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i I i 4 s V; ' 1 h J t. ' JIAr,"IIALL, N.C. FEB, 16, M6 THE NEW3.RECORD PAGE THREE i N i. : s . For Expert : WATCH REPAIRS ittwVi laavbtf Bring Your Watch PATH'S JEWELRY & WATCH REPAIR MARSHALL, N. C. " r - DRIVER CONTEST WfrlilESS Boy And Girls To Compete For Prizes; Contest To Be Held Annually CHARTER DAY TO MARS HILL TODAY r Are All Cold Remedies Alike? Not For ewmple. 666 is the widc Mtivity roedicine, which combines 4 It the roost effective, widely-prr-scribed drug, known, to relieve all cold miseries sooner. 666 is more potent and gives positive, d1"; rapid relief from miseries of all kinds of cold. That , why 666 is unsur- in effectiveneaa. i iy No ether cold remedy tan match 666 liquid 666 Cold Tablet. 666 USED PIANOS FORSALE HOME ELECTRIC & FURNITURE CO. MARSHALL, N. C Anyone v can make money, but take wisdom to spend it wisely. it Raleigh A statewide contest t pick North Carolina's best boy and girl school bus driver got official Commendation today from Dr. Charles F. Carroll, Superintendent of Public Instruction and Motor Vehicles Commissioner Kd Scheidt, speaking as chairman of the Gov ernor's Traffic Safety Council, sponsor of the event which will be repeated annually. Dr. Carroll said a recently ap pointed 12-mem.ber committee o f school superintendents' had fully approved the contest which is now underway throughout the state. As announced last week, the con test is "open to all student drivers, with two winners a , loy and a Kirl to be selected from each of the State Highway Patrol's .'!0 ad ministrative districts. District winners, in tuin, will compete in the finals to be held in Chapel Hill sometime after the end of the school year. The winning couple cadi will re ceive a $500 scholarship from the I (lowrnor's Traffic Safely Council in cooperation with the N. ('. State Automobile Association. In commenting on the e v e n t. Scheidt remarked, ''We hope that a large number of students will par ticipate in the competition to selc-t two of their number as the state's finest school bus drivers. The com petition will be keen, of course, but it's seldom you find a teen-ager ignoring a challenge. That urge to win is, strong and wiicn .iutcIcU to ward such a worthwhile cndcav-'V as safe driving, the contest and ail its competitors will serve to build an efficient and safely m:m. d coips of drivers." Motor Vehicles 1 epa i ! m n t offi cials said that North Carolina, with Vr.Oi) units, operates the nation's largest l'Uet of state-owned school bu::cs. Driven almost entirely by students, they are on the move ev ery day with more than 475,000 youngsters aboard. Mars Hill, Feb. 11 The 97th ann!i,vysary of the chartering of Mars Hill College by the North Carolina General Assembly will be observed here today. Dr. Edward Hughes Pruden, pas tor of the First Baptist Church of Washington, D. C, will be the prin cipal speaker at special services at 10:30 a. m., in the auditorium of the Mars Baptist Church, which is adjacent to the campus. He will discuss "Education for Christian Statesmanship," a subject on which his experiences in the na tion's capital during nearly twenty years have given him considerable first-hand information. -More than 1. 000 people are ex peV'd to attend the service, ti'.-.' foi'r.fc major program held during the current school year in celebra tion of the college's centctin'al anni vt rsary. For the ocv:";'ci) members' of the fa. iiity and adm'n'.-t ratio' . ill ar academic rohes. Music will be furnished by Ms 1 i ai l Francis, organist, and by the college choir, directed by Hufus N. Noi i is. Dr. Iloyt Klaekwcll, who has- been president of the college since 1938, will discuss the history of Charter Day ami will introduce the guest pcahri. Dr. Robert 1,. Holt, vice pre ident. and .John A. Mel. cod. who recently compiled a volume on the history of the school, will a', o tain part on the program., In Dr. Pruden, the Mars 1D11 au dience will hear a man of extensive education and experience. Among his many activities since he became pastor of the Fir.-t H.iP-t:--t Church in Washini'lo-i in !'' co;1 or. I !::, Dr. l 'i mien - " v cd as nie-'lenl of tl.c .VmoVan and Ilistriet of Co'nn-'Ma 1!. '.:!:-. on j vent ions. i Southirn llajitisls have fi it the in-j t'hieiKo of his th:nk:ng t'"'o'igh j Sunday School lessm s wliV'i he h s written for Southesn llaptll pu'di- ! cat ions. Although Mars Hl'l Colli ge was founded as- the French Broad bap tist Institute in lSotl, it did not re ceive a state charter until Feb. 10, 1859, when 'its name was changed to its present form. Among the specific privileges granted to the college by the char ter is the power of "conferring all such degrees or marks of literary distinction as are usually conferred in colleges and seminaries of learn ing." Although Mars Hill, as a junior college, has never exercised this priv ilege, it still possesses this power. Previous programs held during the centennial year were the centen nial convocation Sept. 19, Founders' Day, Oct. 15, and Homecoming on Thanksgiving Day. Before the cen tennial celebration is concluded five other programs will he held. Thesp include an address by Jonathan Dan iels, editor of the Raleigh News and Observer, to honor students on May 12; a pageant depicting the history of the college, the annual alumni banquet on June 2 at which time the "Alumnus of the Year" award will be presented, the baccalaureate serv ice, and the commencement exercises. Cecil Hill, prominent Brevard at torney, will speak at the alumni ban quet. Dr. R. Paul Caudill Sr., of Memphis, Tenn., will preach the bac calaureate sermon June 3, and Dr. Frank Porter Graham, former pres ident of the University of North Carolina and former United States Senator, will deliver the commence ment address June -1. The thrifty pave the road to nolo pendence with their savings. HOSPITALIZATION PLAN OPENED FOR RURAL RESIDENTS Community Leaders Named ; Information Obtainable At Farm Office A program for making hospital care and surgical protection avail able to rural residents of Madison County at group rates was inaugur ated at a meeting today in the Court House. The Farmers Federation Cooper ative of Asheville is- sponsoring this plan whereby the people of Madison will he given an opportunity to en roll with Hospital Care of Durham, a Blue Cross plan at a 15', saving in rate from February 15 to March 15. The Farmers Federation is pleased to sponsor this special en lollmcnt in Madison County. Tin-non-profit Blue Cross Plan is a prov en way of budgeting for the expens es of unexpected illness. We hope that evteryone in the county who does- not have Blue Cross will take advantage of this opportunity to gel the coverage at low group rates. Attending this meeting were rep resentatives from the County Farm Office. Miss Frances Setzer of tn Farmers Federation, ami d leadei; from all over Madison County. ' The Madison County Mea.cal So ciety has given its approval and en dorsement of this plan. Information about this plan may be obtained from the Farm Agent' office or Miss Frances Setzer. Misi Setzer will be in the French Bros Bank on each Monday of the montfci campaign from Feb. 15 to March 15- Information may also be swore from the following community leacN ers : Meadow Fork, Chan Balding: Spring Creek, Guy Angel; Luck.. Pink Plcmnions Bluff, Mrs. Davi Kimbcrly; Hot Springs, Miss Haat Moore; Sleepy Valley, Kugene Good and Committee; Little Laurel, Mr. Odell Cook; Allcghany-Middlc lau rel, W. It. -Shelton; Walnut, Amos Thomas; Upper Big Pine, Mrs. Lew is Wild; Barnard, Roy Robert?: Little Pine, Mrs. Howard Payne : Spillcorn, John Roberts and Hajrnf Wallin; Laurel Branch, Mrs-. Bart White; Grapevine, Mrs. Arvil Cor nell; California Creek, Mrs. !. Wl. Ramsey; Kbbs Chapel, Mrs. Jasper Jenkins; Foster Creek. Miss Wartdv Briggs; Buckner, Tom Brigman,: Beech Glen, Mrs. Paul Gillis; Ivy. (). T. Whitt. "We hpe you will take advantage of this .-aim'." Miss SetztrT stated. Many a man .-" has been cooked in financial goo-:: a jackpot. w LADIES' and MEN'S TAILOR-MADE SUITS J. W. ZULAUF, of tbe Jlopkins Tailoring Company of Baltimore Md. WILL BE AT OUR STORE ALL BAY Monday, Feb. 20 TO TAKE ORDERS FGR THE PERFECT FIT IN SUITS, COME TO J. J. RAMSEY DEPT. STORE MARSHALL, N. C. o Mr Si 0y.0fiW; ..FAMILIES! FOR A LIMITED TIME TO 15 BLUE CROSS HOSPITAL and SURGICAL PROTECTION M Low roup Elates Through A Glew Program Sponsored By FAR M ATQW EKS FEEHATI:W OOFE OF ASHEVILLE Through ooperaliBon WUh ASDATIOKIf EhrdllGGniBQtGS Feb. l5;io arch 15 Foi Details Contact County Farm Qlf ice Or iss Frcnsps Sctzbr At French Broad Dank Each 15 Savings 1 U'--1 .5 V urham 15 Savings uojday,Or MEADOW FORK ' jChan Balding, SPRING CREEK. ' iHQT SPRINGS MUt Hatel Moore WALNUT -t. T1.Ai.i : '( .--s SLEEPY- V. ,7 A SPILL CORN John ' Roberta - Hayne. Wallin , iiDDro ttir. Pt Mlf i m Guy Angel : "Eugene Good - Mr. Lewii WilJ J 1'. 1 ... t LAUREL BRANCH is Mr. Crt Whit'; EBBS CUAPEL V Mrs. JmivuMr Jenkins LUCK' 'Vi." - v'' ,t ' .. . 4 " - ' . Pink i i?Taaaon 7' . , BARNARD.; Rojr r.olert - TL ' ltttlc r; 4 'I I r t . .'.i.'-'. '),' .
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