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Plans Discussed For Recreational
Program Here This Summer
Family Life Council Take
Lead; Recommendations
Are Suggested
A meeting of a tentative group
composed jf Rev. R. N. Rare foot,
Mrs. Walter Ramsey, Jack Ramsey,
Mrs. John Corbett, J. C. Dodson and
Ron Sprinkle met at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. McKlyea on
Redmon Road Tuesday night to dis
cuss community recreation plans.
Rev. Mr. Barefoot opened the dis
cussion, representing the Faniliy
Life Council.
The meeting was an outgrowth of
discussion at a recent meeting of
the Family Life Council at which
time the concensus was that each
town should form or work with its
own committee, usini; the Family
Life Council as a clearing house for
projects and ideas. The group at
(the meeting was hastily called to
gether in order to start some action
iby people representative of various
clubs and associations within the
Town of Marshall, pending approval
by those groups.
The main points arrived at are as
(follows:
1. There was general agreement on
the need for a supervised, integrated
program utilizing present resources
of pool, park and school playgrounds.
providing approval can be secured
tfrom the agencies in charge. That
this program should be under the
leadership of trained personnel. That
rummer program could serve as a
proving ground for future planning.
2. Concerning the financing of
such a project, it was proposed that
a tentative budget of $600 be sub
mitted tot a six weeks' program to
the clubs, organizations and -church
es, plus interested, individuals, in or
4er' (Continued to isc rage;
MARSHALL 01S.
ELECTS OFFICERS
MONDAY NIGHT
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Sprinkle of
Marshall was elected Worthy Ma
tron of Marshall Chapter No. 35,
Order of the Eastern Star, for the
ensuing year at a regular meeting
of the chapter held Monday night in
Ithe Masonic Temple here. F. Ray
M FriSby was elected Worthy Patron.
' Other officers elected were Miss
Ruth Guthrie, Associate Matron;
Wade Huey, Associate Patron; Miss
AMeen Waldrurf, Secretary; Mrs.
Carlene Frisby, Treasurer; Mrs.
Nadyne Worley, Conductress; and
Mrs. Miriam Zink, Associate Con
ductress. The Worthy Matron-elect will an
nounce her ten appointive officers
later.
A public installation of the new
officers will be held in the Masonic
Temple, Saturday, April 9, at eight
o'clock.
Special Meeting Of Burley
Producers Scheduled Tuesday
A very important meeting of all
county burley tobacco producers has
been scheduled m Madison for lues
day. March 22, at 9:20 a. m,. at the
cni4hp n Marshall. K. L,ee
laUin, chairman of the Madison
ountv ASC Committee announceu
Mlier todav. Uinciais irom me xvu-
' icco pivision of the Department of
-Agriculture will be present w ms
V ub the.aituation confronting Burley
producers at the present time. Mr.
" Wallin'pojnted out that the production
and marketing problems facing Burley
produoera-V,re more 8erious tisn
- inort' farmers realize and that all in
dicationvare that if some action is
. not taken to remedy the present sit-
" nation that' there la serioo danger
of lo-rfn-f our tobacco program. All
farmer,' representatives of all ag
ricultural agendes farm organisa
tion officials, - business .men, . and
i r 'ivei' of ; civic , organlxa
vrged to attend this meet
's a part la the discussion.
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BROADCASTING IN
CHARLOTTE HOME
IMMENSE IN SIZE
SI, OOO Square Feet Of Floor
Space: To Be rvicated
On April 13
Charlotte, N. C, Ma-ch 15. l!ir,r
W'RT Radio and WRTV Television
began broadcasting and telecasting
from their new $1,250,000 home on
Jefferson Place here today.
The new building, first in the na
tion to be specifically designed for
telecasting in color, contains 51.000
square feet of floor space and was
l.'l months in construction.
Designed around an "operational
block," the edifice houses three spa
cious radio studios, two television
1 studios, one measuring 40 feet by
J i'( feet and the other 40 feet by 40
feet, an employees' cafeteria and the
I usual executive and departmental
I office facilities .
WBTV is one of the first television
stations in the nation having dual
color film and slide projectors, with
a Dumont multi-scanner and an RCA
"3-V" unit being utilized.
WBT Radio is the third oldest li
censed commercial radio station in
the United States and WBTV was
the first television station to begin
operations in the Carolinas. The
two stations, along with WBTW Tel
evision in Florence, S. C, are own
ed by the Jefferson Standard Broad'
casting Company and the new Char
lotte building will serve as the home
office for. the company Joseph K.
aryan lis presiaen; oi , ins jeiierson
Standard Broadcasting Company,
and Charles H. Crutchfield is execu
tive vice president and general man
ager. , Thomas E .Howard ,vice president
in charge of engineering, was in
charge of designing the technical fa
cilities of both WBT Radio and
WBTV Television.
The new building will be dedicated
April 13.
Three Wrecks In
County On Sunday
Within 25 Minutes
Rains and slippery roads were per
haps responsible for three wrecks on
US 70 in Madison County within 25
nv""tps la.f Sundav afternoon, ac-
cord;ng Patrolman P. S. Bagwell,
Jr
At 5:45 o'clock a 1950 Plymouth,
driven by Oakley Coleman Reeves, of
Marshall RFD 4, ran off the road
at Walnut. Reeves suffered a cut
hand but his wife and another pas
senger escaped with bruises. The car
was a total loss.
At 5:45, a 1955 Ford and another
vehitCe collided headon near Hoit
Springs. No one was injured. Both
Continued to Lut Paget
One Killed,
One Injured In
IVreck Monday
Harrison Wilson, 23, of Barnard,
was killed, and Geter Roberts, 33, of
Barnard, was injured, in an ' auto
mobile accident on U. S. 25-70 in
Buncombe County . Monday, March
14, 1955 at 5:10 p. m.
. Wilson was killed instantly.
' State Highway Patrolman Pfc. A.
V; Harrison said Wilson was a' pas
senger in a 1949 Oldsmobile being
driven north on U. S. Highway 25-70
Nby Geter Edward Roberts, 83,. also
?. (Continued to Last Page).,;;;
MARSHALL, N. C.
DEWEESE SPEAKS
TO LIONS HERE
MONDAY NIGHT
Karl P-ewecs-, a member of the
Haw Creek Lions Club and finger
print expert of Asheville, was the
guest speaker at the regular meeting
:f the Marshall Lions Club at the
Rock Cafe Monday night.
Mr. Iknvecse discussed ably the
scientific aids to law enforcement,
dwelling especially on fingerprint
ing. His remarks were informative
and entertaining as he told the club
about the various methods of identi
fication in tracing criminals and sus
pects. Positive identification, he said,
can also be traced from the palms
of the hand, feet, hair and blood.
-Mr. Doweese also told the club how
modern methods in solving crimes
had improved, citing that thread,
rope and string are so classified
that any found at the scene of a
crime can be traced to its manufac
turer and on through its sale to the
customer. He also explained how
car paint and even tires could be
traced from manufacturer to cus
tomer.
Following his talk, many questions
were asked Mr. Deweese by members
of the club concerning solving of
crimes. Mr. Deweese ably answered
all questions.
President Walter Ramsey named
Lions Ralph Neill, Joe Nix and Ov
erton Gregory as a nominating com
mittee to name a slate of officers
at the next meeting.
In addition to Mr. Deweese, Cecil
Parham, C. K. Buckner, and L. C.
Buckaloo of the Haw Creek club,
were guests of the club.
King's Men Quartet
To Present Sacred
Concert At Walnut
The King's Men Quartet from As
bury Theological .Seminary, Wil--more,
Ky., will present a program of
sacred hymns at the Walnut Meth
odist Church Saturday evening,
March 26, at 7:30 o'clock.
The quartet is internationally
kndwn and has traveled in many for
eign countries where it has been
well received.
MADISON MAN INSTANTLY KILLED IN WRECK
pr-- - , T o
Shown above is the wreck which occurred on Pike's
Straight Monday afternoon; killing Harrison Wilson, 23, of
Barnard and injuring Geter Roberts, S3, also of Barnard.
Jhe : Car was traveling1 from .Asheville toward ? Marshall.
'After striking- ithe rock cliff - (right foreground) the car
tkidded 129 feet to sfrp against the steep bank. u n . V
Cut eoartety Amivillt CUitn-Tinu$.
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THURSDAY, MARCH
WALNUT SCHOOL
COMPLIMENTED
ON SAFETY MARK
"Walnut School has the best record
in Madison County for school bus
safety," according to J. K. "Speck"
Alexander, supervisor of School Pus
Safety for the western distii.t. He
spoke at n meeting of the Walnut
PTA. He strongly urged parents of
children who ride the busses to be
particularly careful at this time of
year, however, about their children
playing in the roads while waiting
for the bus.
Other phases of safety in the
home, on the farm, in bicycling anil
in scouting were discussed by a pan
el consisting of Mrs. Elizabeth (!.
Baker, nurse; Charles Buckner and
Patsy Redmon, scouts; Coach Glenn
Painter and L. A. Zimmerman, panel
moderator.
Several girl scouts from ths Mai-
shall troop with their leader, Mrs.
Jack Gross, and district chairman
Mrs. Overton Gregory, spoke on
scouting for girls.
The PTA voted to sponsor a troop
for the Walnut girls.
Officers for the coming year were
elected, with Mrs. Paul Roberts be
ing renamed president.
Other officers include Mrs. Alma
Jarvis, first vice president; Mrs.
Queen Ramsey, second vice presi
dent; Mrs. Grace Dockery, recording
secretary; Mrs. Zora Huffman, cor
responding secretary; and E. O. Bur
nette, treasurer.
Auditor's Office,
Co. Commissioners
Exchange Locations
' .:1oViJrfflak'vnore convenient
auaicpr BV,vy jlB -ww, Deen movea w
the first furor iwhere the commission,
ers usually meet), and the commis
sioners' room has been moved to the
second floor where the auditor's
room was formerly located. Also on
the second floor is the office of the
Home Demonstration Agent.
The new arrangement seems to be
much more practical and convenient
than the former arrangement.
17, 1955
Red Cross Membership Drive
Now In Full Swing In County
Vote Probe
In Madison
Has Paused
U. S. District Attorney Baley
And Solicitor Swain Have
No Official Comment
The Madison County
Mipernii'
Court investigation of election ir
regularities in the county has paused
lor court officials to prepare sub
poenas for federal authorities.
Two weeks ago, the Madison Coun
ty grand jury asked the court to
help in an investigation into the last
general election and Superior Court
Judge Zeb V. Nettles immediately
instructed Solicitor Robert S. Swain
to subpoena "anybody who knows
anything" about the alleged irregu
larities. U. S. District Attorney James M.
Baley, a Madison County resident,
has not taken any official stand on
the matter, saying that until the pa-J
pers are served he cannot comment.
At present, he says, "All I know is
what I read in the papers."
Swain says that "things are mov
ing along" but that at present he
can make no official comment on the
situation.
Federal authorities stepped into
the Nov. 2 general ' election picture
in Western North Carolina early this
year, with a Federal grand jury,
wjtfch is still impaneled,- having in
dicted ,a total of 43 persons in Gra
ham. Glav and Swaia counties.
Dec. 30-31, officers frojh the office
of U. S. Marshal Roy A. Harmon
impounded election materials in Mad
ison County at the order of Judge
Wilson Warlick of Newton, presid
ing jurist in the western district of
North Carolina.
Agents of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation conducted an investiga
tion into the alleged election irregu
larities in all four counties and made
an inventory of the impounded Mad
ison records.
The Federal grand jury has not
been called into session since the
indictments in Swain, Clay and Gra
ham were returned Dec. 17.
Although a Fedeial grand jury is
impaneled for 18 months, customari
ly a new jury is drawn each May
(Continued to Last P")
"Friends-of-4-ll" Banquet Is
Well Attended Here Friday
Ugh School Phone
1 Number Changed!
The telephone number of the Mar
shall High School has been changed
from 3576 to 2511.
Because of the many people inter
ested in this particular phone, this
information ij, published in th in
terest of the public. ,
Remember when you call Mar
shall High Sclfool, dial 2511.
Many a fellow is able to size up
everybody except himself.
Weekly
Legislatives
Summary " :
Afr 9fc 3fr 9$ Jft Jft
) NOTE: This is the ninth of a
Beriea of weekly summaries pr
pared by the legislative staff of the
Institute of Government on the work
of the North Carolina General As
sembly of 1955. It is confined , to
discussions of matters of general
interest and' major importoncesi.
On, Tuesday' morning Lady! Aster
cams'1 from Southern' Pines to jolly
the' legislators with stories of her
parliamentary j p t i en-e e a, her
thoughts about men and women and
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PRICE: $2.50 A YEAR
Plans Completed For 1955
Campaign; Chairmen
Appointed
The Rev. R. . Iiarcfoot is chair
man fur Madison Countv for the
American Re
Cross P,i.",") camnaiirn
with .Mrs. K:cd ).
Tilsnn servinir as
co-chairman. The Mars Hill drive is
sponsored by the Woman's Club with
.Mrs. ,fim Cox as chairman, and by
the Civitan Club with the Rev. M. H.
Kendall, Joe Hernandez and Leonard
Brige.s as chairmen.
At Hot Springs, a central commit
tee will be in charge of the Red Cross
Membership Drive. Heading the
committee are the following: Men's
Civic Club, Charles Sheaffer; Wom
en's Friendship Chil. M, f: R
Sunimerel; Women's Civic Club, Mrs.
J. B. Tweed. Also aiding in the
drive is the (ioodall-Southern Plant
with Mr. Herb Hattaway as drive
chairman.
Mr. Barefoot, county director, has
appointed Mrs. Fred 6. Tilson solic
itor for the Marshall business dis
trict; Mrs. A. J. Ramsey, Home
Demonstration Clubs; and Mr. Alon
zo Dennis, rural communities.
Mrs. C. D. Bowman has accepted
chairmanship of Nursing Services
for Madison County, which includes
all Red Cross volunteer nursing ac
tivities. Assisting Mrs. Bowman
will be Mrs. Edwin Mashburn, Mrs.
James Baley Jr., Mrs. Leonard Ba
ker and Miss Gayle Isensee.
Dr. W. A. Sams will be 1955 Blood
Program chairman, assisted by Miss
Virginia Hart, chairman for Mars
Hill .
Mr. Glenn Painter will be water
safety chairman with Mrs. A. M.
McElyea serving as -co-chairman.
Mrs. George Shupe is First Aid
chairman.
The following community chair
men have been named to help in the
current drive:
Red Hill, Fred Rigaby; Redmon,
Riley Fisher; Madison Seminary sec
tion, Mrs. L. B. Bryan; East Fork,
Woodrow Dill, Mr. Woode; Pleasant
Valley, Mrs. Edd Howell; Chapel
Hill, Starling Gentry Sr.; Davis
Chapel, Mrs. Knox Brigman; Bluff
section, Ted Russell; Upper Little
Pine, Mrs. Lon Sluder; Lower Little
Pine, B. J. Ledford; Little Ivy. W.
J. Grindstaff; Grapevine, Arvil Gos
nell, Margie Triplett; Spillcorn,
Mrs. John Roberts; Big Laurel, An
dy Lewis; Marshall, Sarah Tilson;.
Mars Hill, W .H. Kendall; Laurel
Valley, A. C. Honeycutt; Laurel
Branch, R. C. Eller; Bull Creek,
(Continued to Lart Page)
The "Friends of-4-H" Banquet,
held Friday evening in the Marshall
High School cafeteria, was one of
the most successful events held here
in years. More than 100 4-H Club
members and "friends of 4-H" were
highly entertained in the beautifully
decorated cafeteria which had a huge
sign of white and green "planted" be
tween pine trees back of the speak
ers' table. On .the sign were the
words, "National 4-H Club Week."
Miss Glinna Ponder, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Ponder, who
is president of the Madison County
4-H Club Council, presided and open
ed the banquet. The Bev, D. D.
Gross, pastor of the Marshall Bap
tist Church, pronounced the inroca
tton. Edwin Stines, of the Walnut
4-H Club, played several selections
ott the piano as the dinner was being
served. -y-vu
Following a delicious dinner tn
entire group- repeated th 4-E.
Pledre. led hv Mlitta Pnnfev - -V.
Harry Silver,-county lartv agent, j
then recognized the gueata pifesent
v Mrs. Janie M. Ramseyj home dem- ' -Onstration
agenxpressed thanks to
ths many who nade the occasion r""
eible and 'espectally eonunend !
Home Economics DepartirVnt,
the leadership of I.'- i .
Black, and the 4-II f
pared and serve J t!
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