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""X -v'...v.4.---y , 1 i Buy Christmas SaU ir t, NO. 47 8 PAGES MARSHALL; N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2 1957 PRICE; 920 A YEAR ltiielL1M:iroBeaeliD liiiiliilliSffii 0 united flpal Gcuaty ls; Progressing Nicely Early Indications Point To , : Success In First ' Drive Or. H. . Bolingr, United Ap- peal C Csinttslan Chairman for Madison County, announced this week that early returns from do nations and pledges indicate that the initial United Appeal, drive is progressing well. Dr. Winger said that although the various workers had not "covered" the county , and towns completely, those who have been contacted have expressed favor of the plan. It was also pointed out that it is the intent of the board of di rector and Officers that each agency included in the budget wQl perhaps realize more money from tiiis plan than through sep arate drhres which have lagged in the past and have fallen far short Mtll. - Some of the health agencies have gooo on, record as not coop erating with the United Appeal while ethers have agreed to "go along? with United Appeal. It is hoped that a satisfactory agreement cq be worked out so that every agency will cooperate and that one major drive will be sufficient for all the agencies. Dr. Robert . Seymour, who is canvassing Mars Hill for United Appeal; ' stated this week that Hnmmsrlund , Manufacturing . Co , employees" were 7594 pledged for United Appeal and have promised more than $2,000.00 during , the fiscal year,1'- ''- --r --&.vj Attending Baptist State Convention - Anion those from Madison County 'attending the State Bap tist Convention this week are Wade Quey, the Rev. D. D. Gross, both of Marshall, and Dr. Robert . L. Seymonr, of Mars Hill. 41 LOST BIRDS North Adams, Mass, When v John F. McConnell found a lost : parakeet in his furniture store, he told the newspaper about it. As a result of the story in the " newspaper, McConnell received 41 telephone calls from persons who i had lost their parakeets. ,' Delists Hale Out Dancing On Izfui Gcrclina, Carouses . s ...... i ' . Raleigh, Kov. 20 w' The Bap- ' tist State Convention ' late today turned thumbs down on dancing on the campuses of Wake Forest and Meredith colleges as well as any other Baptist institutions in the state. . . ' ' .. , . By an overwhelming - vote, : the more than 8,000 messengers to the convention rejected a plea from t' e Meredith, and Wake . Forest trustees that the boards of the a nous Baotist , Institutions t be i lOT-ite-J to regulate all forms i rt :r- lion on their campuses. .I s V'-ulJ have' . allowed the t: to . permit' supervised c! i the campuses. '. s' I f,e messengers strong- , ly r j action taken by the ' 7 n v1.'.:h condemned "'. -.irnV.- :' and ' - -r- r R'U Campaign In LIONS CLUB TO TREAT BLIND FAMILIKAGAIN The Marshall Lions Club will again give a Christmas Basket to families of blind people in Mad ison County, it 'was announced here this week by RiCLEEankUa, Lion President The Lions Club started this worthwhile project gfo Christmases ago and the pro ject was highly successful and ap preciated. tOfficialstf the club announced that four valuable prizes would bp given away in front of the courthouse on Saturdav. Decem- ker 8t?valued at over $200.00. The Dublic is ureed to helo in making, thtoCWstmas ...Jiappy, LM $31f&8$! m 4of these Tia-ndicapped Mmti r8toies, Western Carolina tfv lies by seeing any member of the Marshall Lions Club and giving a donation. EE COLLEGE HOMECOMING NEXT THURSDAY ,-- - , n-r-y. While' observing Thanksgiving with th rest of the nation next Thursday, Mars Hill College will also celebrate its annual ; home coming. Mpre than 40o former students, parents. "of current stu dents and friends are expected on the campus for the dual observ ance. At 10 a. m., a special Thanks giving program will be presented in the auditorium of the Mars Hill Baptist Church with college students and 10 children of the community dressed as Pilgrims and Indians. They will enact a pageant, "Lest We Forget," de picting the landing of the Pil grims in 1620, the first Thanks giving observance in 1621 and scenes from other Thanksgiving Days in three different centuries. The college band, touring choir and campus choir will provide mu sic for the occasion. Dr. Robert Seymour, pastor of the church, (Continued to Last, Page) Walnut Hawks To Play Waynesville -p.t At Walnut Friday u V, i'--1 'i". " .. . L. '. A. Zimmerman , Jr., ; . an nounced today that the Walnut Hawks, an all-star aggregation, will play the- - Waynesville Bomb ers on the Walnut court Friday night at 7:00 o'clock.' i, . ,. A . small admission will charged., v Turkey Supper, i Basketball At Walnut Tonight be The Walnut Parent-Teacher Association is sponsoring a tur key supper st the Walnut school tnn' .ht (ThursJav) from '6:00 to :(. J o'c!utk. The public is cor- :y ir 1 to t" ".j ihe sup- BLUE RIBBON CALVES ENTERED BY COUNTY 4-H Four Madison County 4-H mem. bers entered baby beef calves in the Fat Stock' Snow and Sale held at Enka, November 6. The calves were judged in competition with other calves in the same weight class. The calf entered by Lawrence Allen of the Middle Fork commu ity, graded prime and showed second in a class with a total number of 29. Alvin Craine of the Brush Creek community en tered a 1180 lb. calf that graded prime and showed 7th in" its weight group. Two calves that graded choice were entered by Lane Ramsey of the Walnut Creek community and Lew Allen Rice of the Hayes Run community. All of the .calves placed in the blue ribbon class. The calves were purchased by Colonial ve- stock Market, and Bryan Pack ing Company, all of Aeheville. The businessmen who helped support the boys' project by giv ing cash prizes were Hammer- lund Manufacturing Company, Goodall Sanford Manufacturers, Service ' Motor Sales, French Broad Chevrolet Company, French Broad Electric Membership Cor poration, ' Citizens Bank, and Houston Brothers. - - 1 " ", ""'"v. H OFFERING TO BE MADE SUNDAY Many Baptist churches in this area are expected to receive their Thanksgiving offering for the Baptist Children's Homes of N.C. on Sunday, Nov. 24, although some of them will wait until spe cial Thanksgiving services are held next week. One-third of the Homes' sup port comes through this special offering, according to General Superintendent W. C. Reed of Thomasville. , "For nearly 76 years, these dependent children and the Thanksgiving: season have gone together in the hearts of North Carolina Baptists," he said. ' Since the, Homes were founded in 1886,. they hive cared for approximately 6,500 children, Supt Reed added, V.Jir1 The Baptist Stated Convention, in annual session this week in Ra leigh, is expected to add another Jpsflitution- tot Baptist child-caring program in "this atate the Pembroke Indian Orphanage in Robeson County. In the past, this home has been supported by the Burnt Swamp Baptist . Associa tion, composed of Indian church- - "With the ; prospect of; this home coming "into; our program, our annual budget V will be in creased by at least $20,000,' Reed commented. He said that church es are being asked to increase their Thanksgiving offering at least 10 per cent to care for the Ini'dan home.- Last year's offer ing was $213,000, he said. McCorkle To Be . . Guest Speaker At j Lions Monday. Night R. G. Franklin, President of the Marshall Lions , Club, an nounced this vtek that Dr. Hut- son EJ'A'in I.tcCoxUe, DSS," Will be t-e -!-: r,T 8 the J'ar- CV'S r st t' t U I.' FOREST LAND NEEDS TO BE PRODUCING Forest land shouldn't be "loaf ing" when it can be kept busy producing trees that ' will bring the owner some income, And R. S. Douglass, forestry specialist for the N. C. Agricul tural Extension Service, say that some Tar Heel farmers are ne ffinning to realise that' He cites these two Eastern North Caroli na farmer as examples:? fe j - Henry Beatty of Tomahowk, Route 1. Bladen County," decided several years ago that his wood land wasn't producing f like it should. He requested and receiv ed advice from the extension for ester. Since then . during C his spare time, Beatty , has planted about 10,000 pines. By using tree killing chemicals end an axe, he has' removed undesirable hard woods from 20 acre&.. This win ter he plans to have IS acres of brush destroyed -by heavy equip ment and hell replace the brush with pines. . Although not .'a'" young man, Beatty still feels that his land should 'be producing useful .; tim ber which will benefit his chil dren or someone else. " ' ' i ChmPl v Peterson . of HarrMls, Sampson County, had sav" cut on 26 acres several go. Part of the area stocked with ) young pi ( but - several areas of one acres- each )mrnvn(lT'm Small pines which dont provide adequate ' seed,. : Also,' scattered stands of pines produce very poor timber and cannot grow enough to make a profit Douglass says that Peterson re alizes these shortcomings and is tearing up brush, cutting scatter ed pines and planting. SOIL TEST PROVES REAL MONEY SAVER More farmers than ever are having their soil tested before buying lime and fertilizer, ac cording to latest figures. But there are still those that like to take a chance. Guessing about fertilization is highly costly, ac cording to a Negro farm agent And having the soil tested can be a real money saver. . ' C. R. Greene, Bladen County farm agent for the N. C. Agri eultudal Extensive Service," Says there are many examples of fanners' prifiting by having their soil' tested and then following the rccummeuuBi.Miis. sui uvu yivtj the point better . than Pleasant Campbell, Clarkton, Rt 2. ' , .' Recently Greene stopped by. the Campbell farm and was greeted with broad smiles. 'You know," said Campbell,' "I've made more money on my tobacco crop this year than ever before. And my fertilizer bill was less, . too. I'm also expecting my bM corn yield. Campbell had the soil in each of his fields tested last year. Greene asked 'if he had followed the Soil Testing Division's '(N- C Dept.'; of Agriculture) -fertilizer recommendations. "S u r e. w e did,? wa the answer. ."An it has meant less Man spent for ferti lizer and bigger crop yields all around. Just let me show you some of my tobacco sales." . Greene says Onii'seTs sales slips showed that he 1 s 1 a yield of 1,535 .pounds rpr frs 'huh hroue'it f :3.43 r r I ' ' 1 The r --o f- i r ' - ' ' C. ' ' '! f ? (' ISSUE TOBACCO MARKETING CARDS BY MAIL Operators of farms within the county on which burley tobacco wag produced this year will re ceive their tobacco marketing cards through the mails this week, according to Ralph W. Ramsey, office managir for ASC. It was pointed out V.y Ramsey that this method o f issuing marketing cards to farmers was used in Madison for the first time last year and that it proved to be so successful and leasing to the pro ducers that it was again being used this year. He also stated that a very small percent of the cards were lost in the mails or by farmers themselves after receipt In order that farmers might know when to expect their ' cards by mail, it was explained that the regulations provided that cards cannot be mailed until five (6) days prior to opening of auction sales and that , all within quota cards were placed in the mail on Tuesday, November 10, which means the farmer should have re ceived his card on or near No vember 21. The larger tobacco farmers which usually make more than fl'vo uinnrata aoloa nt fliAiv falion- co, will be issued two marketing Virds this year. Heretofore he ten required to use the five mem randums from his first book and eturn it before the second as issued., 'jaese xarmers , snouia from one of the books, before us ing any from the second one. Both books must be accounted for (Continued to Last Page) UNC DRILL UNIT TO PERFORM AT GAME FRIDAY Announcement was made this morning that the fans attending the Marshall-Mebane football game at Statesville Friday night will be treated to aru excellent half-time drilling demonstration by the University of North Car olina Air Force ROTC Drill Squadron. 1 This entertainment was made possible through the efforts of Clyne Rector, of Marshall, who is a member of the UNC Regular Air Force Cadre. It is also expected that the Marshall Band will also give a halftime exhibition. Ham - Turkey 3hoot At BriggsT Sawmill , 11. "O m. J' i Ills Jaiuraay There will be a ham-turkey shoot at R. C. Briggs' Sawmill on the Asheville-Johnson City High way on Saturday. '.' Shotgun, ' rifle and trap shoot- mtr will also M rniioven. . . The event is being sponsored by the American Legion of Mars HilL ' , ' , John Corbett " "r Bags 152-Pound : Deer On Monday John Corbett popular local sportsman, bagged his fourth deer in six years ' Monday morning about ten o'clock in the Rich-Lan-rel Refuge. Corbett's frhs I" ' we'hed 132 pounds end i x.'.. points. Among others rrr ' ' bafj'.ng deer were Jack Lur : Jr., . John Knot IV.-- i. .T k c. r i i -oOo- To Play Hebane InStatcsuille Friday Night; Kickoff At 8:60 Marshall Band, UNC ROTC Drill Unit To Perform At Halftime Two undefeated and untied powerhouses of North Carolina Class A high school football will meet in Statesville Friday night at 8 o'clock itl a semi-final game in the state playoffs. Marshall High, winner of 12 straight games this year, includ ing two in the playoffs, and Mebane High of Alamance Coun ty, an 11-game winner also in cluding two n the playoffs, will collide on the Statesville High School field for the right to play the Eastern finalist for the state championship the following week. Mebane, coached by Archie feated Jonesville 41-12 last-week to reach the semi-finals. Marshall was a 13-7 winner over previous ly unbeaten Rockwell. The Statesville site, halfway between Marshall and Mebane as the crow flies, was selected Tuesday by Principal Yoder of Mebane High and Principal Ber nard Brigman of Marshall High. They met in Statesville to de cide the playing site. , According to Brigman, "Mebane made us-a-Very attractive offer to ' play there, but I turned it down because I felt it wouldn't be fair to Our fans to play that far from home..' Statesville is far enough, but it is Just as far from Statesville to Mebane." ' .Mebane High annually fields a strong team. They've been in the state playoffs for the last four iyears. Last year Mebane lost in the finals to Edenton. The Mebane team is quarter- backed by the coach's son. Union Service For Thanksgiving At Methodist Church The annual Union Thanks giving service in Marshall will be held at the Marshall Methodist Church on Wednesday evening, November 27, at 7:30. All the Churches .in Marshall will take part end everyone is in vited to come and worship to gether in this season of Thanksgiving. Paul riorton Is, Killed flfior Gun Dattle t"Jii Officsrs : Hot Springs Makes, First Report On ' United Fund Drive 1A. V. . Graves, . who is spear heading - United Appeal solicita tions in Hot Springy notified this paper today tha initial efforts disclose that $241.00 ' has been pledged so far in Hot Springs, and $65.50 has been collected in cash. , '.l-.---'- J'l'- "This does not include the plant or mill in Hot Springs; We ex pect to have -much more in the near future," Mr. Grave3 sail. Ronnie Hensley Scores All Tornado Points; Eads, Marshall Line Great HHjarshall's torrid Tornadoes gained the finals of the Western Class A high school football play offs Friday night via a 13-7 vic tory over the Rockwell Rockets, on the Morganton field. It was the 12th straight victory without a defeat for the Torna does. Marshall scored its touchdowns in the second and third periods and Rockwell, undefeated in 10 games coming into this game, ral lied in the final period. Jimmy Eads set the stage for Marshall's first touchdown by in tercepting a pass on the Marshall 47 and returning it to the Rock- Sum 84 Ronnie ster gained M B First downs 8 11 Rushing yardage ' 104 159' Passing yardage 62 46 Passes 9-3 12-3 Passes in'cepted by 1 1 Punting average 6-274 3-3S.7" Fumbles lost 2 Yds. penalized 46 35 4 and Bruce Baldwin banged out 8 in two carries to the 22. Hens- , ley then shot through center, e- - : luded the Rockwell seconders and ' scampered for the touchdown. He ' V- picked up the extra point on a plunge. , , i ,; , , 'Baldwin .-returned ,'the third quarter kickoff to the Marshall 36 and in 10 plays moved to the 1 -- from where Hensley ; dived over. ' T I The key play In the series was a 14-yard, pass from Baldwin to Eads that carried to the Rock- wen ii. e ? V J Early in the fourth quarter, Rockwell took over on their own 82 and began a 68-yard march which took only nine plays, Tom. Dillinger hit paydirt on a 38-yard run around right end. Dillinger also ran for the point ' . Jimmy Eads, Tornado quarter back, played the greatest game of his career as he excelled On of fense and defense. He intercept ed a pass, caught pass, made several nice runs; played alertly defensively , and directed the Tor nadoes in excellent fashion. Much credit should go to the ' elusive halfback, Ronnie Hensley, who scored both touchdowns and !. the extra point plus making sev (Continued to Page Six) Escaped Murderer Shot By ' Tenn. Officers After , ' Family Row ' Paul Marvin Norton, .24, Kingsport, Tenn, was killed Tennessee officers Sunday r.! following a gun battle a' l i en. miles south of' Gr , . Tenn. -;; Sheriff E. Y. ronJr, ' " son County, who E i, and ralrol-wn t f fln.i Ti vtr.i , -,, i , i I- .rtuo, t ' I t ' ' , of I? r )2 i u 1