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VOL. 54 NO. 12
Over 1080 County Tobacco
Growers Attend Meeting Tuesday
vJ'Y ifeurley Officials Speak To A
'y Capacity Audience in
- " Auditorium
Over 1000 burley tobacco produc
ers of Madison County attended the
tobacco meeting held in the Marshall
High School auditorium Tuesday
morning. The meeting was schedul
ed to be held in the courthouse here
but the huge number of interested
farmers and producers made it im
possible to be held at the courthouse.
Officials from the tobacco division
of the department of agriculture
"were present and discussed' the situ
ation and problems confronting Bur
ley producers at the present time.
Mr. R. Lee Wallin, chairman of the
Madison County ASC Committee,
pointed out that the present prob
lems facing Burley producers are
more serious than most farmers re
alize and that all indications are that
If some action is not taken to reme
dy the present situation that there
is a serious danger of losing Mad
ison County's tobacco program.
Representatives from all agricul
tural agencies in the county were
present as well as producers, farm
organization officials, businessmen
, And representatives of civic groups,
i i'j Clyde Green, of Boone, chairman
J L-jf the State ASC Committee; Frank
fifJllis and Joe Williams, of the to
ptacco branch of the U. S. Dept. of
Agriculture. Washington, u. j ,
f Flake Shaw, ol ureensooru, mwu-
.....t.... 5tat Farm Rnrp.au:
i-i' i.ivn anuicwiiY .
f " J L. Nicholson, chief marketing
it'' quota secretary of N. C. ASC of
"' and J. H. Enloe. district ASC
S . Fieldman, were among; the visiting
i apeakers. . v; '
.X Tki Madison County ASC Com
h ' mitfcee wh(aigMtaiBiatTiawtiBC
V -quota programs on the county level
1 - W composed of Lee Waliin, Woodson
.Hay and M. J. Ban.
1 Burley producers are faced with
the following situation: (1) Increas
ed yields and over production on in
' dividual farms has resulted in a sur
plus of tobacco. (2) Commodity
Credit Cooperation purcnasea 01
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Ponder Case
LEids I'Jith
Icquittal
i& U. S. Dist. Judge Robert L.( Taylor
p " of Tennessee Thursday acquitted Ze
!', no Ponder of Alexander R-l, N. C,
it of a charge of violating federal to
Jybacco production marketing laws.
? Taylor directed a verdict of ac
j V onittal for Ponder on motion of As
;7istant U. S. Dist. Atty. John F.
IVDugger. Dugger told Taylor that
i after a thorough investigation of
! ' the case he could find no evidence of
wrongdoing by Ponder,
t Taylor said he agreed with the
, government attorney and commented
? - '"from the bench he was "glad" to dis--1
' miss the charge against the North
A Carolina farmer.
-i Ponder testified at the forenoon
"lewfpnjrt court that he sold approx
? 'lmately 600 pounds of non-quota to
i tacco ill 6reeneville, Tenn., but he
I ' said It was done without any intent
f f wxonidping. '
-Pondor told Judge Taylor he
'bougW; ; the tobacco at Knoxville,
Ten Jin December, 1952 and sold it
to Aenevtlle on Jan, 20, 1953.
'' Hclsald he told the truck driver
who. 'look the. tobacco front his farm
to the Greensville market to keep the
nonnota'Jiobaoeo separate- from his
: i-T..4 Jrinr. he went,
i own crvjjs uuw u - '
on tm U this and the tobacco
;'quota. cardiJ; .
' the mistake Iaierv an4, offered to pT
' ttMiifrntt out
a- penally. -'m ,w
hctl er the penalty was accepted, or
t - - oximately S Mfdisoii County;
. nAaA !.. bearing
3erV attorneys: were ;Jolin
.-, pttst ; president - or : we
. ' 'te f Bar Association,
v.. Leake,' Marshall
f ACiES
RED CROSS MONEY?
ANSWERS GIVEN;
YOUR HELP NEEDED
With the current Red Cross Drive
coming to an end soon, Madison
County citizens are urged to contrib
ute before the drive ends-. Letters
are being sent out and officials are
working hard to- make this county's
fund go "over the top." It is now
up to the individuals to support this
worthy cause.
Everyone that contributes to the
Red Cross wants to know where their
money goes, and we are giving some
questions and answers this week on
Red Cross using Red Cross Adminis
tration as our topic. The annual
campaign for funds is now underway
in each county, and these are the
questions most asked about the dis
tribution of funds collected:
Q. Does the head of the Red Cross
receive a salary:
A. The head and principal officer
Is the Chairman, who is appointed
by the President of the United
States. The Chairman is a volunteer
and receives no salary.
Q. Are Red Cross employees over
paid? A. The Red Cross is directed by
volunteers at both the national and
chapter levels. The volunteer board
members decide how many paid staff
are needed to insure continuity and
technical guidance of Red Cross pro
grams.. The salaries of paid staff
are also determined by these volun
teers; the salaries are in line 'with
those paid by other health and wel-
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in'"'-
Bids Approved For
White Rock School
Improvement
Bids on White Rock School addi
tions, consisting of a lunchroom and
three classrooms, were opened Tues
day, March 22, 1955 at 11:00 a. m.
Low bidder on general contract
was Jerry Liner Construction Com
pany, of Waynesville, N. C.
Low bidder on plumbing and heat
ins contracts was Dover Plumbing
and Heating Company of Asheville.
Low bidder on electrical contract
was Burnsville Electric Company of
Burnsville.
Architect for this project was
Lindsey M. Gudger of Asheville. The
total cost of the project will be $56,
871.00. The funds needed for this project
are from both State board money
and from County Capital Outlay
Funds.
The board passed resolution to
award bids to low bidders listed as
soon as approval on bids are received
from State Board of Education.
CHANGES MADE
IN BOARD OF
EDUCATION
Madison County was a last minute
addition to a bill introduced in the
General Assembly to appoint mem
bers of county boards of education
in 95 counties.
Added as an amendment to a bill
which passed the HouSe Tuesday
night was a Madison board which
would be comprised of Clyde Brown,
Chan' Baldwin, William Roberts, Ze
no Ponder and W. T. Moore.
As the new board is composed,
William- Roberta and Zeno Ponder
would replace Hilliard Teague and
Dr. Bruce Sams on the board.
All-Night Singing
Here April 2; Benefit
Crippled '(Clen o t
.fill1 att-nlgnt program . singing
will fee held at.: the Marshall 'High
School f i edditorium o tf A Saturday
MftH. Sipril 2, at Celglit Vclock ft
"ww announced, here thirweeVK
h Proceeds ironi tne" eventwiu go
to the Crippled , Cnlldren'l, Drive. '
MARSHALL, N. C,
READING AND
DECLAMATION
CONTEST HELD
Marshall Elementary Students
Win Top Honors At
Contest Friday
The annual elementary reading
and declamation contest for Madison
County was held in the Marshall
school auditorium last Friday night.
All the participants were "tops" ac
cording to those present with, Miss
.Tudv Peirc. dauehter of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Pegg, of Marshall, win
ning first place in the reading divi
sion. Miss Pegg's subject was "Ma's
Monday Morning." Lillian Tolley,
of Hot Springs, won second place in
the reading division.
Others in the contest were Sharon
Tomiberlin, Beech Glen; Faye King,
Laurel; Hazel West, Mars Hill; and
Doris "Lankford, Spring Creek. Sha
ron Chandler, of Walnut, was ill and
unable to participate.
In the declamation division, Paul
Houston, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sarge
Houston, of the Marshall school, and
Billy Fowler, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Grover
Fowler, of Hot Springs,
shared first-place honors and were
declared "co-winners." Paul's topic
was, "I Speak For Democracy" and
Billy's topic was, "American Citr
zen.
Others in the declamation division
were Johnny Rigsoy, Walnut; J. R.
Fish, Spring Creek; David Larry
Phillips, Mars Hill; Edgar Wallin,
Laurel; and Natt Ferguson, Beech
Glen.
Superintendent W. W. Peek made
the presentation of awards. Miss
Sara Ann Davis was program chair
man for the event
tor !ClSciiU
During Next Week
Donald M. Cox, chairman Madison
County Girl Scout Fund Drive, sent
out the following letters this week
which are self-explanatory:
Dear Friend:
GIRL SCOUTING is one way in
terested citizens can work together
in the field of youth welfare and
the development of good citizens
The GIRL SCOUTS are more than
a million and a half girls throughout
our country who are united in ideals
of friendship and service. They be
long to an organization whose pur
pose is to help them become healthy,
happy individuals and active citi
zens. They have accepted a per
sonal code of ethics, embodied in the
Girl Scout Promise and Laws and
it is available to alt girls from seven
through seventeen years of age.
Madison County is one of the sev
en counties in the Pisgah Girl Scout
Council. This coming week we are
making a sincere effort to raise our
fair share of the financial support
for the area program.
If you will mail a check today,
you will have contributed to a cause
that should go a long way toward
building a better country in which
to live.
Sincerely yours,
DONALD M. COX, Chairman
Madison County Girl Scout Fund
Drive.
Dr. Sams Attending
Doctors' Meeting In
Los Angeles, Calif.
Dr. W. A. Sams, prominent Mar
shall physican and t one of the two
delegates from North Carolina, left
Marshall Wednesday for Winston-
Salem where he will board a Pied
mont Airlines plane Thursday (to-
day) en route to Los Angeles, Calif.,1
to attend the American Academy of
General Practitioners. Dr. Sams and
Dn Perry. Q. Dixon, of Ayden, N.
are the two- delegates from the North
Carolina branch.
Dr. Sams has' been chosen to serve
as- Sergeant-at-Arms for the House
of Delegates' Sessions n, Los Angeles.
He frill return to bis office, here
on; Saturday,,;: April ..'A.i4V
,A Mw Sanv , accompanied hlnv ;to
Winsrfoft-Salem Vhere she' win -.fait
her dsughter, Mr. wi C- LoweJ 'and
she will also visit another daughter,
Mrs. L. G. GeddU, at Mt Olive, dor
J lrig Dtt. Sams absence. . '
THURSDAY, MARCH
MARTIN SPEAKS
TO GVITAN CLUB
HERE ON TUESDAY
New Officers Are Elected;
Installation To Be Held
Here April 5
W. B. Martin, of Aslicvillc, super
visory auditor with the Ninth Caro
lina Department of Revenue (Ashe
ville Area), was the guest speaker
at the Marshall Civitan Club meet
ing here Tuesday.
Mr. Martin explained the various
functions of the Department of Rev
enue and pointed out the different
branches of the system. He had a
large chart prepared which was most
interesting and informative. Mr.
Martin praised Madison County tax
payers for their splendid coopera
tion. '
Mr. Martin was introduced by the
Rev. Jack Gross, program chairman.
Dr. W. A. Sams spoke briefly con
cerning the Rural Health meeting
scheduled today (Thursday) in Ashe
ville. The Rev. R. N. Barefoot
spoke about the proposed recreation
al program for Marshall this sum
mer. The nominating committee then
reported on the new officers for the
ensuing year which were unanimous
ly elected. They are as follows: Joe
Eads, president; the Rev. Richard
Mellin, vice president; W. F. Hol
land, secretary-treasurer; the Rev.
Jack Gross, chaplain. The board of
directors include J. J. Ramsey, John
Corbett, Dr. P. H. Dinwiddie, C. L.
Rudisill, Jr., Dr. W. A. Sams and
Arthur Ledford.
Ladies' Night and installation will
be held at the Presbyterian Church
on Tuesday evening, April 5, at 7:00
o'clock. P'ans for the occasion vyill
beannoun" v Jtcr. ;'' "Kr
present at the ifteenf; Jueaday.
RECEIVES APPOINTMENT
ROBERT EPPS McCLURE
McCLURE GETS
APPOINTMENT
FROM NAVY
Robert Epps McClure, 22, of Wal
nut has received an appointment to
the Navy's "Annapolis of the Air"
and is presently enrolled in Prefiight
Naval School in Pensacola, Florida.
After a 15-months course there he
will be commissioned an ensign in
the USNR.
McClure is a graduate of Walnut
High School where he was valedicto
rian of the class of 1951. In Janu
ary he finished 8 years at N. C.
State College where he majored in
civil engineering construction.
mjle mt jj a gtato( he WM ac.
tive in the ROTC, being platoon ser
geant for two years; made an out
standing showing in. freshman foot
ball, but did not go oat for-the var
sity in the following years; nd ,was
a member oX the Sigma Chi Social
Fraternity, S He became.' -master
Mason In -January of thtt "year.
i He Js the sonof Sobert H. If e
Clre'?of alnut," wpervisdr in
the Buneor j County roads' system.
His motk"r v ss Mr. Epps Haws
llcClure, ' 1 1 :rw Madison County
rfvle r ' Vnal leader,, who
C i Is '
24, 1955
Madison County ttildlife Club
To Sponsor Fishing Contest
FIRST AID COURSE
IS COMPLETED AT
HOT SPRINGS
An 18-hour American Hod Cross
First Aid training course Has just
been completed at the Goodall-Sou- that Marshall merchants had donat
thern plant in Hot Springs. Tliised generously for the contest, a list
course was under the direct supervi-1
sion of Mr. David Cash, tri-state
First Aid training supervisor of the
American Red Cross.
Mr. Lonard Coffman, principal of
th Hot Springs High School, active
ly participated in the training phase
of the program by conducting C of
the training sessions. Mr. Coffman
was ably assisted by Mrs. Mae Clapp,
teacher at Hot Springs High School.
This training course adequately
covered the basic principles of First
Aid treatment. Among the many
topics covered were making of ban
dages, administering artificial res
piration, making splintaf and recog
nizing symptoms of shock, heat ex
haustion, sun stroke, and heart fail
ure. The Goodall-Southern employees
who took this course will receive
First Aid certificates from the Amer
ican Red Cross. They are as fol
lows: Adrienne Woody, Douglas
Ramsey, Talitha Price, Geraidme
Wyatt, Bobby McFall, Virginia Sou-
therland.
Taking the course also were Mrs.
Fowler and Mrs. Runnion, teachers
at Hot Springs. .
Arrangements for the training
cowrsefwndled byJMrs. Ruth
Lockman, , RedCross field Repre
sentative for the 18 counties of West
ern North Carolina.
Courthouse Now
Getting New Porch
A new porch is now being built
on the second story of the court
house here. The porch leads from
the courtroom and has been in need
in cx hi. n iiuuiiiiL iil Liwuivluiit.
Warning!
All dogs quarantined within 3-
mile radius of Mars Hill for 3 weeks
or through Apr.il 10, 1955.
An apparently rabid dog was shot
in this area Sunday after he had bi-4
ten several other dogs.
MARGERY L. LORD, M.D.
Madison County Health Officer.
Crippled.Children's Parade To
OeHeld Here Saturday Afternoon
To Start At 1:00 O'clock;
Marshall Band To
" Participate
Citizens in Marshall Saturday af
ternoon will have the opportunity of
viewing one of the most impressive
parades ever held. Officials of the
Crippled Children's Drive announced
this week that the parade will form
on the Island at 1:00 o'clock and
would proceed across the bridge, up
back street to Upper Bridge Street
It will then swing up Main Street to
the depot, turn, and proceed down
Main Street to the lower end of the
street i The parade will 'then come
back up the street and end on the
-A Featured in the parade ,will be 4
horse-drawn float with one of Mad
ison! County's, crippled children, rid
tag- on it Also scheduled p partici
pate in the oarade will be the Mar
shall School Band, the Marshall Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts and ' Brownies,
Walnut Boy Scouts, Mart HUl Boy
Scouts; the lournntomobUe agencies
of MarshaU: the two banks will hav
ears- In the parade-and Mayor Clyde
Mi Roberts is expected to participate
as well as officials of the drive.
The Davls-Eexton Post, American
Legion, of Karsha'.L will furnLH C
PRICE: $2.50 A YEAR
Merchants Donate Large Lii
Of Prizes; Contest Starts N
April 5
The Madison County Wildlife Club
met at the courthouse here Monday
night with about !i0 members present
and unanimously voted to sponsor a
iishing contest this year. J. J. Ram-
sey, president of the club, announced
0f premiums which follow:
Following is a list of the donors
am their donations as prizes in the-
contest :
Rector Hardware, 1 Huber Fish
ing Reel; P. R. Elam, 1 Reel; Model
Grocery, 10 lb. bag sugar; Home
Electric, electric table lamp; Hous
ton Bros., $5.00 cash; Moore's Phar
macy, 1 box candy; Bank of Frencbj
Broad, $5.00 cash; Watson's, Bill
fold; Vader Shelton Barber Shop, 1
haircut; A&P, 3 lbs. coffee; Roberts!
Pharmacy, 1 box candy; Ramsey
Store,, fishing jacket; 5 & 10c Store,
flashlight; West End Service Sta
tion, grease job and oil change; Red
mon & Worley, grease job; Jim
Penland, Dry-Bak coat; Frank Fish
er, $11.95 fly rod; Rock Tavern, I
(free meal; Palace Barber Shop, 1
haircut; W. B. Shelton, $5.00 cash;
C. D. Bowman, $2.00 cash; Belk-
Broome, 1 dress shirt; Cody Motor!
Sales, $2.00 cash; Coal, Feed and
Lumber Co., fishing lantern brack
et; Builders Supply Co., $2.00 cash J
Kedmon's Used Cars, $2.00 cash;
Douglas Robinson, $5.00 cash; Rob
erts Pontiac Co., $5.00 cash; Ed
wards Cleaners, 2 suits cleaned
F. B. Chevrolet Co., outside rear
view mirror f News-Record, 1-year
subscription; Dock's Shoe Shop, 1
Bet half-soles; Hunter's Esso Station,
grease ;b; Wilds Radio Service, if
fishing reel; Citizens Bank, $5.00
cash; Teague Mill, $25 lbs. flour?
Chandler Hardware Co., glass cast
ing rod; Service Motor Co., glass
casting rod; G. L. McKinney & Son,
Bporf shirt; Spirinkle-Shelton Co.,
24-lb. bag of flour.
Mr. Ramsey stated that the prize
would -be divided into various
"catches" and would be published
soon. The contest will begin on
Tuesday, April 5, he stated.
Anyone entering this contest most
have a membership card in the Madi
son County Wildlife Club date at least
10 days prior to their entry.
Membership cards may be obtained
for $1.00 at the Farm Agents office
in Marshall, Citizens Bank in Mar
shall, Hot Springs and Mars Hill,
Western Auto Store, Hot Springs,
W. B. Shelton s Store on Shelton
Laurel, and Sprinkle Hardware in,
Mars Hill .
Weekly
Legislatives
Summary
NOTE: This is ike tenth of a
series of weekly tumvmaries pre-'
pared by the legislative staff of the
Institute of Government on the work
of the North Varoitna venerea As
sembly of 1955. ' is confined
discussions of matters of generml
interest and major wnporfaaoevi
In the hA glare of ' television '
lamps the eleventh legislative" week
opened with a flood of news billa
reminiscent of other postwar . legia
latures On Tuesday evening mesa
bers paused to bonorthe late Goyeri
nor UmateadL in ;.a . joint, memorial ,
session. i Br . Thursday afternoon
Joint: Appropriations Committee
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Is being held to r" ' r -
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