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VOL. 64 NO. 52
HEAD MARCH
Mrs. Lawrence Ponder
County Chairman
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March Of Dimes Drive
To Start This Saturday
Will Continue Throughout
January; Response
Needed
Mrs. Lawrence M. Ponder of
Marshall has been namtd chair
man of the Madison County 1966
March of Dimes campaign to fight
birth defects. The drive begins
Saturday, January 1, and con
tinues the whole month of Janu
ary. Mrs. Ponder, a member of the
Walnut School faculty and the
mother of an 11 -months-old daugh
ter, recently attended a meeting
of volunteer workers in Atlanta.
She reported a shocking fact from
that meeting which said that the
nation's recent German measles
epidemic will be responsible for
between 15,000 and 20,000 birth
defect babies this year.
"Such facts make me want to
do all I can to have a successful
drive here in Madison County, and
to do my part to make sure that
every baby has a good chance to
develop into a normal, healthy
person," Mrs. Ponder declared.
Also attending the Atlanta
meeting was Mrs. Terrold Fox of
Marshall who will head the Tap
Program, a phase of the organi
zation aimed for teen age partici
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Picture Of Local Pageant
Front Page C-T Christinas
Shepherds Shown Crossing
Bridge; Photo By
Shipman
The full page picture on the
front page of the Christmas Edi
tion of the Asheville Citizen
Wm lest Saturday shows the
Shepherds crossing Hie bridge in
Marshall during the Christmas
Pageant. The light was coming
from the star and spotlight on the
mountain opposite the courthouse
lawn where the manger scene was
located. Artists deleted the sides
of the bridge so as to make the
picture more impressive. The
picture was made by Bert Ship
men, staff photographer oj the
Citizen-Time. jj
Tee Pageant was successfully
presented for tile third year here
and esse viewed by
2,000
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THE
12 PAGES THIS WEEK
OF DIMES DRIVE
Mrs. Terrold Fox
Heads Tap Program
Mars rnfl Plant
Opening Delayed;
May Open Jan. 10
The opening and start of oper
ations of Rosenstock & Company,
the new plant at Mars Hill, has
been delayed a week due to the
failure of some of the machinery
arriving in time for the original
opening date.
Officials are hoping to start op
erations around January 10.
Applicants desiring employment
may still apply at the plant, the
former Mars Hill Skating Rink,
next week, it was announced.
Local Men Are
Now In Florida
Harry Silver am! D. M. Robin
son left today (Thursday) for
Florida where they will spend
several days studying the produc
tion and marketing of tomatoes
and strawberries. They were ac
companied by Virgil Holloway,
Haywood County farm agent.
They expect to return to this
county on or before January 11.
WIN NERS IN
TlONSCLUB"
DRAWING HERE
Below are the winners in the
Lions Club drawing here last Fri
day afternoon:
Mallie Brown, Marshall, grand
prise, choke Angus steer.
deter Chandler, Marshall Rt. 4,
fry pen-
Ralph Lorteg, Marshall, 22-cal.
rifle.
Aller.
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NEWS-RECORD
MARSHAL!-, N. C,
INSTALLATION
OF MASONS IS
HELD HERE MON.
George Slagle Is Master;
Other Officers Are
Named
M
Impressive installation services
were held by members of French
Broad Masonic Lodge 292 at the
Masonic Temple here Monday
night. Prior io the installation,
supper was served by members of
the Marshall Chapter, Order of
the Eastern Star, honoring the
Masons and their families.
Mrs. Joe Dads renedered sever
al piano selections and William
C. Silver, Jr., was the installing
officer.
The following were installed:
George Slagle, Master; Cloice
Plemmons, Senior Warden; I'res
ton Kdwards, Junior Warden; Jack
Guthrie, Treasurer'; Ralph Harm's,
Secretary; Charles Davis, Senior
Deacon; Elwood Waldrup, Junior
Deacon; Carol Kdwards, Senior
Steward: Kdward McLean. Junior
Stewani; S. H. Mace, Tiler; Je
ter Metcalf, Chaplain; Clifford
Waldrup, Marshal.
WINNERS ARE
ANNOUNCED FOR
FINAL DRAWING
Below is a list of winners in
the final Merchants Association
drawing held here last Friday af
ternoon :
Ralph Woodard, Marshall, Rt
B, five trade certificates.
I). J. Graham, Marshall Rt. 1,
five trade certificates.
K. C. Clark, Marshall Rt. 1,
Kleotric Drill.
Worley Cutshall, Marshall Rt
B, Teflon Casserole Set.
Charlie Connor, Marshall Rt. 5,
five trade certificates.
S. L. Nix, Marshall, five trade
certificates.
Relva Treadway, Marshall Rt.
5, electric blanket.
Mrs. Knox Brig-man, Marshall
lit. five trade certificates.
Dwight Cody, Marshall Rt. 5,
five trade certificates.
Roy Stafford, Alexander, Rt.
1, electric c'ock.
Leslie Mashburn, Marshall Rt.
1, 2-year subscription to News
Record. Jack Ball, Marshall Rt. fr, five
trade certificates.
Clyde Henderson, Marshall Rt.
7, five trade certificates.
Sheila Robinson, Marshall Rt.
4, II) silver dollars.
Eric Crowe, Marshall, pony and
15 silver dollars.
State Republican Leader Calls
Redistricting Proposal A Farce
The head of the state Republi
can party Wednesday criticized a
Joint Legislative Committee for
"protecting the incumbents" in
redrawing North Carolina's 11
congressional districts.
James Gardner, GOP chairman,
said the plan is a "farce" and he
put "the fall responsibility for H
at the feet of the governor."
He noted "the redistricting
committee gave shortness of time
as one of the excuses for Hi way
their plan looks. Got. (Dan)
Moon muted the whole month
of December.
"He could have called a special
jsessdor early this month and we
THURSDAY, DECEMBER
DECORATION
WINNERS ARE
ANNOUNCED
Many Marshall Homes And
Yards Outstanding In
Christmas Motif
Officials of the Marshall Gar
den Club were loud in their praise
for the many attractive decora
tions displayed in this area during
tho holidays.
Pinal judging revealed the fol
lowing winners in this years con
test, sponsored by tile club:
Rest Over All: Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Ramsey.
Honorable Mention: Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Hunter.
Best Door: Mr. and Mrs. John
( Virbott.
Honorable Mention: Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Eads.
Best Tree: Miss Grace Connor-.
YOUR OWN MARK
If your ancestors built up a
great reputation, try to live up to
it, not on it.
East Yancey
Collide Here
i mum, A
Ferguson Loses
Four Stacks Hay
By Fire Thursday
Four of six stacks of two-year-old
hay owned hy Oliver Ferguson
were destroyed by fire of unknown
origin last Thursday. The stacks
were located a short distance
from his home on Marshall Rt. 1.
Local firemen responded to the
call and prevented the other two
stacks from being destroyed.
Draft Board Moves
To New Location;
Will Open Monday
Mrs. Damans Propst, clerk of
the Madison County draft board,
announced that the offices are
now located in the L. B. Ramsey
Building on Main Street. The
offices were formerly on the sec
ond floor of the Masonic Temple.
The draft board will open next
Monday, it was announced.
NO GOVERNOR
The fellow with a quick, uncon
trollable temper seems to lack a
balance wheel.
Could have hammered this thing
but"
Gardner said the plan "was tail
ored to protect the incumbent
congressmen. And I have said all
along I don't think any redistrict
ing plan should consider the feel
ings of the congressmen."
The committee, which anonun
ced the plan Tuesday, adopted as
one of the its ground rules not to
pat incumbents in the same dis
trict. The tentative plan will be
presented to a special session of
the General Assembly Jan. 10.
Gardner said the GOP "will
continue to work on our plan un
til we come up with a proposal
30, 1965
10c PER COPY
Marshall Pageant Attracts
Many From Various States
LOCAL STORES
TO CLOSE SAT.
FOR NEW YEAR'S
Courthouse. Agencies. And
Banks, Others To Enjoy
Holiday
For two Saturdays in a row,
ocal employees and employers
vi II have a holiday. This Sati r
lav New Year's will he oh-
rved
Marshall with praetie-
aces of business being
Also c
banks, pi
rourthou;
,.s.-il Saturday
st office, offici
', drug stores,
are the
s 111 tin
md stall
-and federal agencies
And Marshall
Tuesday Night
Girls' Teams Undefeated;
"D-eam Game" Of
Season
Basketball fans in this area
will be treated to the "dream
game" of the season when East
Yancey's undefeated girls invade
the local gymnasium next Tues
day nig-ht to meet the undefeated
Marshall girls. A capacity crowd
is expected at tipoff time 7 p. m.
The East Yancey lassies were
undefeated last year and have
lost less than six games in the
lasit four and a half seasons, the
Marshall teams handing them two
of those losses (1961-62 and 1962
63). No member of this year's
varsity has played in a winning
game against the Panthers.
Both teams K in-0 the contest
with 6-0 records and the outcome
of the game will determine the
leadership of the Appalachian
Conference.
Needless to say, the Panthers
are a fast, aggressive, well-disciplined
team, excellent both on
offense and defense. Also, it
must be said that the Tornadoes
ftre also well-coached, fast am'
well-balanced. It should bo quite
a game.
The East Yancey boys are also
a powerhouse and are the class
of the conference, having dispos
ed of such powers as Newland,
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that will not be an attempt to
simply protect the vested inter
ests of the men in Congress."
Meanwhile, Rep. Boy Taylor,
whose 11th District would get
Burke and Mitchell counties un
der the plan, said:
"If the legislature sees fit to
add those counties. I will be glad
to represent the people there to
the bast of any ability."
mater said he res-ret "the
proposed loss of Polk County. My
constituents there have
warm friend and I wish I
continue
to
WINNERS ARE
ANNOUNCED AT
MARS HILL
Many Beautiful Decorations,
Arrangements Difficult
To Judge
Judges in the Mars Hill Christ
mas Lighting and Decorj'.tion con
test stated this week that it was
extremely difficult to choose win
ners in the contest since so many
of the homes and business firms
were outstanding.
However, their choice in the
two categories (homes and busi
ness) are as follows:
Homes: First place, Mr. and
Mrs. Don Henderson; "ocond
place, Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Rob
erts; third place, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph B. Huff. Honorable men
tion, the Rev. and Mrs. Durward
Hofler and Mr. and Mrs. David
Metcalf. i
Business: First place, Mars Hill
Hardware (Leonard Briggs); sec
ond place, Mars Hill 5c & 10c
Store (James Fish).
"We are indeed proud of the
interest and ingenuity shown by
so many and we congratuplate
everyone on making Mars Hill so
attractive this Christmas Season,"
Mayor Bill Powell stated.
Empty Shack At
Rollins Destroyed
By Fire Tuesday
The small structure formerly
occupied by Mrs. Lattie Davis
was destroyed by fire Tuesday
afternoon. When firemen reached
the scene the flames had engulfed
the small frame structure.
It was stated that there was
nothing in the house but a ping
pong table, which burned.
USELESS
Folk who worry the most about
nothing are those who have noth
ing to worry about.
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New License
On Sale Here
Farm Bureau Is No Longer
Sponsoring Sale Of
Licenses
Automobile and truck license
plates will again be sold in Mar
shall, it was announced this weak
by Mrs. Margaret Ramsey, local
agent. Sales will begin here next
Monday morning.
Mrs. Ramsey explained that
the Madison County Farm Bu
reau, which apoutwod the
last year, ie no longer
the sals of plates. Mrs.
explained that she was solely re
sponsible that year and would ep-
$4.00 A Year Outside These Counties
'id A Year In Madison & Adjoining- Counties
Three - Night Performance
Is Viewed By More
Than 2,000 Persons
Tho Marshall Christinas Pag
eant was successfully performed
on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday nights of last week with
the largest crown, an estimated
1,000 persons, viewing the final
nig-ht's performance. An average
of BOO persons were present for
the first two performances, it
was estimated.
Although hundreds of out-of-
county persons saw the impres
sive pageant many did not regis
ter. However, some of the visitors
present included residents of Lei
cester, Asheville, Luckie, Ohio;
Toledo, Ohio; Greeneville, Tenn.;
Jacksonville, Fla.; Dallas, Texas;
New York City; West Asheville,
Charlotte, Canton, Greensboro and
Brevard, N. C; Cookeville, Tenn.;
Newport, Tenn.; Louisville, Ky.;
Four Oaks, N. C; Flag Pond,
Tenn.; Atlanta, Ga.; Limestone,
Tenn.; Johnson City, Tenn.; Mills
bury, Ohio, and Afton, Tenn.
Principal characters in the
pageant included Betsy Payne as
Mary; Lloyd Wayne Slagle as
Joseph; Shepherds, Don Caldwell,
C. W. Anthony, Jr. ,and Larry
West; Wisemen included Dr. Ed
Niles, R. B. Chandler, Frank Ram
sey and Johnny Reid; Angels
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P. H. DINWIDDIE,
LOCAL DRUGGIST,
PASSES TODAY
Dr. Paul H. Dinwiddie, 71, local
druggist, died this morning at
9:45 o'clock in the Aston Park
Hospital.
Dr. Dinwiddie had been in de
clining health for sometime.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced Iby Bowman Funeral
Home.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Nell Hinkle Dinwiddie, of Mar
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Dates Te Go
Monday
predate motorists securing
their
licenses in Marshall.
Over 2.400.000 license
application cards for obtaining
1966 license plates were placed in
the mail on December 6. The De
partment of Motor Vehicles of
ficials say: "Heat teU us If by
January 1 you do not receive this
all-important card necessary for
obtaining a new plate."
The proper procedure is to write
to the Dept. of Motor Vehicles,
giving the make and
wnber of the ve-
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