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VOL 54 NO. 2
Group Unanimously Endorses
Project To Obtain Bookmobile
Vote To Spend $500.00 Prize
Money For Countywide
Benefit If Feasible
A special meeting of the business
men, farm people, and the agricul
tural agencies was called Monday
afternoon, January 10, for the pur
pose of setting up recommendations
for the spending of the $500 prize
money won by Madison County, as a
result of being chosen as "County of
the Year in Rural Progress for Chal
lenge Area 1."
The award is to be used to further
a project which will be of lasting
benefit to the rural people of that
county. It was a unanimous recom
mendation of the group that the
money be used to introduce, the use
of a county bookmobile.
The following groups were repre
sented :
French Broad Electric Member
ship Corporation: Doug Robinson,
Hugh Tilson.
Farm -Home Demonstration: W.
K. Anderson, Eldridge Hill.
News-Record: James Story. I
A.S.C.: Ralph Ramsey.
Vocational Teachers: D. L. Mar
tin, Guy Angel and Miss Margaret
Black.
Veterans' Farmer Training Pro
gram: Glen Davis. 1
Extension Service: Harry Silver,
Mrs. Janie Ramsey, Miss Marie
Haynes.
sit. D. County Council: Mrs. A. W.
' Huff, Mrs. Dorothy Shupe.
Business Men: J. H. Chandler, W.
B. Ramsey..
Farm Bureau: Herbert Hawkins.
Soil Conservation Agent: J. K.
Nestoitt '
. .Following further study and after
Staining; nfeeddx information con
ifer this icotm-
11 meet again to f ur-
possibilities. Mrs.
will head the group
important data concern
project. '.
Religious Census
To Begin Here On
Sunday Afternoon
The Marshall Methodist Church
(will begin a Religious Census Sun
day afternoon. In the average com
munity a religious census is neeled
at least once every three years. It
has been approximately five years
since there has been a religious cen
sus in the city of Marshall and sur
rounding areas.
The primary purpose of a religious
census is to discover the persons
for whom the church is responsible.
The only method by which this in
formation can be obtained is to go
from house to house.
Hal Luccock once observed: "The
Good Shepherd would not have known
one sheer) was missing if he had not
taken a census."
All those wishing to help in the
Religious Census are asked to meet
lit the church at 2:00 p. m., for
prayer and instruction.
Pontiac Co. Under
New Management;
Don RoberU, Pres.
The Pontiac company here, known
for years as the Freeman Pontiac
Company, has recently changed own
riuirJbokrnobUe.
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ership and is now the Roberts fon
' tiac Company, Incorporated.
' The new owners are Don L., Rob
erts, president; and his two brothers,
' Partners.
v ', Mr. and Mrs. Roberts who now
' reside in Asheville, are planning on
- moving to Marshall in the near fu-
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' company, Mr. .JEbberttwat in the
' service station boslness In ' , Ashe..
,TBle.
"We are f dto be the owners of
V a conusor nd cordially Invite you
""i "our firm," Mr. Roberts said.
. .sewhers in this Issue la the I
1 announcement and also ape
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IMPORTANT
POULTRY SCHOOL
TO BE HELD HERE
Poultrymen on a commercial scale
have been suffering the hardships of
a low cycle in poultry and egg pric
es, stated Harry G. Silver, county
farm agent today. He continued,
the readjustment in the poultry cy
cle is coming along normally and
better times in the poultry business
is expected by fall. Just what is the
outlook for poultry in Madison Coun
ty? Mr. C. F. Parris, Poultry Exten
sion Specialist, is probably one of
the best informed men on poultry in
the entire south. He is scheduled to
attend a poultry school to b held
in the court house in Marshall on
Tuesday morning, January 18, 1955
at 9:30 o'clock. His part in the
school will be "Outlook and Produc
tion Efficiencies." This discussion
will last from 9:30 a. m. until 10:00
a. m.
Respiratory diseases have been a
big plague to the poultrymen. How
to diagnose and treat, such diseases
as Air-sack, Bronchitis, Newcastle
and other respiratory diseases is a
real problem. Dr. Cliff W. Barber
will spend from 10 a. m. until 10:30
a. m. on this problem.
The hatching egg and commercial
egg producers have a problem in
lowering the "mortality and produc
ing good pullets. This subject will
receive the attention of Mr. W. C,
Mills Jr.,-Extension Poujtry ServicePoultry-
Specialist, in. a, 36-jnin-discussion
tfaatinir tntm" lf;5ix .
nlrto 11 a. m. He's, good and poul-
Wymen need uls : suggestions ,v
production and care of -hatching
eggs a complicated Dusinesa, The
more we learn the more successful
we are. Mr. W. G. Andrews, Ex
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FOUR BEING HELD
IN MADISON JAIL
AFTER BREAK-IN
Four persons from Tennessee are
being held in the Madison County
jail here on charges of breaking, en
tering and larceny.
Sheriff E. Y. Ponder said the de
fendants are Ernest Maness, 26;
,Cdis Collier, 36; Miss Loretta Sher-
rill, 20; and Miss Margaret Amyx,
18, all of Kingsport.
The four are charged with break
ing into and entering the home of
L. H. Cutshall in the Little Laurel
section about 2 a. m., Wednesday.
Cutshall reported the following
taken from his home: about $60 in
-ash, a shotgun and several wrist
watches.
Two other persons, Howard Ward
22, and Andy Maness, 26, also of
Kingsport, Tenn., are being held in
the Greeneville, Tenn., jail on charge
es of breaking, entering and larceny,
in connection with the same case.
All six were arrested Wednesday
by officers of the Greeneville, Tenn.,
police department. Four of the de
fendants were brought here by
Sheriff Ponder and Deputy W. C.
Rector. No bond has been set in
any of the cases.
MarchuOf Dimes
Drive Continues;
Scouts Are Active
March of Dimes Chairman D. Dk
Gross- announced this week -that th
drive "was continuing and expressed
optimism " about the cooperation of
eitisena throughout ; the eonntjj.J S
The Marshall" Boy Scoots are "also
active in the drive collecting $14.00
last ' Saturday "with a board on the
courthouse lawn. It far thought that
the Girl Seoutt will also aid la the
MARSHALL, N. C.
LIONS ORGANIZE
FOR BIRTHDAY
CALENDAR SALE
Local Merchants To Offer
Discounts, Specials On
Certain Dates 1
At the regular meeting Monday
night the local Lions Club members
completed their plans to present the
community birthday calendar to the
public.
The calendar confmittee, composed
of James Story, Ralph Neill, an
Lyman Martin, selected four trains
and captains to cover the area:
South Marshall district, J. C. Dod-
son, captain; Don West, Page Brig
man, Boyce Mayhew, Charlie Saw
year and Walter Ramsey; Walnut
district: George Shupe, captain;
Ralph Neill, Austine Smith, Glenn
Painter, A. E. Leake, and Claude
Landers; North Marshall: W; W,
Peek, captain; Bill Zink, James Sto
ry, Talmadge McLean, Harold Wor
ley and Lyman Martin; East Mar
shall: 0. A. Gregory, captain; Dr,
Eugene Bolinger, Caney Ramsey Jr.,
Joe Nix, Edward Gentry, and Donald
Colvin
Hubert Edwards, Bernard Brig
man, and L. B. Ramsey are on the
committee to solicit advertisements
to appear on the calendar coyer,
On the front of the calendar will
appear a local scene of interest to all
Also, there will be 18 advertisements
of local business firms on the calen
dar, some of them advertising dis
counts and special offers on your
birthday if it is listed on the calen
dar.
Meeting date's of local , organiza
tions will be listed, as well as birth,
dates and wedding anniversaries of
l-your friends and ietgnoor. . 'ine
calendars, will'. WYApriU
IntadgQAa value f4hiie3muni-
ty calendar win ' come ' 1 from the
friendliness, and good wishes , an
gendered on birthdays of people you
know throughout this county.
$25.00CIei7ard
Offered For
"BB" Shooters
Mayor Clyde M. Roberts announc
ed this week that a reward of $25.00
will be paid for information leading
to the arrest and conviction of par
ties who are shooting out windows
and lights on Main Street in Mar
shall. Numerous complaints have been
made that large plate glass windows
are being drilled with what appears
to be "B.B." shot, causing consider
able expense to several business
firms in Marshall.
Hot Springs Policeman Arrested
Following Shooting Sat. Night
Youth I s Seriously Injured;
Johnson Charged
In Case
Hugh Fleming, 15, of Hot Springs,
was reported in a serious condition
in an Asheville hospital as the result
of a bullet wound in the head, Sher
iff E. x. Ponder of Madison County
reported.
Charles Johnson, 23, acting Hot
Springs police chief, was released
Tuesday from the Madison County
jail under $500 bond on a charge of
assault with, a -deadly -treason stem
ming from the 'shooting, the sheriff
said. ' f v !-v?
The attending- physician said
Fleming suffered a compound ' frac
ture of the skull from' a M ealiberj
bullet wound. The , bullet t entered,'
us skuu inline rear ana to toe
right. A .f- : -w 5- 1
The physician, also reported that
Fleming's condition showed a d&ft
aite Improvement during the after-
THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1955
FRBBY JOINS
SORENSENBENT
WOOD CORP. HERE
Members Of Firm Are Listed;
Plant Receives Large
Chair Order
C. P. Sorensen, president and man
ager of the Sorensen Bent Wood Cor
poration ,is pleased to announce the
addition of F. Ray Frisby to the of
fice staff of the wood-bending con
cern. Mr. Frisby is well known irr
Marshall, having served as Clerk of
Sunerior Court, in Madison Countv
Il&Lojj, four years. FI is background of
Duciness, education, and training in
Cecil's Business College, Army Corn
man and General Staff School, and
at the University of North Caroli
na, well qualifies him to train with
Mr. Sorensen in the manufacturing,
production and selling of bent wood
products.
Although the firm was originally
an outside one, having moved from
Pawcaluck, Connecticut, the employ
ment of local people is the establish
ed policy, with 15 out of the 18 now
employed persons from Marshall.
Members of the firm are C. P. Sor
ensen. Asta I. Sorensen, Ahwood Mc-
E!yea and Helen, McElyea. J. Win
fred Henderson is factory foreman,
assisted by Ralph Fisher, with V. C.
Fisher, Porter Sherlin, Jeter Sher
lin, Jesse Marler, Eugene Reed, Or
val Davis, L. D. Ledford, Grover
Treadway, Claude Allen .Hubert
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JAN. 31 CLOSING
DATE FOR FILING
LEAF ALLOTMENT
:6v Drodueerfa who will be bn-
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iting a nonallotment farm in 1056
and believe that they and their farm
can qualify for an allotment by
meeting all of the qualifications
should file their application in per
son with the ASC Office in Marshall
prior to the closing dae, January 31.
To qualify the applicant must: (1)
own or operate a nonallotment farm;
(2) must have had two years expe
rience as a bonafide producer within
the recent five year periods (veter
ans can meet this requirement with
one year's experience); (3) the ap
plicant must live on the farm for
which the application is filed; (4)
the applicant must be largely de
pendent upon this farm for his live
lihood; (5) there must be barn(s) on
this farm for the housing of the to
bacco; (C) the farm owner or oper
ator does not own or operate an
other farm for which a 1955 allot
ment is or will be established; (7)
the farm on which the application is
filed is not a part of an allotment
farm for which a farm division
should be made; (8) the farm is not
a part of an allotment farm for
which a farm division was made in
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noon and that he had a "good chance
for recovery."
Johnson had been acting as Hot
Springs police chief in place of his
father, Leroy Johnson, who has been
ill at his home for the past two
weeks, Sheriff Ponder said.
The alleged shooting occurred Sat
urday about midnight when Johnson
stopped a car on the Spring Creek
Road in the Hot Springs town lim
its, the sheriff reported.
" Ponder said this investigation dis
closed that the car was being oper
ated by Glenn Raney, 23, of Hot
Springs, RFD 1.
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jiiaJ'would have fo take him back to
ytown," according to the sheriff.
'?, y--- Shot Thre Tinut i
RAney, Immediately stepped on the
acce!..ratoriof his car and was driv'
big t way, Ponder said. Johnson Vas
que 1 as telling Sheriff Ponder that
he i t t!.res times at the rear tires
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Leo White Is Awarded Honorary
Fellowship By Rocket Society
REV. D.B. ROBERTS
GUEST SPEAKER
ATCMTANCLUB
The Rev. David B. Roberts, well
known minister and field worker in
the French Broad Baptist Associa
tion, was the principal speaker at
the regular meeting of the Marshall
Civitan Club here at its luncheon
meeting Tuesday. Mr. Roberts kept
the 10 members and three visitors in
an uproar with several fine jokes and
then gave two humorous readings,
"Uncle Josh" and "Bingham's 'Pos
sum Hunt."
Mr. Roberts was introduced by
Civitan A. W .Coates.
Prior to the guest speaker, Civi
tan President J. J. Ramsey, who
presided .recognized the three guest
ivn. naum, oi Cincinnati, unio; Mr.
Ralph Ramsey and Mr. Roberts.
President Ramsey then read a letter
which urged the club to participate
in the March of Dimes Drive. The
Rev. Robert Barefoot then spolke
briefly about the Boy Scout Coun
cil banquet which was held in Ashe-'
ville Monday night in which he, his
wife, and Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Soren
sen attended. Mr. Barefoot praised
the Scout movement in this county
and urged the members to cooperate
in every way posssible.
President Ramsey paid honor to
B. K. Baucom, club secretary, who
recently moved to Monroe, N. C. Mr.
Joe Eads was named secretary to fill
out the unexpired term of Mr. Bau
com. Two members were dropped from
the club at their request because
they find it impossible o attend ifhe
meetings Dr. S. W. Vance and
Clyde M. Roberts.
Patrolman Bagwell
Now Stationed Here
Patrolman Preston S. Bagwell Jr.,
formerly of Asheville, is now sta-
ioned in Marshall. Mr. Bagwell
started his duties here on January 3.
Patrolman and Mrs. Bagwell and
small son, Donald Ray, are residing
in the L. B. Ramsey apartments,
formerly occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
B. K. Baucom, on the Walnut Creek
Road.
Photocraf t ' Studio
Closes In Marshall
The Photocraft Studio in Mar
shall, owned and operated by Eugene
Reynolds, closed today, according to
Mr. Reynolds.
Mr. Reynolds stated that he and
his wife were returning to Detroit.
Mich., where he has a job at Chrys
ler Corp.
The studio was located on Bridge
Street opposite the jail.
Tweed Escapes
Injury In Truck
Wreck Near Here
Connor Tweed, of Marshall and
Louisville, Ky., narrowly escaped in
jury Saturday night when the large
Armour truck which he was driving
left the highway about five miles
from Marshall on the Marshall
Asheville Highway and crashed down
the embankment, lodging against, a
tree near the river.
The truck contained about $20,000
worth of cheese, meat and other
products, it was reported. ..':
The track was traveling toward
Asheville, haying come from Louis
ville with the cargo, " -v
MRS. FRED REDMON
RETURNS HOME MONDAY
i Mrs, F-red Redmon, who- under-4
wlent surgery last Wednesday id
the Memorial Mission Hospital, re
turned to her home,. Monday. Her
condition it Reported "good."
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PRICE: $2.50 A YEAR
Is A Native Of Marshall;
Of Mrs. Annie May
White
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Leo I). White, son of Mrs. Annie
May White of Marshall, and Super
vising Engineer of the General Elec
tric Company's guided missile unit,
was awarded an honorary fellowship
in llie American Rocket Society.
While and Clyde W. Tombaugh of
the Optics Measurements Branch,
WSl'fi, were two of the eight selec
tees throughout the country to win
the nomination.
"Pappy" White, as he is known to
all his associates, is a graduate of
the University of North Carolina
with a Bachelor of Science in Elec
trical Engineering. A native of Mar
shall, N. ('., he came here from the
General Electric Plant at Schenec
tady, N. Y., in September, 1945.
Since that time, White has been as
sociated with the firing of 67 V-2
rockets.
He was- associated with "Operation
Sandy," the joint Army Ordinance
Navy experiment to prove that a
rocket can he fired from a ship at
sea. The missile was launched from
the fan-tail of the aircraft carrier
USS Midway, in September, 1947.
White, a charter member of the
New Mexico-West Texas Section of
the American Society, was awarded
the fellowship in recognition of his
work in the field of rocketry and
rocket research.
Two members of General Electric's
guided missiles department figured
prominently in the activities of the
American Rocket Society recently.
Dr. Richard W. Porter, general man
ager of the department was elected
president of the society, and L. D.
White field supervisor Irf" charge of
all G.E. guided missile testing at the
White Sands, N. M., testing ground,
was elected a fellow.
Tki the business of firing rockeU
since 1946, White has more surface-
to-surface rocket launching to his
credit than any other individual in
this country. Both men have receiv
ed Coffin Awards. White's award
was in 1949 for his work at White
Sands.
Baptist W.M.S. To
Observe Focus Week
Here Beginning Sunday
The Woman's Missionary Society
of the Marshall Baptist Church will
observe Focus Week January 16
through 23 with the following ac
tivities planned for each day: Mon
day, visitation; Tuesday, organiza
tion of a new Circle; Wednesday, W.
M. S. night at prayer meeting;
Thursday, Community Missions; Fri
day, organization of a Missionary
Ro.md Table.
The service planned for Wednes
day evening will include a history of
the Woman's Missionary Society in
the Marshall Baptist Church to bo
presented by Mrs. Annie May White.
Mrs. Wade Huey, president of the
W.M.S., will tell of the present work
and plans for the year, and the pas
tor, the Rev. D. P. Gross1, will dis
cuss the value of the W.M.S. to the
church. A fellowship hour will fol
low in the Missionary room and re
freshments will be served.
W. M. S. Focus Week will be con
cluded Sunday, January 23 when;
the members of the Society, assisted!
by the young people's Missionary -or
ganizations, will present the evening
service. ,
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& "B. "Chandler, secretary-treasurer'
of tiie Madison County Wild::.'
Club, announced this week Ihnt f
club will meet, next Monday r '
the courthouse. The meetir -gin
at 7:30 o'clock and all i
ire especially urged to be r
The primary business v
of the election of officers, I. ...
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