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To Meet Rockwell Team In
organton Friday Night At 8
i V Marshall High School's second
round game in the State Class A
football playoffs will be played
on the Morganton High field Fri
day night at 8 o'clock.
; -r : Marshall, unbeaten in 11 games
, this year and winner, 7-0, over
; e, Robbinsville in the opening round
of the jflayoffs will meet Rock
well High School Jets in this
i :' second round game.
Rockwell, of Rowan County,
beat Stanley last Friday, 14-7, to
;. advance to the second round. The
Rockwell team, coached by Jerry
V B- Pless, 1b champion of the Gran-
, Jte Belt Conference.
' Rockwell Is reported to be a
, heavier team than Marshall, its
line ' weighing in around 180
punda.,
- Assistant Coach Roy Reeves of
Marshall has been hospitalised
' with- the flu, and Head- Coach
Howard Barnwell has bad a touch
of the malady. ,
Otherwise, the- team is in shape
for the game. ( - '
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TVJu'lv tornado Fullback,
Makes Score And Extra
Point in 3rd Quarter
Sv RICHARD MORRIS
Citizen Sports Writer
. , , Marshall's ' Red Tornadoes tal
Bed on one of two scoring oppor
tunities, here last Friday night
"' and turned lack three Robbins
ville threats to down the Blue
Pevils, 7-0, and capture the Di-
trict 8 Class A championship be
-r fore more than 1,000 chilled fans.
' j. The 'lone touchdown of the
night came in the closing seconds
of the third period on a four-yard
'. smash ever right tackle by bat-
R M
First downs 7 15
Rushing yardage 120 281
Passing yardage 28 0
Passes - 6-2 5-1
'Passes intercepted by 0 O
Yds. kicks returned 0 11
Punting average 23 2-23
Fumbles lost 0 4
Yds. penalized 40 30
: tering Bruce Baldwin, clearly the
game's most outstanding, runner.
Baldwin, playing : first at full
back and then at quarter, plunged
for the extra point ,
74-Yard March
" The touchdown came on a 74
yard march that was 'covered 'in
eight play with an 18-yard
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10 COUNTY 4-H
BOYS ATTEND
STATE FAIR
Ten Madison County 4-H Club
boys attended the State Fair; at
Rale h October 17-18 to. compete
in the burhy " tobacco grading
iVintc&t. The ten boys made Up
fhre t m, and each team was
t a Afferent high school
l;e f "owing boys represented
tV:: n County 4-H Club in
' " ' r t: J. -D. Rathbone,
'r, J. R. Whitson,
iin?s; Donald Lam
'. Toliinson, Tommy
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Passes Tuesday
Jonas C. Chandler
J. C CHANDLER
DIES TUESDAY;
FliERALTODAY
Prominent Political. Crvic
Leader To Be Buried
At Walnut
Jenas Calvin Chandler, 72, of
Walnut, a Madison County Demo
cratic leader and former county
official, and a Marshall business
man, died in an Asheville hospital
at 4:30 a. m., Tuesday, November
12, 1957". He was admitted to the
hospital Oct. 27.
Mr. Chandler resigned as chair
man of the board of Madison
County commissioners a few
months ago because of the condl
tion of his health. He also had
been a member of the Madison
County board of education and
the Walnut School board.
In business, he. formerly owned
and operated Chandler Hardware
Co., in Marshall. In 1951 he re
tired from the Southern Railway
after 47 years of service.
He was a member of Walnut
Presbyterian Church, was a 32nd
Degree Mason and a member of
the Shrine.
.. He was the son of the late Hale
and Eliza Freeman Chandler. -
Funeral services will be held at
30 p. m.r today (Thursday) at
Walnut Presbyterian Church.
The Rev. Hugh Ash, the Rev,
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HOT SPRINGS
LIONS HOLD
LADIES NIGHT
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The Hot Springs ' Lions Club
held their first ladies night meet
ing. Thursday, November- 7, lit the
Hot ; Springs Inn.;- Owen Jamer-
eon,' president of the club presid
ed over the meeting.', 'v'--
Judge William A. Hart of
Weaverville, district 31-A Gover
nor was featured speaker for the
meeting. . ":' VV . 1 .
W. B. Zink, of Marshall, chair
man of tone 4, inducted two trans
ferring Lions into the Lions Club.
They were Frank Elue and Neill
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CHAIRMAN OF
farmaty
- Mr. Hugh Tilson of Marshall
has been named as Madison Conn
ty chairman for 1957 Farm-City
Week, according to an announce
ment, by North Carolina Commis
sioner of Agriculture L. Y. Bal-
lentine, state chairman.
This special week is scheduled
for November 22-28.
Mr. Tilson states that the pur
pose of Farm-City Week is to
bring about a better under
ing between the rural and urban
segments of our society. He said
that we are all "partners in pro
gress," and that town people need
a (better understanding; of our
farm economy and that rural peo
ple need to know more about
town and city problems. This
way we will all have a better un
derstanding of what the "other
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MONDAY: SAFETY-
RUtES LuOl
"Raymond Ramsey, Wildlife and
Game Protector for Madison
County, stated this week that the
Deer Season would open Monday,
November 18.
Onlv male deer with ' visible
antlers are to be taken at this
time, although an Antlerless
Hunt (deer without . antlers)
will be held for one-half day on
December 2 in the Pisgah Na
tional Forest , Hunters are re
quired to get permits at Checking
Station, and the hunt win start
at noon.
Mr. Ramsey stated that the
Safety Rules will be enforced
this year. These include: No
loaded guns in ears at any time;
red or yellow cloth on back of
hunting coat; red cap or red cloth
on hat.
"We had one man killed and!
f " , ' $ f y
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SEAL SALE TO
START FRIDAY
. The 61st , annual Christm
Seal campaign to raise funds for
the continuing fight t against tu
berculosis will officially open Fri
day, November 15. Letters bear-
in seals' and bonds' will be mail
ed Friday to residents throughout
this county, as well as the na
tion. Glenn Carter, of Mars Hill,
has again been named Seal Sale
Chairman for Madison County.
The Tuberculosis Seal Sale is
being conducted by mail in this
county, as usual, and is not par
ticipating in the United Fund
campaign which is now in pro
gress in the county.
another seriously injured during
the season last year, and we are
striving to enforce the Safety
Rules, thereby avoiding a repeti
tion of this unhappy event," Mr.
Ramsey stated.
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Luncheon And Parade Precede
Program; Hartley Dean Speaks
Wins Honors
Bobby Robinson, member of the
Mars Hill FFA made the highest
individual score of 73.5 in the
team contest at the annual State
Burley Junior Tobacco Grading
Contest held at the State Fair
this year. Bobby is the son of
MTWoodrwr: Morgan -of Mars
ill and . the late Max Robinson.
e was followed by Johnnv BalllM wlt, 1 '
of "the Marshall feenior4-H Clubl
with 72,, and tV' third, hlgnestl
score was a ' tie between Bruce
Rigsby of Walnut FFA and Rob-j
ert Emory, North , Buncombe
FFA. '
COUNTY BOYS
WIN HONORS
AT STATE FAIR
There is an annual State Bur-
ley Junior Tobacco Grading Con-
lesi neia at tne lair each year.
This year seventeen 4-H and FFA
teams from the burley belt oi
North Carolina entered teams for
the grading contest Six cash
prize awards were made to the
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Playoffs
Approximately 1SOO People
View Ceremonies
In Marshall
Amid flag-draped windows and
colorful decorations on Main
Street, Marshall's new and beau
tiful post office! was officially
dedicated here" Monday afternoon,
as approximately 1500 persons
from Madison County and other
sections of the state and nation
looked on. Never before in the
history of Marshall has there
been a more elaborate and color
ful dedication.
The ceremonies actually start
ed at 10:30 o'clock when a motor
cade of nine cars, furnished by
local car dealers, left Marshall
for Asheville where various post
al officials were met at the Ashe
ville post office. Patrolman C
H. Long led the motorcade and!
was met at the Asheville City
Limits by Asheville police who
escorted the motorcade while in
Asheville. Practically all the
cars in the, motorcade were new ,
1958 models, which were bedeck-
' Fatrotewn the
motorcade returned to Marshall
" WtOO o'clock with the visitors
ni everal members of the'Spoa-,
1 801 committee stopping at uae
I Marshall Presbyterian Church '
where a luncheon was awaiting
special guests and members' of
the sponsoring committee. .
The Fellowship Room ef the
church' was beautifully decorated
with gorgeous flowers, table dec
orations bearing out the post of
fice motif, with miniature modes ' ' :
of transportation on each table. V
The Rev. L. Richard Mellin, pas
tor of the Marshall Presbyterian
Church, served as toastmaster.
All those present were recognized
and a most delicious meal was.
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MANY COMPLETE
RED CROSS HOME
NURSING COURSE
Hot Springs, Spring Creek
Classes Are
Successful ' .
V 16 Hot Springs and 2fl Snrinu
I Spring Creek people i completed
the .regular ' American 'Red Cross
Home Nursing courses -on No
vember v 6.' s The courses were
taught .by Mrs. Florence Bell and
Mrs. Anna Fox of the Madison-
County Health Department
-Below are listed those who com
pleted the; course: ' "
Hot Springs jfr Tir rr
Ward.'T. .Mildred ColUn, '.T.r,vi
Ramsey, Esther C Drools. Ti.:-
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