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l: ;7r-. r-s; c-a ni n-te :i COUNTY
; lfor,bcart unsli bum
Judfe Zeb V. Nettlei, Of
AtheTille, To Preside
At Term
The May term of uperior court
for the trial of criminal cases will
!,bepin here Monday morning with
Judge Zeb V. Nettles, of Asheville,
'presiding.
Approximately 90 cases are listed
rm the calendar for trial.
Two murder case are listed on
(the calendar for trial during the one
iweak term. Scheduled to begin Mon
day is the murder case of Farada
Bedford, 62-yer-old Madison Coun
ty farmer, who is charged with kill-
'ing Jteck Moore, 40-year-old farmer
of the Spring Creek section, on Feb-
' fuary 2, 1955.
a murder case scheduled
to be heard on Tuesday is that of
(State vs. Wade Ke 64-year-oiu
farmer o( Mars Hill RFD 1, who is
.imH with the murder of his half-
KmtfiM. Jesse Rice, also of Mars
Hill RFD 1, in January, 1955.
Following is a list of jurors drawn
for the term:
Hubert Price, TS 8 W 1; Everett
Barnett, TS 1 W 1; Edd Coates, TS
1 W 1; Shad Rmsey, TS 9; Harold
Brooks, IS 1 W Si Pearson Ball, TS
6; Jake Cody, TS.5; Gaston Bwwn,
TS 8 W 1; Bruce Teague, TS 1 w 1 ;
Jack Price, TS 9; J. L. Cook, TS 2
W 2; John R. Raimsey, TS 1 w ' l ;
Tracey Waldroup, TS 4; Claud Rai
T,ey, TS 13; W G. (Winfred) Shep
Ird,TS 15; Wi.fred Ramsey, TS
14; Coy YeKon, TS 5 Carmon Phil-
. lip.,'TS 4; A. crPlemmons, t8 ?
v ',2k, Orlffin, TS lOt Robert Buck-
. ner;. TS Si W. A. Greene. ,TS 8,
CJohn Hensley-TSn W 8;, K W;
ma . W Moss. TS 4t
ihTrkTMitealTa nif Brady
?tttS!Thoma.;TS 15; Zack Ramsey; TS 1;
f Aubur Wyatt, TS S; Grove, y.
"son Ray. TS IS; Ltoey M TS
.' W -2; Lteyd Payne, ia . -West,
TS 6; John H. Gillis, TS 4.
Mar Hill Bows To
Mt Holly In First Of
Three-Game Series
ttii ManVed Mars Hill High
1Y1U LI"' , Qk
School, recent winners of the Sky-.
line-A Conference, u, w : -
s- h.s first of three-game state
Class-A playoff series.
. Rain washed out the second game,
scheduled to be played
7Mars Hill, nd U be played
KThursday) 'af ternobn. If another
liaane is needed, it wUl be played on
S Sntey is slated to pitch
(the game today.
Vacation Bible School
At Methodbt Church
. i il OTUla Vanalfon ScnOOl"
in' vk Methodist
wut ueKUk "" r ,
jhwttgb. June i : - -v.-.
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f- The theme for tho eiitfre jsM
. ,. .. HhMMuw For Jesus."
individual depart-
v exe urssmyLovtorJ
-.v.'iiSL.. rH' WordvBriinary,
. -God-. fyrw Mi?"vj!!
nd talents:" .InUrniedi-
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JOINS FIRM HERE
, JOSEPH B. HUFF;
JOSEPH B. HUFF
JOINS MASID3URN
IN LAW FIRM HERE
Mashburn & Huff Law Firm
t Located In Citizens
Bank Building
Announcement was made this
week that Joseph B. Huff, attorney
of Ashehrille. and Charles, Maan-
burn, orominet MarshalV' attorney,
bad, entered into a partnorshlpfot
t.k. nraoffM nt -law with XhffAces?.loV
oated in the, atisens BanV Building
ia Marshall,' formerly tht.officeof
HrasbbuntJH ly-fered
aw firm is. 4o.w knownSs'Iashburn
and Huff. vf- ' i '
MrJHMff.- son of late Joseph
B. Hbff Sr., and Mrs." Cornelia' 'Otr
Huff, was born in Mars HilJ on
Anril 8. 1919.
H was- educated in the public
schools of Mars Hill graduated
from Mars Hill College in the Class
of 1938 and from Wake Forest Col-
in ip.42 with the decree of
Bachelor of Law. Mr. Huff passed
the bar and was licensed to practice
law in August, 1942. After prac
ticing in Dobson, N. C, he entered
the U. S. Navy. He was assigned
to and received his commission from
the U. S. Naval Reserve Midship
men's School at Northwestern Uni
versity. During World War u ne
in the P8c5fic area
f j Ajmi,Qi vimitT
on the staff of Admiral Nimitz.
Mr. Huff was recalled to active
Hntv in the Navy in April, 1951,
Where he served until April, 1953.
He was recently selected for pro
motion to rank of Lieutenant Com-
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"Ta-Ta" Reese To
Leave Today Jo
Visit U Of Ky.
Bobbv "Ta-Ta" Reese, star foot
ball player -for . the past three years
.1 Marshall Hisrk School, left today
for Lexington,' Kentucky, vwoere ; he
w4U yisifc the ;UiUvereity( fr Ken-,ii-ax
. AMwrnivauivtM" Rsess will be
Wrry Baldwin, student an aleo
football star at.Maraoau aw n k
xmfr-nt SViotbaU ' Coach .' Matt
Jail, vt the Untyerity?ot Kentucky,
visved, Marsnau. mm winter mm m
bnrMUMl with Reese's ability ' a a
ftxttbaH player. S As a mul Reese
was invited ' to Hsis, the vniTersiiy
namnoa and look around."- i
'S Reese and Baldwin expect, v rs
torft to Marshall Eanday
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GRADUATE AT MC
Commencement Exercises Are
'v AnnoMnceflt Reunions
1 ' Are Planned
The 99th cOmmeBcemcht program
nt Mlmrm Will f!nllem..will be observed
at Mars Hill Saturday and Sunday!
I wttth 2GS student scheduled to re-
eiva Junior? college diplomas and
i?ert uf urates
Graduation - exercises will take
place in the Mars Hill Baptist Church
beginning vat 9:45 a. m., Monday.
Dr. Svdnor L. StealeV. president of
ithe Southeastern Baptist Seminary
at Wake Forest, will be the guest
speaker. - "
fourteen siuaenw irum iviauisoa
County are among the 266 scheduled)
to receive diplomas during com
mencement exercises' Monday morn
ing. "nhotr a mi JamM Dnr4. Connor, son
of Vance "Coiuior of Route 1, Mar
shall, and Miss Laura Lexyne Stack-
house, dauirhter of. Mr. and Mrs.
Gilbert Stsck&ous of Route 3, Mar
shall. 1
All the other, are from the Mars
Hill area. They Include, Miss Bar-
ibara Gail Anderson, daughter of Mr.,
iand Mrs. Richard H Anderson: Miss
Hannah BrOwn Blackwell, .daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. Hoyt Btackwell; Wil
liam Lewisi Duncani whose home is
in Junction CityKy,, but who has
lived' nd worked in Mars Hill while
attending ollege.- 7i,
Mis Rinda Carol Edwards, daugh
ter of Mr.' and Mw. ,Grge Edwards
of Route & Mars Hill: Mies Alice
Ann, ' Jervis daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ronnie W. Jarvis ol Koute z;
MSss Helen.thyllU'lbfrtiugh-
tei of Jlr. q MrsTT kfav
M?Lee
;,Mrs. .Ruth--Chamber yonoer,
daughter of Mov and Mrs; Herbert
a. .Chambers of Route, 2; MJss Fran
ces Elizabeth Ray, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs.' Oliver E. Ray J Arthur
Grove Robinson, son of Dr. and Mrs.
W. L. Robinson; Miss Jane Wells,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. A.
Wells; and Miss Ethel Anne Wiley,
daughter of Mr, and Mrs. William
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COURTIIOUSETO
CLOSE SATURDAY;
OPEN ON MONDAY
The courthouse here will be closed
all day Saturday, May 28, instead of
on 'Monday, in observance ct Memo
rial Day,- May 30, it Was stated here
this week. . .
This chan"e was necessitated due
to the May term .of criminal, odurt
beginning here Monaay, au ouiceo
will be open for business Monday,
h was explained.
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T IfcUowlno- liotJftf "Vsschers for
MaAUum rvntit for the next scTiool
; wsk announced4, this week by
!SuperfBteirfeiil;Xv,';?r;-T,,f''
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WALNUT BAPTIST
CHURCH TO BE
DEDICATED SUN.
Note Burninsr At 11:15 A. M.;
Sermon By Dr. Robert
E. Seymour
Th Walnut Missionary Baptist
! Church will be officially, dedicated
on Sunday, May 29 when special
services will be held. Beginning at
ten o'clock, the Sunday School will
convene with the children's portion
of the nrotrram to be Held at 10:45
i o'clock. At 11:00 o'clock the morn
ing service will begin with the sing
imr frf "All Hail the Powfr." This
will be followed by the Invocation.
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EXERCISES AT
HOT SPRINGS HIGH
EDGHTH GRADE EXERCISES
The 8th grade of Hot Springs
school held its graduation exercises
n; Wahmuliv nirht Mav 25. There
were 30 members in the graduating
class, inis n&o oeen uuuwiuuuig
c)ass in its achievements this year.
Many of the boys and girls gave
needhes on the program. . Among
them was a reading, "June Night,"
given by Lillian Tolley, who won
second place in the county contest
at Marshall, and the declamation,
"American Citizens," given by Billy
Fowler, which tied for first place in
the .hove' contest at Marshall. .
.Ramon Davis? x gave the . , class
toWiMhsov -.and : Tommv LlaVW ' BTSVO
claw mil. .-The mnsic inciuaea
lira . vji, iww T'
Sue Ramsey and Mattie Bae tawson,
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C. A. Jonas. 78,
State Leader Of
GOP, Passes Wed.
.T.inrolnton. N. C. May 25 Charles
A Jonas, fonmer congressman and
father of U. S. Rep. Charles Raper
Jonas, died in a nursing home to
night after several years of declining
health. He was 78.
Jonas, an attorney, was a long
time North Carolina Republican lead
er, and served one term in Congress.
Senate Democrats
Pass Own U. S.
Highway Bill
Washington, May 25 The Senate
tonight passed the Democratic bill
allinff for a five-year, 18-billion-
dollar highway building program af-
deciaivelv rejecting rresiaeni
Eisenhower's 10-year road plan
' Passage was on a voice vote.
L33l?y.c3a
"Walnut ,
Ralph E. NsUU Principal; Ioule
ZUnmeroisn, Hettie'B. Kiea, Barothy
B. Shops, "v " -f.T.r'JENTAiRY
SCHOOLS
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:? lmenm B. Bnrnstte. Glenrwood WI-
l'n, Nanette &' Tweed,- Kamie Rica,
r - rmsey, . Alma Jarvts, ,Tre-
, ".. Eumst.1 Jennie L. -Chin.il or,
i L. . A i Naomi C. Tweed,
, Uav4, Grce,S.-Dockerx,
Thrde Gtiioln
For Hot Springs
BROTHERHOOD SPEAKER
JAMES SAPP, associate secretary
of the Brotherhood Commission - and
editor of the Brotherhood Journal,
will speak to all Brotherhood mem
bers and other men of the French
Broad Bantist Association at the
Calvary Baptist Church, Mars Hill,
on Monday evening, May 30 at 8:00
o'clock. All men of the Association
are urged to attend.
Alleged Robber Of
Hot Springs Bank
Fights Extradition
A fhfid man. "arr ant sA Slfntav an
Cleveland, Ohjo, i and charged with
the May .lSthrobbery "of the TBot
(springs wwiK, JWiu fiigm. eavrauuwoo
to North Caliha;'i.'u -Ai'-iSj "T,
-' yownanVBednik' appeared onday
before TJ. S. ' CMmjnissittnet, H.- "A.
Rom in Cleveland. Who set Bednik's
bond at 40,000 andune-2 ' as the
date of a hearing on the question o
Bednik's removal to North Carolina.
Meanwhile, The FBI's Charlotte
division, which on Saturday an
nounced first arrests in the case,
still had no comment on whether any
part of the $19,500 loot had been
recovered.
Others arrested were Edward Gos-
nell of Dayton, Ohio, arrested in
Asheville and released under $2,000
bond, and Carl Virgil Wacker, ar
rested in Dayton.
Unless a special term of U. S.
Western District Court is called at
Asiheville this summer, the trio will
be tried in January, 1956.
CECIL N. SPRINKLE.
PASSES MONDAY;
FUNERAL TODAY
Cecil N. Snrinkle. 62, of Marshall
Di?n a AiaA Q,m n tyi. Mondav.
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May 23. 1955, in a Buncombe County
hospital.
Sprinkle was a retired farmer, a
veteran of World War I and a mem-
hm- at th Seminary Bantist Church.
He bad been ill for only a short
tim hdfora his death.
. fSineral ssrvices will be held today
YThnndav) at 2 n. av, in the Maai-
MM Itllllrfliarif aPallW1l.. .ThA aSiAVa' "C.
WU MVHilinss .va-"
j. Hall and the Rev. J. J. Siagie wiu
officiate, and burial VUl.be. fa. the
Mlbearers will be Tafcnadge aw
fau ' Bni Fox. Oor Ha?aie: Frank
Fleher, Son Hewley, Billiard Teague
and Earl Edmoada. r
irrrMnir ara the widow. KM. Ma
ry RoWnsotr Sprinkle; ' the -father,
Juhn Sprinkle of Marsnau mu a,
four sons, Ted of Stanley,' N.
ClAy G., wi'A the Army int. r
ryj.Oy J-rJc of Acv-- , and
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Dank Robbery
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Gosnell, Wacker, Bednik Are
Arrested After An
Extensive Search
The FBI announced this week that
three men have been arrested and)
charged with robbing the Hot
Springs branch of the Citizens Bank
of Marshall of $19,500 on May 18.
There was no announcement con
ceraing the recovery of any of the
stolen money, but a Hot Springs law
enforcement officer said none had
been found "to my knowledge."
Charlotte District FBI Chief Ray
J. Albbaticchio Jr., identified the 3
men as Edward Gosnell, 38, of Day
ton, Ohio, former resident of Hot
Springs; Carl Virgil Wacker, 35,
(also of Dayton and Norman Bednik,
34, of Cleveland, Ohio.
Ponder Describes Chase
Gosnell was pkkwl up in New
port, Tenn., at four o'clock Thurs
day morning by Sheriff E. Y. Pon
delr. who was accomnanied bv Bill
Watkrns, Cocke County officer, and)
L. H. Cutshall, of Marshall RFD 8.
Cutsihall had seen the get-away car
and a third car the night before in
Newiport. Gosnell was picked up
after Ponder's car had chased him
for approximately eight miles.
In the car with Gosnell were Nor
man Bednik and Carl Wacker. who
fled the car and went over "Irish j
VUb- ileal icnyi i. i vaui owvwww
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Swimming Pool
Opens Saturday
. X li.
Hubert 'Edwards.', manager of
MiLrktttttt'itBHijfcriilL, announced
this week that thV awimrain; pool
would open Saturday at l''.9 o'ciQSK
and would remain open" until 6:$0
p. m. ' :.? fi
Mr. Edwards said that the road
to the park had been graveled and
there was ample parking space. Ha
also said that swimming trunk
could be rented.
''Season tickets can also be pur
chased at the pool," Mr. Edward
said.
WALNUT ALUMNI
BANQUET LS WELL
ATTENDED ON SAT.
Supt. W. W. Peek Is Principal
speaker, uver iiu
Attend Event
The eirhth annual meetine of the)
Walnut Alumni Association was at
tended by more than 140 ex-grads
and guests in the beautifully deco
rated and arranged auditorium at
Walnut High School Saturday eve
ning.
Mr. Harold Baker pronounced the
invocation and Principal Ralph E.
Neui greeted the alumni and guests
n resent. Mrs. Do roth v Gahaffan
Clark gave the responsa, after which
a delicious and bountiful dinner wa
served. The 9th nd 10th grade girls
were in-charge ol serrtas. '
Following the dinner, Mr. Howard.
Ranlra. Ifavrahall'a antialni)Iiia awil
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