS
WEEK-$2 BILLS
To Help Dramatize The
Circulation Of Payroll
In Area
The Hot Springs Plant of the
Pacific Mills Division of Burling
ton Industries, Inc., is paying its
employees this week in $2 bills.
The unique method of payment
for the weekly pay period is being
used, according to the Plant Man
ager, Neill Ross, to help drama
tize the circulation of an industry's
payroll in a community.
Arrangements were made with
the local bank to supply the large
amount of $2 bills, with which to
pay the Hot Springs Plant em
ployees. Necessary security meas
ures were taken to safeguard this
unusual sum of cash.
The $2 bills, which the em
ployees receive by shifts at the
local plant, are expected to spread
throughout the area as employees
trade with their communuity mer
chants and businessmen.
UNEMPLOYED
AT LOWEST
POINT OF '63
Raleigh The ranks of North
Carolina's unemployed workers
have dwindled to the lowest point
of 1968, the N. C. Employment
Security Commission said Mond
day. ESC Chairman Henry Kendall
said that as season employment
steadily increased, the number of
unemployment insurance claimants
dropped to 23,900 or 2.5 per cent
of the working force covered by
employment security law.
"Insured unemployment h a s
dropped from 3.8 per cent in July
to 2.9 per cent by the end of Au
gust," Kendall said.
The chairman said, "Most, im
provement came from the tobacco
industry. Insured joblessness here
was over 10 per cent at the end of
August but by the first Week of
September, it had dropped to 4
per cent."
At the same time textiles had 2.3
per cent insured unemployment.
Kendall said the improvement
came "because of increased hiring
in the hosiery.apparel and furni
ture industries along with the re
opening of tob acco processing
plants and the recall of many
workers to seasonal jobs."
County ASC Convention To
Be Held Here Friday At 18
Booster's Club
Meets Tonight
At Gymnasium
The Marshall Booster's Clubm
The Marshall High School Boost
er's Club will meet tonight (Thurs
day) at the gymnasium at eight
o'clock. "
All members and Interested per
sons are urged to attend.
Firemen's Auxiliary
To Hold Bake Sale
Here Saturday
A bake sale will be held by
of the Marshall Pin
's Auxiliary, Saturday, in
12.50 A Year la Madison A Adjoining Counties
$4.00 A Tew Outside These Counties
Mars Hill And Hot Springs
Areas Lag; Speedup
Is Urged
Wade Huey, Madison County
Red Cross Drive Chairman, an
nounced this week that the Mar
shall area had exceeded its quota
of $1,100 of the $3,000 cuonty goal
in the current Red Cross Member
ship Campaign.
Mr. Huey also announced that
the two other areas Mars Hill
and Hot Springs were still lag
ging in efforts to reach or surpass
their goals but it is hoped that
they will reach their stated quotas
soon.
In making the announcement
that Marshall had surpassed i t s
quota, Mr. Huey commended the
efforts of Ed Niles, Marshall area
drive chairman and expressed his
appreciation to everyone who had
made it possible.
"It has taken some hard work
and time but it is worth every ef
fort in order to maintain the many
services of the American Red
Cross," Mr. Huey said.
He also said that efforts were
not stopping in the Marshall area
because the overall county goal is
far from being reached."
A donkey baseball gome will be
played this Saturday night on the
Island with proceeds being given
to the RC drive. Members of the
Marshall Lions Club will play
members of the Marshall Volun
teer Fire Department and a large
crowd is expected to see the game.
An Ail-Night Singing was held
last Saturday on the Island and.
although there were many good
quartets, duets and musicians on
Ska program, the attendance was
less tha nexpected.
Other projects are expected to
be given in last-minute efforts to
raise the county's goal of $3,000,
it was announced.
"The leaders and citizens of the
Marshall area are now seeking to
raise an additional $400 which
would make the Marshall area do
nating one-half of the county's
total quota," Mr. Huey said.
"If you have not made your con
tribution please do so immediate
ly," Mr. Huey concluded.
MILLS 100
Announcement was made Wed
nesday morning that the Mills
Manufacturing Company was 100
in the Ked Lross Drive wnicn
means that every employer and
employee contributed to the red
Cross fund and are members of
the Asheville Area Red Cross
Chapter.
"We are most grateful for this
100 effort and congratulate ev
eryone at the Mills plant" Mr.
Huey stated.
C of C $100
The Marshall Chamber of Com
merce voted Tuesday at its semi
monthly meeting to contribute
$100 to the drive which aided m
surpassing the area quota.
County Committee Will Be
Named At Meeting;
Duties Cited
The annual County ASC Con
vention of the farmer-elected dele
gates will be held at the ASCS
Office in Marshall on Friday,
September 20, at 1040 a. m., ac
cording to Emory Robinson, chair,
man of the County Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation
Committee. At this convention
the newly elected ASC Communi
ty Chairman (delegates)
of the 16 agricultural
ties in the
county ASC
bead up the County's
programs for 1M
and else
county, wiU elect a
Committee who will
er life.
and principle as a safeguard.
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