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jriHJ v- t I- . '.V,. j hi .1. -3 - L ra. t VOL. 50 NO. 12 10 PAGES MARSHALL, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1951 PRICE $2.50 A YEAR ff MADISON A I COUNTY'S II NEWSPAPER I) FOR 4 9 II YEARS JJ , 1 , V In :, ft Baptists To Start Simultaneous Revivals In County On Monday FORTY-FOUR F. 11. ASSOCIATION CHURCHES TO PARTICIPATE IN SERVICES t The largest simultaneous revival program ever undertaken in the Southland will get underway Monday when approximately 13,000 Bapti3t churches will jo.'n together in a two weeks' series of services, using as its motto: "Ch bt I The Answer" Forty-fou. of th? fort-fivc Bap t at churches in the KrtLch Broad As sociation a-' j-suicipai'at an.l sev eral in tht; Njv Found Association, .'he services wi'.. c rt nus until April 8 it was stated. The Rev. Emanuel Jenkins, pastor of the Seminary Baptist Church and Chairman of the Evangelism com mittee, has been instrumental in ar ranging for this vast program in Madison County. "We sincerely hope and pray that the response will be great and that much good can .be accomplished -through the united efforts of all these churches, a member of the executive committer statoi. The Rev. Jarvis W. Teague, pastor of the Marshall Baptist Church, will deliver the messages here. Three Announce For Town Officials In Coming Elections 'Til Three Marshall men this week of '.Sj ficially announce their candidacies Vi' for town officials, subject to the will jiy. 6f the voters in the May 8 election. y. Ernest C. Teague has announced '.. W T -1 D 1Mv.eniT and lor iuayur, uibluii u imwutoj Clarence Nix have announced that ill again run for town alder- fnvn jn Ae May election. Their official announcements can found elsewhere in this issue. Eastern Star To Meet Tuesday A regular meeting of Marshall Chapter No. 35, Order of the Eastern Star, will be held Tuesday night, March 557 at 7:30 o'clocK at tne Ma sonic Temple. This will be the last meeting of the year and all members are urged to at tend. . ') Peek Denies Sending .Letter To Legislators W. W. Peek, Madison County su perintendent of schools, last Thurs day admitted authorship of a lettet to I Jttadison sen ( , nancial assi fvl SaK Madh I Gonial Ass I ',.': copiul of it Madison school principals seeking fi- ncial assistance for Dr. w. A. Madison's representative in the ; Assembly, but denied he sent to legislators. UT J.U Unn nrlln OADt i.ho lpttar K. to Raleijh," he said, and added, "but I'd like to." te, , . 'I want to know the motive behind .jv wch a move." ' vj j a- 4Vliil mm AnnnnAnt tit better ducft- :, V m wjm"" - ' tion could have had a motive to do auch a petty thing . . . it was nothing- mot ' than an attempt to " n- barrasa Dr. Sams r me," he said. ' Peek laid, he had bo apologies to make for writing th letter to the principal. He pointed out. that he asked prinicpala to post the letter on bulletin Boards, 4hat anyone . could . have taken on or copied Us context -The Jetter.", be aaid, "was aent fa incerity in an effort to relieve what I personally know' to be a financial burden"'. '' - L-" v He. .termed hi action fa tort 'of jersonal Jobby.to'inaara the prea-t-" of. a pro-education legislator at i 1 fBRsiom of the General Sssembly. s;j le "Ci not "know wlw "lad i as a result of the letter, much had been collected for "i I -. rs In.J'Peck ar Dero i -1" oi 'y 'i HAS FIRST MEETING -"M ""w - 1 " CHARLES ft. MA5HBURN Mr. Mashburn, newly elect ed president of the Marshall Civitan Club, will preside at ais first meeting today at the Presbyterian Church here. He succeeds Mr. John Corbett. EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE PLANNED Tho Annual Easter Sunrise Service will be held at Pritchard Memorial Cemetery at 5:59 a. m., March 25. If the weather is unfavorable for an outdoor "service, it will be held at the Baptist Church. Everyone is cordially in,vjtertdbe present and take part in this Sun rise Service. Draft Board Office To Move To L. P. Roberts Bldg. Soon Announcement has been made that tho Madison County Selective Service Board will move to its new location in the L. P. Roberts Building the lat ter part of this month. For several months the offices have been in the Gudgcr House on Main Street. Sams Denounces Letter From Floor RALEIGH, March 15 Rep. W. A. Sams of Madison took the floor of the House today to denounce what he de scribed as a Republican effort to "hurt me in your eyes." Sams objected to circulation among members of the General Assembly of copies of a letter seeking financial aid for Sams, purportedly written by Su perintendent W. W. Peek to school teachers in the county. Attached to the letter was this note: "Memo to all members of the legis lature: It appears from the attached that one of your fellow members is in dire need.. . Any help yon can give him will bejippreciated." Sams aaid he was "deeply hurt anc 'humiliated.' He added that if he war as lard up as the letter; indicated "I would go around here with my hand xtended." : 'V- Same later told reporters that he believed Peek, who ia a Democrat wrote, the letter "in good faith," In an effort to help Sams. , " " The letter was mailed ia a plain en velope to members of the legislature and to at east' wo newsmen, lndad: ;s (Continued to last page) r.!crihll Peer I. " r Cc f ts Uv . .z .y . -s t Kesi laits of ITar ' ' 'l contribnM E3 r' cf tSH f r r - - l r : MADZOntlMARE INDUCfED; CORE TO LEAVE SOON Twenty Madison County men were inducted into the Army on March 16, it was announced this week by the Madison County Selective Service Board. They wer: Wayne F. Boone, Eugene L. Wills, : Chester Cutshall, Bruee B. Ball, David C. Ponder, Woolsey G. Shelton, Claude F. Faulk ner, Don H. Smith, Willard Ball, Bruce G. Wilson, Dallas Buckner, McKinley Sharp, Jr., John P. Kim berly, Glen L. Hensley, Robert E. Ramsey, Edward L. King, Locke G. Wheeler, Troy Crowe, Joe S. Plem- I mons and Roy Albert Riddle. Mrs. Myrtle P. Robinson, clerk to the board, announced that 55 Mad ison men will leave for pre-induction examinations on April 11 and that on April 23, twenty-five county men will leave for the induction center in Charlotte, N. C. Easter Funds Should Be Sent To Marshall ' Organization Now Inadvertently the Buncombe Coun ty Chapter of the N. C. Crippled Children's League sent Easter seals to residents of Madison County, du plicating seals sent by our Madison County Chapter. Mr. Perry Tomlin, Treasurer for the Buncombe County Chapter has expressed regret that somehow the workers who addressed their envelopes did not separate the addresses carefully enough- and. the duplication resulted. He assured us that any and all money received by him from Madisoiipoifaty Vill turned toour, .Jrefut.V V V i H Vived ''act, he will send us all mall Vy, from. Madison county. Money received in the Easter 'Seal Drive is used to help handicapped hildren who are crippled in various ways. 10 are helped by the polio guilds, another 10',! are spastics and Jiililren with cerebral palsy. We aust have 25 or more of these in .Madison county, some of whom we know, if we go by averages for there are some 2500 in North Carolina. The new spastic hospital at Durham can taken care of 40 in-patients and 40 others as out patients. Before going all the way to Durham, an examination at the Orthopedic Clinic in Ashevilie i'or diagnosis is advised. Dr. Stan-1 ley Atkins took a refresher course in cerebral palsy at Chicago last year, ! under the auspices of our state League for Crippled Children. Mrs. R. R. Ramsey, our local chairman, Walnut, N. C, can help make ar rangements thru the Health Depart ment or the Welfare Department if you do not know where to go. Hav ing these children treated so they can go to school with other boys and girls is one of our main objects. ' Your One Killed, Two Are Captured In Madison Gang Break On Monday FUGITIVES CAUGHT WHEN AUTO STALLS ACROSS THE N.C.-TENN. LINE-, ' By E. R. SHARPS Following a lightning-like search of 'our rugged mountain counties Mon lay, two heavily-armed i fugitives a Madison County work rang vere captured without a shot being 'ired Just across the Tennessee line, fter another prisoner was shot and dlled by a guard ,ln an attempted es cape. , , ' s " ' The men fled a rock quarry work jang about 1 p. m and were iitb "custody by Tennessee State Po lice about 8 p. m. . The quarry is lo cated about a half-mile west of I ,.1 s of Ivy. ' " When taken, one of the pr" i was Heeding badly from a 1" ' inf.fcted by a r ,-1 ' to stop his esef- ('fit--i r -The r f" ' l" i't" ' : r 1 1- "- - CROUCH SPEAKS AT CLUB MEET IN MARS HILL Dr. Perry Crouch, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Ashevilie, was the guest speaker at the dinner meeting of the Mars Hill Civitan Club Tuesday evening. Speaking on a comparison of Chris tianity and Communism, Dr. Crouch said the ideals are not stopped by witch hunting. "If we ever win this conflict," he said, "we shall win with ideals against ideals, principles against principles." He warned against Communism's winning by undermining our faith in one another. The dinner meeting, which was the annual guest night, was held in the mezzanine of the Mars Hill College cafeteria and was followed by the in stallation of officers for the coming year. The Rev. M. H. Kendall, chaplain of the club, was 'toastmaster. Mu sical selections were provided by a string quartet and by a vocal trio composed of Miss Ala Jean Clark, Miss Catherine Ray and Miss Patty Lou George. Officers installed were: Edward Smith, president; Bryson Tilson, first vice president; John Smith, second vice president; Paul Tugman, secre tary; Sidney Wall, treasurer. These succeeded Dr. W. O. Duck, president; Edward Smith, first vice president; Charles Bruce, second vice president; Paul Tugman, secretary: and W. K. Anderson, treasurer. Sr'-mSees GOP rt To Hurt Him a LIGH. March 15 A letter urging Madison County school teach ers to make contributions to assist Madison Rep. Dr. W. A. Sams caused a furore in the legislature today. Copies of the letter, purportedly w,ritUn by Madison School Superin tendent W. W. 1'eik, to all Madison principals, was received by members of the legislature. Sending of copies f the letter to his fellow legislators brought an in dignant speech in the House from Sams. Schoolmaster's Club To Meet Monday At Beech Glen School The monthly meeting of the Madi son County Schoolmasters Club will meet at Beech Glen Monday, March 36, at 7:00 p. m. All members are urgenily request ed to be present. Easter Seal money will help them and the other 80 who are crippled by falls, burns, automobile accidents, rickets and so on. the men as: Bill Beck, 38, Alexandria, Va., Irving seven years in, Yancey Coun ty Prison Camp for robbery, and Harry Glover, Detroit, Mich., the founded man, 82, serving 18-20 years for robbery. - The .dead man was identified as Tames Waters, 82, Hickory, serving 29' years for highway robberyr He yas shot through tha chest, appar ently with a rifle, and died immedi- At6!Xa V v - Beck -admitted plotting tha escape at fO A Ittp- Monday,' and talked the other into accompanying him, Pa trolmef said. 4 . s According to the 'State-Highway Patrol, tha prisoners, serving time in Yancey County Camp, escaped about 1 p. m, from a Madison County rock - -ry'.'near junction of N.C --; S3 and 88 A whera'they i v ' - r all day. -. JK-. r. T,T. J -"-s of fht N. c Attempt To Revive Madison Jury Commission Bill Fails In Raleigh FIRST DIAL PHQNE r W. F. HOLLAND Shown above is Mr. W. F. Holland at the first dial tele phone installed in Marshall. The first one was installed at the Belk-Broome Co. The new dial system is expected to be in operation soon. eastemonday holtoayhere According to the by-laws of the Marshall Merchants Associa tion,, Easter 'Monday will be- a holi day here in Marshall, PracticaUtMl cioseu, il WW awn.,": Many 'of the merchants and em ployees will enjoy an outing, probably fishing or picnicking. Work will re sume Tuesday as usual. FHA ANNUAL MEETINGS HELD The annual meeting of familiies in Madison County who have purchased their farms through Farmers Home Administration, were held this year in three separate groups, making it more convenient for families to at tend the meeting in their own commu nity. Special s-tress during 1951 will be placed on new sources of cash in come. A large percent of the fami lies are establishing additional per manent pasture and hay crops and are starting into the livestock busi ness by purchasing a few head of heifers and cows. Increased corn yields will also be stressed during this year. Another important item to be stressed was the treating of tobacco beds to prevent blue mold and wild fire. These are some of the most im portant things that each group - de cided should have special attention during this year. This announcement was made by W. K. Anderson and W. E. Hill, supervisors of the FHA, who were in charge of the meetings. Par ticipating in the discussions were ap proximately 45 persons, representing 26 families in, thbj county buying or improving their farms through FHA supervised 'credit. . . " , V I Three .families paid off their loan in full during the past year, 8ft to 35 years in advance, of the due date. Helping in the discussions on farm and home problems of FHA borrow ers, ,were all three member of the FHA Committee for MadisonCoun ty: W. Jf; Metcalf, R4, Mars Hill, Wayne Payne, B-2, Marshall, and ; v: Continued to last page) PfttRor.cTl, '3 ' .3 ft'' . f - -own Marshall C o duties as " '-s. I'r. ' nrer Pot Ti rran, I - i r -' i RALEIGH, March 21 A Senate committee today rejected an attempt to revive the Madison County jury commission bill that it turned down last week. Chairman Nelson Woodson of the Committee on Courts and Judicial Districts said "a lot of us have been seen" since the committee voted an unfavorable report last week. Woodson referred to efforts by A. E. Leake, Madison Democratic lead er, to convince senators to let the bill become law. The chairman then asked if 'com mittee members had changed their minds since they acted previously. Republican Senator Donald Banks of Yancey, who represents Madison County, said he was willing to com promise but Leake "won't agree to anything." Without a dissenting vote, the com mittee then adopted a motion made by Senator W. H. S. Gurgwyn, Jr., of Northampton and seconded by Senator Irving Carlyle of Forsyth to let the unfavorable report stand. The bill, which was introduced by Democratic Rep. W. A. Sams, pro posed establishment of a three-member commission appointed by the res ident superior court judge to admin ister the jury system in the county. Woodson delayed making the unfa vorable report on the Senate floor earlier this week to give committee members an opportunity to , reverse their decisi iecision iMth shall Ba ;hey wanted to. Marshall Baptist Revival 1V--rt. 4 . The" Marshall. baptist revival' bedj gins Easter Sunday. The Reir. Ray Howlarid will be guest minister Sun- ' day evening. The Presbyterian Young Peoples Choir will sing. The Rev. C. M. White will bring Monday eve ning's message. The pastor will bring the remaining messages. Make your plans to be with us. Ev eryone invited. Rep. W. A. Sams On Week's Leave From Assembly RALEIGH, March 19 Rep. W. A. Sams of Madison is in San Francis co this week attending the annual convention of the American Academy of General Practitioners. Dr. Sams is a delegate to the session. Dr. Sams, a veteran of 36 years' practice in. Marshall, was -granted a one-week leave of absence by House Speaker W. Frank Taylor. 1-A STUDENTS DEFERRED MAY STILL VOLUNTEER i. A college or high school student in class 1-A, whose Selective Service In duction has been postponed, may still volunteer in various branches of, the armed forces at the end -of the school year, Madison Draft Board Of-. j3efa'aniMet vft . In order to Volunteer, such regis-', fcrant must mail a 'written request to the Board for cancellation of their in duction orders stating that they plan to volunteer for active service and ' stating the branch of service. The Board will then grant the reg-1 ; Istrant 80 days following the end of the school year within fcich to com-' plete his . vcl -mtary 't:,V "i.L At the end of 1' t V 1 ' v "1 1 1 rr dered for f .! e f ' i if .his voki : j r " ' i complcta. This t " i to kerT r in Ce i nnteer. T ir- ft ! i i 4) ..i 1 C
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