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MARSHALL, N. C.. THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1957
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Ike's Address Monday
Hailed By Lawmakers
Address Beamed To World
In 'Dozens Of
Languages
Washington Congressmen
hailed President Eisenhower's
second inaugural address as an
historic bid to freedom-loving
people everywhere to accept Amer-
i.o'a unselfish leadershiD for
peace.
The brief and eloquent speech,
which Mr. Kisenhower delivered
after taking his second term oath
Monday, had a delayed-action im
nact on Congress. The lawmak
ers had little time to ponder its
implications until today since they
like the President, were caught
up in the hectic activity of the
three-hour inaugural parade and
the festive inaugural ball that
lasted into the small hours of the
morning.
Bv Tuesday, the strong one
world flavor of the President's
address was sinking in, and with
it. the recognition that Mr. hisen
I.,.,- haA staked out for this
..: n.ri.ilntpd irlohal re
imUVU uii(imv... rt
snonsibilties.
"We recognize and accept our
own deep involvement in the ties
tiny of men everywhere, Mr. Ei
senhower had said. "We must use
our skills and knowledge and, at
timPK. ou, substance, to help oth
ers rise from misery, however far
the scene of suffering may oe
tnm mir shore-"
Some conservatives in both par
ti.. nvivatelv expressed misgiv
ings about the sweeping pledge
of long-term, no-strings ioie.Bu
id implicit in those words.
But therr reservations' were
drowned out, for the moment at
3jn.v J6ajqih a public chorus of bipar
tisan praise. -
- "A. magnificent speech," said
Sen. Make Mansfield of Montana,
a leading Democratic member of
the Senate Foreign Relations
ommittee.
Mansfield said he was particu
larly gratified that Mr. Eisenhow
er had addressed his peace appeal
.. .11 thp neoole of the world,"
inctudiing those of Russia, over the
heads of their rulers.
Mr Eisenhower's address, which
the Voice of America beamed to
i,. rlH in dozens of languages,
assured the people of Russia that
Americans "wish them success
; tv4r utrumrle for more free
dom and economic improvement,
and are waiting to extend a nanu
of "friendship" to them when the!
Iron Curtain goes up.
Some congressmen, while en
dorsing Mr. Eisenhower's broad
objectives, challenged the admin
istration to produce deeds, not
words. ,
"The words have been spoken,
8id Sen. Joseph C. O'Mahoney
., vs. nr. .: "The time for leader-
j has arrived. it
Ship ana
wiH be difficult"
Starts Second Term
BAM OF FRENCH
BROAD HOLDS
ANNUAL MEETING
pRamsey Is President; Other
Officers, Directors
Are Elected
President Eisenhower
LADIES' NIGHT TO
BE HELD BY LOCAL
LIONS CLUB MON.
The annual Stockholders Meet
ing of The Bank of French Broad
of Marshall, was held on Wed
nesday, January 23. The follow
ing officers and directors were
elected for the year of 1957.
Directors: J. J. Ramsey, chair
man; C. L. Rudisill Jr., W. T. Mc
Kinney, Dr. J. I.. McKlroy, E. L.
Loftin, J. R. Reagan, Dr. Law
rence T. Sprinkle, Mrs. Grace S.
English, Robel Redmon, C. D.
Bowman, Bruce K. Murray, and
J. Clyde Brown.
Officers were elected as follows:
J. J. Ramsey, president; V. T.
McKinney, vice president; ('. 1-
Rudisill Jr., cashier; Mrs. Blanche
M. Navy, assistant cashier; A. S.
Kennett, assistant cashier.
Very satisfactory reports were
read for 1956, and the bank show
ed a continuous growth with an
increase in deposits and assets.
TRAILER LOADED
WITH ALFLALFA
OVERTURNS SAT.
NEAR-FROZEN
S.C MEN HELD
IN AUTO THEFT
The third annual Marshall Li
ons Club "Ladies' Night" will be
r.Viiwp(l Mnmiav nifht at 7:30
o'clock in the Pine Room of the
S&W Cafeteria in Asheville.
y W. E. (Ed) Michael Jr., of
West Asheville, District 31-A Li
ons Club Governor, will be guest
spealOT.
Other special guests will include
Robert A. Barnes of Candler, Roy
A. Taylor of Black Mountain;
t'ntuMnM T.patliprwAori. Wavnes-
vinefAn'room'rAsheville,
and G. Henry Ramsey of Wood
fin. Zone 4 Chairman.
Mr. Jim Story, Editor of The
N'ows-Record, will give a piano
concert. HowaTd Banks, local
comedian and actor, will give a
reading.
All members of the club are ex
pected to attend with their wives.
Accident Occurs On Old
Highway 70 Near
Eads Home
JOHN SPRINKLE
DIES TUESDAY;
FUNERAL T0DA1
t'A John H. Sprinkle, 95, of Mar-
S shaU RFD 4, died in "
""Cursing home Tuesday night, Jan-
ATTEND BANQUET
Those attending the banquet
Thursday night at the Asheville
Orthopedic Hospital included Dr.
W. A. Sams, Rev. I). D. Cross,
Mrs. Lyman Martin and Mr. and
Mrs. Wade Huey.
Tommy Lackey,
Companions Hurt
In Virginia Accident
Tommy Lackey of Asheville,
who rode his palomino horse, Ma
jor, in the presidential inaugural
parade Monday, was involved in
an auto accident just outside of
Washington about 6 p. m., Mon
day. Harrv Gaddy, trainer of the
u.. iniured with severe
face and chin- cuts. He remained
in an Arlington hospital for plas-
H aurcrprv.
Bill Fore of Marshall, handler
for the horse, also received cuts.
(Continued on Last Page)
Old Highway 70, now known as
thp Roherts Hill Road, was at one
t.i.rnp thp main route from Ashe'
ville to Knoxville but a true
driver found out Saturday morn
ing that the present road is not
auitod for the modern trailer
trucks.
Ralph Evans, of Ringgold, Ga
driver of a huge. GMC truck and
long trailer, was traveling toward
Marshalf from Tennessee and as
the vehicle, loaded with 17 tons
nf alfalfa meal, approach the Ur
Sams' curve," he discovered that
his brakes had given away. Ev
ans and his companion, Johnny
Edwards, also of Georgia, tneo
desperately to shift the gears in
to low, but the increasing speeo
of the vehicle made this impos
sible. Evans then applied the
emergency brakes, but they too.
failed.
As the truck approached the in
tersection of the Roberts Hill
Road, Evans had the presence of
mind to cut the wheels toward the
Roberts Hill Road, although the
vehicle was then making about 45
miles per hour.
"I am a stranger on this roaa
and when I realized I would enter
Main Street at terrific speed and
without brakes I could easily kill
several people or perhaps strike
a building or crash into the rail
road tracks, I decided to take my
chances by cutting up the little
road," Evans told this newspaper.
Needless to say, Evans' quick
thinking and expert handling of
the truck more than likely saved
some lives perhaps his and his
companion's.
After safely maneuvering the
huge vehicle on the Robert Hill
Road, he started to turn a short
(Continued To Last Page)
Three haLf-froren men from
South Carolina were arrested
near Mars Hill Friday by the
State Highway Patrol after they
attempted to get gas for a car
stolen from an Inez Lee of Spart
anburg, S. C.
All three were picked up after
Blavne Jarvis, a service station
operator on U. S. 23, tipped off
the SHP that one of the men
came to the station for gas and
warmth and admitted the car was
stolen.
Soon after the arrival of the
first man at the station, a second
occupant turned up. He, too, was
-iiiffprimr from exposure. The
third man left the car and start
ed off afoot.
Pt rnl Pfc. A. L. Feldman of
Mais Hill, meanwhile, arrived at
the station and arrested the two
Tiipn there. Both, he saia. were
literally half-frozen and had ap
patently been stranded for several
hours when the Stolen car ran out
of gas.
Feldman gave a rifle to a cus
tomer to hold on the two men he
arrested, then started a search in
the bitter cold for the third man.
He was 'found some time later
by the SHP at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Coy Radford half-
frozen and held at the point of
Radford's shotgun.
The three men were identilJed
as Percy Hicks, 43, of 1517 Dray
ton St., Newberry; Tnomas a.
Nelson, Wooddruff EFD 3 and
Homer Wilton Tate, 30, of 140
Connecticut Ave., Spartanburg.
Thev were taken to the Madi
son County jail where they stayed
until Saturday when they were
released to the Federal Bureau oi
Investigation and placed in the
Buncombe County jail.
CITIZENS BANK
HOLD MEETING
Promotions Are Made
Personnel; Re-elect
Directors
In
R. R. Ramsey 79, Prominent
Citizen, Passes Tuesday
The adiourned meetinc of stock
holders of the Citizens Bank was
held at the bank here on Tues
day, January '22, with E. R.
Tweed, president, presiding.
The board of directors was re
elected and Mr. Tweed stated that
the bank had enjoyed a most suc
cessful year in 19.rC.
Mr. Tweed was reelected presi
dent and C. J. Wild was reelected
vice president.
Robert B. Chandler was pro
moted to Executive Vice Presi
dent and was also named to th
board of directors.
Frank T. Moore was promoted
to cashier with Miss Mai' Klen
ing being reelected as Assistant
Cashier.
W. B. Kamsv was reelected
manaeer of the Time Payment
Department.
Carl Cody was reelected man
ager of the Mars mil main ii ami
Joe Q. Tilson was reelected man
ager of the Hot Springs branch
CLYDE J. MARTIN
PROMOTED TO
LT. COLONEL
Passes Tuesday
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Funeral Being Held Today
In Walnut Methodist
Church
Clark Air Base One Wednes
day morning recently, Maj. Clyde
I. Martin, a former Marshall res
ident, along with three other U.
S. Air Force officers, was asked
by the Commander of Clark Air
Base in the Philippines, to report
to his office immediately.
Not knowing what they were in
T .rI ITD ' IjV, the officers hurriedly answer
MET TUESDAY
The Marshall Civitan Club met
at the Presbyterian Church here
Tuesday. President H. E. Bolin-
ger presided and several matters
of business were discussed.
The club voted to contribute
$26.00 to the March of Dimes
Drrc
Dr. V. A. Sams told the group
of the importance of the blood
program in the county and remind
ed the members that the Red
Cross Bloodmobile will be in Mar
shall on February 21 at the Amer
ican Legion Building.
The club voted to "sponsor" the
bloodmobile visit here next month
and Dr. Sams asked all merchants
to encourage their employees to
..-tioinoto in thp urogram. "It
hnd that at least 100 persons
will visit the bloodmobile on that
date," Dr. Sams said.
John Nesbitt, Marshall Boy
Scoutmaster, resigned and the
Rev. D. D. Gross, Wade Huey and
W. F. Holland were named on a
committee to recommend a Scout
master at tie next meeting.
Arthur Ledford And Joe Huff
are program chairmen for the
February meetings.
22 members were present at
the meeting.
Commander's STmrrnon.
Upon arrival at the Base Com
mander's office, king-sized lieu
tenant colonel leaves were pinned
on their shoulders by the Com
mander himself.
Major Martin, who is currently
assigned as finance staff officer
at headquarters, 0200th Air Base
Winir on Clark, will officially
wear his lieutenant colonel's in
ignia on March 7, 1957.
ED ELLENBERG
IS PROMOTED;
TO LEAVE TODAY
Has Fine Record J;amerson
Is Named As His
Successor
Owen Jamerson, of Xew Bern,
N. C, will succeed Edward C. El
lemberg as District Ranger, U. S.
Forest Service, stationed at Hot
Springs. Mr. Jamerson will as
sume his duties in the Pisgah Na
tional Forest on January 27.
Mr. Jamerson is married and
has two children. Mrs. Jamerson
and family are expected to join
him soon in Hot Springs.
Mr. Jamerson worked in the
Croatan National Forest for the
past three years.
Mr ElWherc who has been
District Ranger in Madison Coun
ty for the past two years, has an
enviable record. In adition to be
inir a popular Ranger, Mr. Ellen
here- broke all records in 1956 by
not having a single major fire in
the huge forest. The only fire to
The major was director of f j & wag ,
nance, headquarters, Western A, r, lightning.
He was also an active member of
Defense Command at Hamilton
AFB, California, before his as
signment to the Philippines in No
vember 1955. Currently serving
his third overseas tour, lie was
in Tunisia and Sicily during the
war years, and was assigned to
Headquarters, USAFE, director
of finance office, from June 1949
to May 1951.
Maior Martin atended the Air
University at Maxwell AFB, Ala
bama and also was director of fi
nance, headquarters, Continental
Air Defense Command, Kansas
City for 19 months.
His wife, Lillian, and their chil
dren, Richard, 15, James, 12, Bet
ty, 7, and Charles, 5, are present
ly with him on Clark AB.
Major Martin, son of the late
Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Martin of
Marshall RFD 1, attended Mar
shall High School. He is a broth
er of Mrs. Stewart Metcalf and
Mrs. Riley Rector of Marshall.
. as BP
.nursing ----- - ...
usry 22, 1-7, alter a ' "
ness.
" He was once connected with the
Madison County sheriff's nd tax
.(lector's- offices and had once
temd as Marshall policeman
" i were conducted
yTrUday) at 10 f,
W .f V c.w.Baotist Church. J
Madison om ,
The Bev. Ralph Hogan and . the
lev f!. J- Hall officiated and
. in the church ceme-,
burial was in . the cnurv k ,
. tery.
Nephews served as pallbearers.
Surviving hl
V.h CloU aprmkta of the home;
,ven grandchildren d i great-
f -sndchildren. . '
.wman-Rector Funeral Home
in charge. '
the Hot Springs Civic Club, hav
in? served as vice president. He
was also active in the Hot Springs
Presbvterian Church
Mr. EUenberg, who is married
and has two children, has been
transferred to the DeSoto National
Forest in Mississippi and plans to
leave for his new location on Jan
uary 24.
Donald Funking, forester, will
remain to assist Ranger Jamer
son. Mr, Fuaking has been in
this field for the past six months.
"We regret to lose Mr. Ellen
berg but wish for him much suc
ces in his promotion to Mississip
pi," Mr. Funking stated.
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V PICTURED, ABOVE are members of the group
who were enrolled In the first French Broad Associa
tionarSchool of Church Music held recently at the
Mars Hill Baptist Church. The school's faculty are
W row (1 to r) : Mrs. Charles Carter, associationa
Sc director; J. O. Stroud, head of the department
of music for the State Baptist group ; Paul Tupnan,
,." " T xfnr-fnr nuiwiata minister and
moaeraTOr;-vi:jr - - -
director of Christian E - cat,on for the pilars Hril Bap
tist Church; JacK ne
First Baptist Church r
er Roberts and Tlrs. I
of the Mars Hill C
Roberts,' aocialior
m. minister oi music ir n
ton; Mrs. Dorothy Weav.
1 f rymour, former members
v sic faculty; and David
::-ary..""
Washington H. Mead Alcorn
Jr., of Connecticut Tuesday was
unanimously elected Republican
national chairman. President Ei
senhower had named ham as his
choice.
Alcorn was chosen by the com
mittee on motion of L. Judson
Morhouse, 'New York State chair
man, i
Harrv Darby of Kansas, chair.
man of a subcommittee which con-
f.rreH with Eisenhower ; at ; the
White- House, bad Jnst reported
that Eisenhower "would WW
very mjith" If Alcorn was elected
to ' socceed retiring Chairman
Leonard W. Hall, t V "
Alcorn,-49, has been a member
of the committee about 4 years.
He was chairman of the Citizens
fnr inaMihower organization in
Connecticut in 1952.
' Hall hat presented hi res?
tion to the committee c'.' "
February L
Robert Reagan Ramsey, 79, ac
tive in Madison County affairs for
more than half a century, died
early Tuesday, January 22, 1957
in Macon, Ga., where he was vis
iting a daughter.
A forme,- state legislator, sher
iff, county commissioner and road
commissioner, he was a candidate
only two years ago for U. S. Rep
resentative from the 11th North
Carolina District on (he Repub
lican ticket.
Ramsey had been a merchant,
dairy farmer, livestock dealer and
Sunday School superintendent.
He opened the Asheville Live
stock Yards in l'.HSl and operated
it until 1941. He also establish
ed a livestock market at Newport,
Tenn., but sold out there to de
vote full time to the Asheville
stock yards and development of
the cattle industry in Western
North Carolina.
Promoted Beef Industry
He is credited with starting the
feeder calf sales and the 4-H calf
sales to stimulate interest in the
raising of beef cattle in WNC. Vn
addition, Ramsey shipped breed
ing stock into this area to im
prove the cattle industry.
He served as president of tne
Madison County Fair Association
and as a director of the Citizens
Bank of Marshall. He was a di
rector of the Asheville Production
Land Bank for 15 years.
He was first elected sheriff oi
Madison County in 1922 and held
that office for three terms.
He was elected county commis
sioner in 1916, resigning in 1920
to serve as road commissioner, in
1952 he was elected to the Gen
eral Assembly and serad """j
term. "
Ramsey was a native of Madi
son County. He was born at Wal
nut and educated in private
schools and at old Weaver College
at Weaverville.
Active In Church
He had served as Sunday School
superintendent of Walnut Metho
dist Church for more than 15
years.
Ramsey had been active unttf
about two months ago when hs
suffered a heart attack and was
hospitalized . He had shown im
provement to the extent that he
felt able to make the trip to
Georgia.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p. m. today (Thursday) at Wal
nut Methodist Church.
The Rev. Joseph M. Reeves will
officiate, and burial will be in the
church cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Arthur Ram
sey, Marvin, Bob and Clyde Mc
Clure, Bob Richards and . David
Ramsey. Honorary pallbearer
will be P. R. Elaoi, J. H. Davis,
Clyde Roberts, J. M. Baley JV
Dr. J. L. McElroy, W. Handy
Hipps, E. R. Tweed, J. H. Sprin
kle, O. C. Rector, Edwin Mash
burn, Matthew and Will Thomas,
Tillery Norton, Robert Johnson, .
Roy Chandler, Glenn Roberts and L1
Jim Craine. ,
Death came at the home of ft
daughter, Mrs. Gene Thompson of
Macon, where he and Mrs.. Sam-
sey were visiting. Surviving -, in.
addition are two sons, Ernest Ed- -gar
(Dubc) Ramsey of Marshall
and Robert H. Ramsey of Asbe
ville; two brothers, Sherman of
Walnut and Ed of Loudon, Tenn.;
one sister, Mrs. A R.' Baylor, of
Arden; eight grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren. "
Bewman-Rector Funeral. Home
is in charge of arrangements.
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