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1 , , Ml , r . ' NON-PARTISAN. lNlftUTICS , , EnterwJ ma second class matter at tSw post office at Marshall. N. C, i' ' . under the Act of March 81879. ' ' " : .H. L. STORY, Owner and Publwher t ' J. I. STORY, Managing Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES . 15 Months $3.00 One, Year , $2.50 Eight Months - $2.00 Six Months $1.60 Four Months $1.00 EDITORIAL AN ERROR IN MADISON - AND NO HITS It may be that no surprise is warranted by the actual outcome of the vote fraud trials in Madison County. Hardly anybody acquainted with the political complexities of the cases expected much to result in the way of punitive action. Nevertheless, the Wednesday ruling of Federal Judge Wilson Warlick was, in several respects, an eyebrow raiser. Judge Warlick held that he himself was in error when he signed an Order for the impounding of Madison election records. Unless an appeal from the ruling by U. S. District Attorney James M. Baley Jr. is sustained, the develop ment has the effect of tossing the cases out of court. We can't question Judge Warlick's admission of error, though it was, on all counts, an expensive error. It null ifies, at least for the moment, all the work done by the FBI and by U. S. Marshals in collecting the vote fraud evidence. Several months earlier, Judge Warlick ruled that the indictments were faulty in similar cases called for trial in Bryson City. That time he charged the error to District Attorney Baley. During the many months of investigation and legal wrangling in- some of the mountain counties, it has been evident that a lot of forces were at work to thwart the conviction of dependents charged with voting irregularities. The sum of it again suggests that the federal and state courts in North Carolina can not, or will not, provide any effective weapon against voting fraud. It's a shameful conclusion. The Charlotte Observer -oOo- THE M. H. 6. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION r - T ' Tomorrow night May 26, 1956 the Marshall v , High School Alumni Association will hold its first official A meeting in the school cafeteria. like the gymnasium, : an Alumni Association for the local school has been need ed for years, . Officers were elected last year and wheels .iw-ftjjHt into . motion- so that a meeting of former class- , .tea and, teachers could be held itlris year. Many have snown aeugnc in cne organization oi tfie association and lit is hoped that the first meeting hei 4 be a success. here Friday night will ; 'An interesting program has been arranged and a de , . 'Jcious dinner will be awaiting each alumnus. For sev ' -jral years,. Walnut has enjoyed successful and well-plan- 'aed alumni banquets. We are glad Marshall has follow- suit Perhaps pther schools in Madison County will lorganize, too, and enjoy an annual opportunity to see and I talk with former teachers, classmates and friends. -oOo- REMEMBER WHEN? With commencements being held throughout the county this week, the thoughts of past school days come to mind. This writer has spent many happy and exciting days on the Island and enjoys recalling some of the fond memories of past years. We can remember when the school on the hill was vacated for the new school on the Island . . wonder how rmany of the guys and gals can remember when there was a oasKetoau court wnere the cafeteria now stands ... and can remember Coach Ivan Younce and. his fine bas ketball teams . . . also horseshoe Ditchinar between the f twoflights of steps-. . . and the wndbu onthe . baseball diamond;. . and the "frof bond" h left field ... also remember when a certain classmate threw a j knife at the principal :'. . . fortunately his aim was bad but the knife stack in the blackboard . ... can ''still see . "Uxukf' Rector break through to block puta and Rex Cohn weave his way down the gridiron .'Z, ..and Ralph Redmon block out three would-be tacklers . . . also re r member how beautiful "Tom" Whitehurst'a curls were i ... and Eaty Sams' broken front tooth I used tp tease her About ,.. and many will remember when Herman Brad t burn used to torment the gals with a heavy beard . . al- xv reaemoer wnen ttosecta msby used to match me out cf pesiea when the teacher wasn't looking and, in - J mii and Wamut 'i V ; they were all tough -..111 never forget the time at Redakwhen:! slid into tssa and felt my appendix bark at me - f went jCreotly to Ashevill hospitall came ,r ved ... cade me miss mv senior venrW b&jtV. ' t for oca raxne against liars jm jes, itwi w 3 Island that I started courting ; mjr wife "i. ci tad on remiricing but space doesn't allow &y K38 ci riy classmates will be at the alumni 7L!;U f-i we can recall some of the -fine -i jl tc;e many X tteni;wiU.4)f .there Ills Alkn anoocic, ' Bj'T1i trp to AheviIl ; J Toeaday tl.U. T -y -visited the Akheville ktii I t !." othert ttendod th- IT- I in. i in m I urn nuiiniiiniiimiuuiirmT-ini ill ulu "Tf" 1 MARS HILL HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS A. K. Hamlin Jr. Passes In Detroit; Funeral Saturday- Arthur Hermit Hamlin Jr., 20, died Monday, May 21, 1956 in a De troit, Mich., hospital following a heart attack. Funeral services will be held Sat urday at 2 p. m., in Middle Fork Baptist Church of which he was a member. The Rev. Elzie Ray and the Rev. Abe Buchanan will officiate and burial will be in the Briggs ceme tery. The body will be taken to the home of the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hamlin of the Middle Fork community Friday evenings Pallbearers will be Bobby May nard, Tommie Hill, Shelby and Sam my Buckner, Jack Roberts and Har old Ball. Surviving in addition to Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hamlin are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Hamlin of De troit; two brothers, Pvt. Grady Hamlin, in the Army at Fort Knox, Ky., and Mickey of Detroit; the maternal grandmother, Mrs. S. H. Woodard of Saulte Ste. Marie, Mich., and a number of uncles and aunts. Flower bearers wul be " members of the Middle ftok Mn9ft& Holoomfce Funeral Home "is in charge of arrangements. Five Madison Students To Receive Degrees At WCC, Ciillowhee According to a news release from Cullowhee, five Madison County stu dents will receive degrees at West ern-Carolina College at 'final Com mencement exercises in Hoey Audi torium at ten o'clock Monday morn ing, May 28. Those receiving the Bachelor of Science degree are: Owen, Wallace Fish, Route 1, Hot Springs, business administration; Grady C. Griffin, Route 2, Mars Hill, chemistry and biology. The following will received the Bachelor of Science in Education: Lorena Maxine Ballard, Mars Hill, social science concentration: Betty Lambert Hawkins, Mars Hill, home economics and French; Eileen Jam erson, Route 2, Mars Hill, grammar grade education. Singing Convention There will be a singing conven tion at Bear Creek Baptist Church May 36 (Saturday) evening at 7:81 o'clock. All singers and the public are cordially invited. - Suassiayatitrt -Solicitor Robert 9H phone and Telegraph Compnay. Swain of Ashevdlle will Bpeak at the graduation exercises for the Laurel High School senior class tonighi (Thursday) at 8 o'clock in the school auditorium. The eighth grade graduation pro gram was held this morning at 10 o'clock, Fred W. Anderson, princi pal, has announced. A. E. Leake, Marshall attorney, will introduce Swain and present the diplomas. Miss Mildred Amnions And, Harvey Burniston Are Married 'Saturday SENIBCA, May 21 Miss Mil dred Carter Amnions, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Carter Am nions of Seneca, became the bride of Harvey Burniston, eon of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burniston of Brookline, Mass., Saturday, May 19, 195(, at 4 p. m. in the Seneca Pres byterian Church. The double ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. Phil Clarke and the Rev. C. R. Tanv in the presence of members of the family and close friends. Mrs. RaginMJan iei presented a program of organ music. Given in marriage by her father. tne bride wore a ballerina length dress of whit lace with band of white satin and a satin jacket, small white lace hat with tiny veil and carried a bouquet of white car nations cantered with a white or chid. v Jtflss Barbara Amnions, sister of the bride, was the only attendant and wore an afternoon dress of Una silk ;wJth ; handeaa hat and. waits M. .er nosegay booqnet was pink roses and carnations. Robert . Burniston . Jr., of Brook- line, brother, of the bridegroom, served . as best ' man and . Garland Gravely of Senaca and W. Jit HeP ler Jr, of Clemson , ushered. ' - J ... ; Mrs. Burniston is a graduata of Seneca High School and the St Thomas Hospital School of, hTurs ing Nasbvillev Tenn, where she- is now on the staff.- . Mr. Bornisto i -stationed with iht V. S. .Air Tore 'a Stewart Air Force JJase, Smyrna. Tenu. . Gofirs v. ' ' T. i iverville; lit. Ills Lltzr and IT.'.s Eernies Am- mops, both of .liars KiU., . Swain To Give Laurel High School Finals Speech Tonight Singing Convention To Be Held At Bull Creek Church Sunday T'r Madison County Singing Con vent on will be held at the Bull Creek Baptist Church (located on the Marshall-Mars Hill highway) on Sunday, May 27 at 2:00 p. m. We want to urge all quartets, tri )S, duets, or choirs to come and be with us. JONAH RICE, President Civitan Club Met Here On Tuesday; Plans Discussed County Delegate Selected To Attend 4-H Forestry Camp County Agent Harry G. Silver has just announced that Jimmy Plem- nbns. of Marshall R-3, Cold Springs .-ommnnity, has been selected to at tend the second annual 4-H Forestry Camp to be held at 4-H Camp Mill- atone during the week of June 4 through 9. The camp is located in Richmond County between Ellerbe and Rockingham. The camp is con ducted by the North Carolina Agri cultural Extension Service and is sponsored by Southern Bell Tele- The Marshall Civitan Club met Tuesday at its regular luncheon meeting at the Presbyterian Church. In the absence of the president and vice president, W. F. Holland, sec retary, presided. Plans were completed to send two delegates to Wildacres on Sunday, June 10. A plan to join other western North Carolina counties in the Colgate Palmolive Vacation brochure which will be distributed to over 300,000 people in the United States was dis cussed and the club unanimously voted to sponsor the Madison Coun ty write-up and secure pictures. The "copy" and pictures are being prepared by Jim Story and will be sent to the officials this week. 19 members and one guest were present. ATTEND WEDDING Mr. and Mrs. Fred O. Tilaon, Sally and Ann returned to their home here Sunday from Charlotte, after having attended the wedding of Mrs. Tilson's sister, Marie Navy Howie, to Adoiphas J. Costagna of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Costagna are now on a -wedding trip to Sea Island. Miami '.sad Havana. Onba. After June 1 they will be at home at Forest1 Hills,.; Long Bsland, N. Y. Mrs. Costagna has visited here a number of timi. ,, . Jimmy will leave for camp pn the morning 'of June 4 and return home on Saturday, June 9. All expenses while at camp, including his travel, will be paid for by the sponsor. Upon his arrival at camp, he will join the delegates from the other counties of the state and 12 assist ant county agents in a week of out door life, in-the-woods training and fun. The camp program is designed to give the 4-H Club boys who at tend the knowledge and experience they need to be the successful for est owners and leaders of tomorrow. Experienced foresters and woods men from the Extension Service and the timber industry will be the in structors. While at camp Jimmy will learn about such things as planting a for est, measuring timber, improving timber stands, harvesting the tim ber crop, how to work safely in the woods, and care of woods tools. Jimmy earned this trip to camp by completing forestry projects in timber stand improvement! forest tree planting, and forest protection. Mars Hill Pastor Coker Speaker . Dr. Robert E. Seymour, pastor of the Mars Hill Baptist ChurctiTwili be one of the- principal speakers at commencement exercises ' of Coker College May 26-27 at Hartsville, S. c. Dr. Seymour will preach the an nual baccalaureate sermon on May 27. Bible School To Start At Oak Hill Baptist Church On June 4 The annual Daily Vacation Bible School at the Oak Hill Baptist Church in the Rector-Corner Com munity, will begin . Monday, Jane 4, according to the pastor, the Rev. Jeter Sherlin. Mr. Sherlin stated that . Prepara tion Day for the Bible School will be held Friday, June 1. "Everyone is Invited to" 'attend his-achool, and especially those ho are ,not .attending -.a Bible School this year, we invite yon to come To -Cn SntarLjjf Vt"iv ClIo3 En T.J " hi (. n . V . s .Mil F A 9- y.W w issiais. isi-. 4