v.'rAGE iwo , - ' V;' ' ' TN!I E NE W 3 . REC 6 R p;; ' :.?. '' . j 'v. MARSKAIX, M.V d, MAB. 15, Continued Hospitality (Stressed By The Southern Railway 11 ''''- T if - MADISON CHAMPIONS The Mars Hill High Sil'.ool hoj.s poHtod an 18-9 basketball record this sea s:n a;ul won the Madison County tournament recent ly. Ij-R: front row, manager Phillip Merrell, Sam Vance, Liiv.rc.ue Ainiuon:!, Albert Dlnckwell, Milam Wall, Howell Smith, Larry Ponder and manager Ron dd Criffin. Back row: L. C. Kradley, David Boone, Javid Bradley, Everett Duck, James Radford, Dick v ance, Debarris Chandler and Wayne Roberts. -Cat Courtesy AshvvUle Titian MADISON COUNTY CHAMPS The Mars Hill Hii School girls basketball team posted an 18-7 record this season as they won the Madison County Conference championship. First row (1-r) : Marion Reese, Kay Peek, Ddfothy Eatmon, Edith Shepherd', Jo Whitt, Joy Lou Hensley and Nina Fisher. Second row (1-r) : Gayle Robinaon, Ethel Shook, Carol Dean Edwards, Helen Metcalf, Barbara Metcalf, Joyce Merrell, Caroleen Johnson and June Metcalf. Cut Courtesy Asheville Tones - RUG HAS LUia ur iwiwia utea Winchester, Mass. The Persian- "Rug of Civilization," wluco owned by a local firm, has an es- lated 2,000 knots to the square u. .30.288.000 in all. It took ten master weavers twelve years to cre ate the 75-year-old rug, which de picts 165 world-famed personages vinre the time of Socrates. A State Highway Patrolman says he was in court recently when the judge was questioning a motorist charged with running through a flashing red light. "Didn't you see '.he light?" the jurist asked the man. '1 did, indeed, your honor," he re plied. "But I went through on the olink." lOverplanting jCalled Mostly, Inconvenient Every year, some iarmers in North Carolina are greatly inconvenienced because they overplanted their allot ment of a basic crop. Tilman R. Wal ker, chairman of the State ASC Committee, has reminded Tar Heel farmers that it is definitely their e&ponsibility to plant within their acreage allotment. Every year a few farmers over the state, on having their acreage measured by ASC personnel, find hat they have overplanted .Many of these farmers, according to Wal er, pay additional money out of heir pockets to have a represent ee of the ASC county committee witness disposition of the excess creage. Other farmers make a de- osit with the ASC office to have officials revisit the farm and re- FroonlLBini LETTER HEADS ICIRCULARS STATEMENTS Cpl. McKinley Baker of Walnut, recently was graduated from the 4th Infantry Division Non-Commissioned Officer Academy in Germany. At the academy, he studied administra tive procedures, leadership and the latest military techniques. Corpor al Baker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ves tie Baker, Walnut, is a squad leader in Company E of the division's 8tl Regiment. The corporal entered the Army in September 1953 and com pleted basic training at Fort Jack son, S. C. He arrived in Europe in February 1954. His wife, Erika, is with him in Germany. ENVELOPES 1 OFFICE FORMS measure the acreage. In just about every case, this is an unnecessary drain on the farmed's pocketboofc, and in every case, the time lost by these revisits to the farm is a great inconvenience to the farmer, he says. : bill heads: VISITING CARDS PRINTING PUBLISHING. -1 7in,'-- t.L.r:'.LU-; cv: "That's just one of the reasons the farmer should remember that it - is his responsibility to plant within " this acreage allotment,'' Walker adds, - Another reason is that every time .farmer plants over his allotment, lie U wasting seed or plants, fertiliser Ijind labor. I vfe As a service tp farmers, ASC wi)J send trained 'reporters to the. farm to lay.' off farmer's allotment ; be ' fore any: planting. Jor this service, ?he farmee ; pay only g 'the i 'fccual Ah tp C n s pemeasBrnent, ThVtft hat they rs not overpls' rtinsfing pa themselves Jbla amount of ino-p s vrell ss quite bit cf : nd dJ."?. WALNUT Mrs. Paul Hopkins nd Mr. iini! Mrs. J. ...... I t'tfip ' I II I I I I The Southern Railway System, which annually spends more than $200,000 on a national advertising campaign designed to attract new industries to the South, now comet up with a suggestion for those com munities fortunate enough to latch onto a nevv plant. In an advertisement appearing this month in newspapers through out, the Southeast, Harry A. I)c Butts, the railway's president, says: "Il's n fine thing to have the ucuoiiie niai' out for a new factory on opening day. But it's not enough! V coiiimun'.tv's long-range industri al growth and prosperity depend on ..ncere and continuing hospitality to j industry, long after the welcoming j committee has gone home. This is ja job for all of us in the South to day. "The steady, year-by-yenr expan ion of existing industry is impres sive proof that the job is being done Southern industries are getting ai lionest day's work for a fair day'. J irrhnologiral progros which u!t. ,,n.i I mately creates still more iolis . . . .lom.st, stable, friendly state and !o i-ai gnvcrnmcnt and fair tax treat mint . . . el'iiiient, dependable rai. serv ice. "VUh I'" of us dirinir all we car. .Mr. ami .Wrs. 1 an, il-tiU-y ! , ; weLome new industries to thi Kn-.xviile, rioted Mr. and Mrs. South and to ke p them -happy i: ariki.-y Prigmatr ov ,- t'le week end 'their new home, the Southland ' wii. and attended the birthday dinner eonliime to grow and prosper. Ann Sunday of Mr. Hcnslcy's father, the . ,,ay . . . understanding acceptance oi Hcv. Arthur Hensley at the home of ,a. j thc South will benefit!" his daughter, Mrs. Blanch Ilender- sin. Mr. Marvin rix'Mwv of Asheville spoke to the Walnut I'TA Tuesday night on the sehject, "Alcholism, The Nation's' No. 2 Problem." Kinals of the elementary basket ball tournament will be held today (Thursday) at 10 o'clock. Both boys and girls of Mrs. Jeanette Tweed's seventh grade meet those of Mrs. Burnette's eighth grade. Students of Walhut High partici pated almost 100 per cent in the taking of polio shots given by the Health Department and the Madison County Medical Society. Mrs. Ivan Dockery entertained with a party at her home last Friday night. Mr. Zaclc Chambers and Mr. Rex Davis Of Asheville are conducting a Mr. and laughter, a Swartz of (l.iodrlls, Mich., visited Mr. and Mrs. John I.edford over the la t week end. J whii rum ' I ' i - Lc3f v;c 'rd ra Insuraiito for Zomcovncrs Here's the modern, streamlined way to buy insurance the new Comprehensive Dwelling Policy. It combines five policies in one: 1. Fire, windstorm, etc. S. Theft S. Personal Liability 4. Extra Coverage away from home B. Special Glass Coverage And, it saves you money through lower, "package" pre znium rates. Call us for full details. Vh.'tehurst Insurance Agency Ti'lci'hfiiw J'l'tl Marxhttll, .V. . tn llf Affiliated Companies AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY STANDARD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY ETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY Hertford 15, Caimcllwl Smokey Says: ingiifg school at Hopewell churc! this week. Mr3. J. Leonard Baker will b hostess to members of the Garder Club of Marshall at her home thi afternoon. s Little Larry Leake is confined t his home due to illness. Funeral services for Mr. Bee W Massey of Big Pine were held Wed nesday afternoon at the Upper Bit Pine Baptist Church. rWjK THE THING THAT tVlllfl i DESTROYS MORE FORESTS BV KlAili! VORElfSSNEWTHAN ANVOTHErJLMI TOTJ can prevent needless fires. Everybody cant 7 foresy ; rvn Momol'm (Parts (Kloeise To erue ar iealers iarages mm Stations Carry Nationally tlnown Lines Such As Wagner Lockheed Brake Farts and Fluid Borg-Warner 'Clutches and Universal Joints Aritex Fuel and Water Pumps Victor Gaskets and Seals Walker Mufflers and Pipes Best of Brake Lining New Departure-Hyatt and Timkin Bearings- Gates Fan Belts and Hose Delca-Remy Ignition and Batteries Moog Front End Parts Arco Paints and Supplies Federal-Mogul Engine Bearings Champion Spark Plugs Seal Power Rings G.E. Bulbs 0 - S A.. A w.JiS '.- Opposite Southern Railway Depot 7 :.".;. r

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