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VOL. 63 NO. 15
8 PAGES THIS WEEK
MARSHALL, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1964
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Moore, Lake, Preyer
N. C. Candidates
Differ On Issues
Major Candidates Appeal;
Together In Raleigh
Sunday
The major Democratic candi
dates for governor disagreed
sharply Sunday on enforcement of
a federal public accommodations
act, state finances, the extent of
poverty in North Carolina and the
Communist speaker ban law.
Clear lines of separation on these
and other issues emerged in the
first face-to-face confrontation
among Richardson Preyer, I Bev
erly Lake and Dan K. Moore.
They were on the platform for
brief speeches and a lively ques-tion-and-answer
session sponsor
ed by a Presbyterian student group
at the N. C. State Union Building.
Nearly 900 persons attended.
All three candidates expressed
strong opposition to a federal pub
lic accommodations measure now
pending in Congress. It would
bar operators of hotels, restur
rants, theaters and the like from
denying service to persons be
cause of their race.
Preyer and Moore, however,
promised to enforce it should it
become law. Lake said he would
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4-H Achievement Program
Is Held Here Friday Night
1
ore Than 1ZB Attena;
Program Is Impressive;
( Awards Presented
The Madison Comity 4-H Club
Achievement program was held
Friday ..night in the Fellowship
Hall of the Presbyterian Church
here at 7:80 o'clock. More than
125 4-H'ers, parents, leaderB and
invited guests attended the im
pressive program.
Members of the 4-H Clubs were
awarded citations and medals for
outstanding accomplishments dur
ing the year and Denver Robin
son, a former assistant farm ag
ent in this county and at present
supervisor of the TVA program
in Western North Carolina, was
the principal speaker at the occa
sion. Mr. Robinson, after brief re
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Br. Ed Niles Is Selected As
"VFW Man Of The Year"
Citation Is Presented At A
Special Meeting
Monday
Dr. Ed Niles, popular pharma
i t and operator of Roberts
Pnarmacy in Marshall, was recent
ly chosen "VFW Man of the Year"
by members of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post 9849, of Mar
shall. Dr. Niles was presented with
this Citation at a special meeting
of the Post on Monday night at
the American Legion Building on
Upper Bridge Street In addition
VFW ..officials and members,
leaders of Marshall
Presenting the Citation was Al-
ex Shjsjkelis, 'PgBI'liRP
toict Commander, vtw: ttBp to
the presentation, Jim Story, JPtt
tor of The News-Record, spoke on
the accomplishments of Dr. Niles
and his value to the community,
citing his many civic and relig
ious affiliations.
Other visiting VFW officials in-
Fast State Commander; Roy
Quinn, of Asheville, State Judge
Advocate; John Best, State Head
quarters Chairman and Captain
of Asheville Police Department;
SPRING IS HOMF
IMPROVEMENT
SEASON
Springtime is remodeling, build
ing or just plain clean-up time on
our farms and in our homes. Are
you planning just what you can
do to make your home more com
fortable, convenient and beautiful?
There seems no one item that does
more for a family's living stand
ard than running water in the
home and a bathroom in the
house. If you don't have these
conveniences why not take Snuffy
Smith's advice as displayed in our
window in Marshall and plan to
do something about these prob
lems. It costs some, but think of
the benefits you will receive from
this initial cost. If you are think
ing of adding these items to your
home and would like more infor
mation Please come by or write
the county Extension office in
Marshall. We will be glad to talk
with you, visit your home and
help you plan for these added im
provements to your home.
HONORS
JAMBOREE
The finals of the annual 16th
Mountain Youth Jamboree were
held Saturday night at the Ashe
ville City Auditorium.
Mars Hill was runnerup in the
elementary square dance cham
pionship and the best square dance
caller award went to Mars Hill.
Mars Hill's fifth graders won
first place in the elementary clog
dance division.
The Jamboree was a success and
was attended by many from this
and Claude DeBruhl, of Candler,
who is a native of Madison Coun
ty, now Public Relations Chair
man, VFW.
John Corbett, president of the
Lions Club; Ralph McCormick,
president of the Merchants Asso
ciation ; and Charles "Ham"
Crowe, Fire Chief, were also pres
ent for the presentation.
Following the presentation, an
interesting film on the importance
of volunteer helpers at Veterans
Hospitals was enjoyed by the 30
members and guests present
Review of Niles
A veteran of the U. S. Army,
he served in the European Thea
ter. with the Combat Engineers
(1944-1946).
In 1968, Dr. Niles and his fam
ily moved to Marshall from Nor
ris, Tennessee and since that time
be has been instrumental in many
progressive achievements in this
community.
A graduate of Howard College
School of Pharmacy ( Birmingham,
Ala.), Niles is also a member of
the Unaka Masonic Lodge of Tal
lica, Plains, Tenn., and a former
member of the Order of Eastern
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Tomato Income
May Exceed Over
$300,000 In 1904
According to Harry G. Silver,
county agent, more Madison farm
ers are planning to increase their
income by tomato production. Ov
er 300 farmers of the county have
planned to produce and market
trellised tomatoes. Their planned
acreage is 178. Plans sometimes
fail to materialize and if these
fall short by 30, there is still an
opportunity for an income of
$310,000 for the 1964 tomato crop.
This is a good beginning of a
$1,000,000 annual income from to
matoes in the county.
MARSHALL-LEE
EDWARDS GAME
IS POSTPONED
The Marshall Lee Edwards High
School baseball game, scheduled
for 4:00 p. m., on the Island, was
postponed because of inclement
weather.
The game has been re-scheduled
for Monday, April 13, here.
Marshall is undefeated, having
won five consecutive games thus
far this season.
Scout Patrol To
Further First Aid
Course Saturday
Patrol 1, of Uroop 65, Boy
Scouts, will go to Asheville Sat
urday to participate in an ad
vanced first aid course. The Pa
trol won second place last month.
The Scouts met last Monday
here when future camping
rtjan.
wan exp
A map-reading course will ' be
held in April to assist Scouts in
advancement.
Scoutmaster Vader Shelton and
Assistants, Charles Bishop and
Jim Mclntyre, were present
Bids Asked For
Highway Projects;
Madison Is Included
The State Highway Commission
today announced a call for bids on
projects for the April 28th high
way letting. Thirteen projects in
fourteen North Carolina counties
are included, involving more than
118 miles of road construction.
All bids for these projects must
be received by the Highway Com
mission no later than 10 a. m. Tue
sday morning, April 28, 1064.
Madison County projects listed
are:
4. 857 miles of grading, base
course, bitumnious concrete base,
bituminous surface treatment and
structures on SR 1395 from a point
near its intersection with SR 1376,
northeasterly to SR 1318.
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MAN OF THE YEAR for the Mar
shall Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
is Pharmacist Ed Niles, second from
right, honored Monday night Dis
trict VFW Commander Alex Shumo
lis of Canton holds the certificate he
presented to Niles. Others (L to R)
M'ARTHUR RITKS
TO BE HELD IN
NORFOLK SAT.
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The great of the , nation who
knew Douglas MacArthur in life,
and the little people who admired
from afar, Joined In sorrowing
tribute Wednesday as the five-star
general's body was brought back
to the capita for final honors
from the nation her served so long.
Under leaden skies with occa
sional rain pelting down to thin
the wating throng, the simple
steel GI casket with the emaciat
ed body of the 84-year-old General
of the Army, who died Sunday,
was carried from the special train
that had borne it from New York
Before that, Pr Slid Silt Johnson,
black homburg in hand and ac
companied by his wife, Lady Bird,
had made his way with bowed head
through lines of servicemen from
all the armed farces to board the
car in which Mrs. MacAruiur ami
their son, Arthur, had accompa
nied the body.
The President escorted the wid
ow from the car to the station
concourse, Mrs. MacArthur on his
right and the First Lady on hia
left.
They set off to join the pro
cession in which the famous vet
eran of three wars was carried on
a caisson, with all the mournful
military pomp the nation can mus
ter, to the Capitol.
By roundabout route the pro
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Snow Flurries
Seen In County
Early This A. M.
It's April 9 and supposed to be
Spring but ltmmmrt were
.seen in Marshall ana vicinity ear
Bimpmftfft winds andjndent id- 1 yelled 1
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ct'MWtk wHn heavy! W'
this
rains senaing tne rTench uroaa
River up to almost flood stage.
All side streams were also out of
their banks but little damage has
been reported.
As this paper goes to press,
however, the sun is shining and the
temperature is rising, we"re glad
to report.
Fir Trees Are
Planted Tuesday
At Memorial Park
Four Frazier Fir trees were
planted in the Marshall Memorial
Park on Tuesday of this week by
ten members of Cub Scout Pack 34.
The Scouts were assisted in the
planting by Ned Jestes, Soil Con
servationist. In addition to the trees planted
in the park, each Cub was given
a tree to plant at his home.
The Frazier trees came from
Mount Mitchell area and are con
sidered among the most beautiful
fir trees.
are: Jim Story, editor of the Marshall
NeweJlecord, who talked Ahout Niles'
accomplishments since he came to
Marshall in 1958; Ed' Gentry, post
quartermaster, and John Ward, post
commander. (John Quinn Photo)
Mars Hill Negroes Seek
New School; Board Balks
SPEARS ESCAPES
TUESDAY; IS
RECAPTURED
Darrell C. Spears, 25, of North
Wilkesboro, who is the accused
murderer off Kenneth Ponder, was
one of four escapees from t li e
Dorothea Dix Hospital in Raleigh
Tuesday. The other three escaped
with Srx'ars were Kdward W.
Branch, Jr., James W. White Jr.,
and Wayne Jenkins. They were all
serving terms on murder charges.
All four of the escapees have
been recaptured.
Howard Maidon was the hospit
al attendent at the time of t h e
escape. Madion said Branch and
Spears dragged him downstairs,
where they tried to kick out the
security screen off a ground level
window.
"One of them went back tip
Btairs and got a chair and they
used it to knock a hole in the
screen," he added. "Then they rip
ped a railing off the stairs and
used it to knock out the window."
Spears went our first followed
by Branch. Maidon said Jenkins
and White pushed him feet first
through the window.
"They were dragging me along
with them and had gotten across
the street when I saw my brother
and another boy who works with
him in the warehouse," the at-
GRASS SOWN ON
FOOTBALL FIELD
AT HOT SPRINGS
The football field at Hot Springs
High School has been sown in
grass and by next season snouia
add greatly to the playing condi
tions and appearance of the well
lighted field.
Planting of the grass took place
last week when Earle Wise, as
sistant farm agent, went to Hot
Springs and sowed the seed.
Prior to the planting, Mr. Wise
had assisted members of the Hot
Springs Lions Club and school of
ficials in taking soil samples and
getting the soil prepared.
'We are most grateful to Mr.
Wise and all the others who have
helped," Roy E. Reeves, principal,
stated.
NEW OFFICERS
INSTALLED AT
0ES SATURDAY
Mrs. R. J. Plemmons,
Worthy Matron; 75
Attend
Is
Marshall Chapter No. 35, Order
of the Kastern Star, installed new
officers for the 1964-65 year a t
an open installation service Satur
day evening in the Masonic Tem
ple. Mrs. Leora Tarbert of Black
Mountain, Grand Martha, served
as installing grand officer. She
was assisted by Mrs. Dale Tinker
of Asheville, District Deputy Grand
Matron of the 20th District, in
stalling grand marshal; Clifford
Gamble of Clyde, District Deputy
Grand Patron of the 20th District,
installing grand chaplain; and
Mrs. Mary Kay Parker of Ashe
ville, installing grand organist.
Officers installed were: Mrs. R.
J. Plemmons, worthy matron;
Ralph T. Barnes, worthy patron;
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MCDWC To Be
In Washington
BUCKNERSGET
Mr. L. B. Buckner and sons of
Gabriels Creek community have a
good start for the 1964 tomato
season. The Buckners have two
9x50 foot coldframes with tomato
plants growing well. They seeded
extra seed on these beds with
plans of transplanting into other
beds the surplus plants. Their ex
perience with the transplanting
has been good. The plants which
were moved to other beds grew
off faster in the field.
Field boxes and trellis stakes
will be ready for the Buckner crop.
They have 1000 stakes ready and
lumber cut for the boxes, states
Harry Silver, county extension
chairman.
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WITH TQIIATOES
New Presbyterian Church
At Walnut Is Completed
District Lion
Officials Visit
Hot Springs Club
On Thursday night, April 3rd,
at the regular meeting of the Hot
Springs Lions Club, the following
officials of District 31-A were pre
sent:
District Governor John W. Cox,
of Hendersonville, Deputy Dis
trict Governor A. Roland Leather-
wood of Clyde, and Zone Chairman
Ed L. Niles of Marshall. In addi
tion to the above, Lion Davis of
the Marshall Lions Club and Lions
Osbome and McCracken of the
Clyde Lions Club were praant
District Governor Cox was mak
ing his annual visit to the Club
and gave a very inspiring talk on
Lionism and it growth. Ha also
commented on the outstanding
work by Western North Carolina
Lions of District 31-A during the
past year, Lion Cox presented
Lion Neill Bon with a plaque for
being a 100 secretary during
year 1963.
Lion McCracken of the Clyde
lions Club, introduced Lion A. Bo-
land Leatherwood as a candidate
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To Get Parents' Feelings;
New School
Doubtful
By PETE GILPIN
Citizen Staff Writer
The Madison County Board of
Education Monday balked at a
triple- barreled request from Mars
Hill Negroes for a new school, an
additional teacher and token in
tegration of one pupil.
The board's action or lack of
it came only a couple of hours
after it appeared that Asheville
attorney Ruben Dailey had paved
the way for quiet integration of
the county's 29 Negro pupils, in
cluding 12 now sent by bus to
Asheville schools.
Manuel Briscoe, president of the
Anderson (Negro) School PTA
and chairman of Madison's Negro
Hchool committee, presented two
of the requests to the board, tell
ing board chairman Zeno Ponder
that all of the parents but one fa
vored segregation.
That one, Mrs. Geraldine Grif
fin, was present and told Ponder
she wanted to enroll her child in
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Represented
At Meeting
Reception At White House;
Address By President
Features
Eight members of the Madison
County Democratic Women's Club
will attend the 1964 Campaign
Conference for Women in Wash
ington, D. C, on April 30, May 1-2,
according to Mrs. George B.
Shupe, president of the club.
Highlight of the meeting will be
a reception at the White House,
given by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson
on Saturday afternoon at the con
clusion of the conference.
Another high spot will be an ad
dress by the President of the
United States on opening night.
A special luncheon in honor of the
late Eleanor Roosevelt is also on
the program. The ladies will be
guests of the Democratic Senators
and Representatives at a special
luncheon Friday on Capitol Hill.
Also in the conference down to
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First Service Held Sunday;
Dedication To Be
In May
The first service in the recent
ly completed Presbyterian Church
at Walnut was held last Sunday
with the Rev. David Aumiller, in
terim pastor, delivering the ser
mon. Construction of the new church
was started in August 1960 and
is located in the same lot as the
building formerly used as the
Presbyterian Church. It will be
recalled that the building which
baa been Md was originally
built and used as a school and is
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The new 36,000 building,
Is of brick has a sanctuary
will seat approximately 200
sons and is 28x69 feet in site.
Educational Building which Is a
wing of the church la 80x62 feet
in size and consists of five Sun
day School rooms and kitchen.
The attnsctive building is
ground level and bat no basement.
Official dedication services have
tentatively set for Sunday,
May 10.
The building committee is com-
posed of Robert Johnson, Chart
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