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10 PAGES THIS WEEK
MARSHALL, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 1 , 1S58
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HOT SPRINGS
LIONS CLUB
MET THURSDAY
FILM STRIP
ON COLLEGE
IS PRODUCED
SOIL BANK
DEADLINE
NOWNEAR
Baseball League Organized;
Season To Start On Uay 3
-;:strial ccting Friday
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Pantol Discussions Highly
Interesting) Governor
"Grounded"
Although, Governor Luther H
Hodges was unable to attend the
Regional Industrial Development
Conferencce Friday at the Bat
tery Park Hotel In Asheville due
to being unable to land at t"he
A-H Airport, the meeting was
highly informative and entertain
ing. . Following opening sessions,
four panel sessions were held with
the Madison County group, com
posed chiefly of Marshall busi
nessmen, dividing up into the va
rious panel discussions.
Following the panel sessions,
"Ahe huge throng was invited into
Jjhe Gold Room where a bountiful
and delicious luncheon was serv
ed. In the absence of Governor
Hodges, who was to deliver the
principal speech, Miles J. Smith,
first vice chairman, board of
Conservation and Development,
read the Governor's speech.
; : It was pointed out, among other-interesting
regional develop
ments, that the Gerber Plant, to
be located near Hendersonville,
could mean much to Madison
County as well as all other WNC
counties. It was -stated that by
1970 the. benefits from by-products
of the Gerber Plant could
equal or surpass that of Burley
tobacco la WNC. More diversifi
cation on flie farm .was encour
aged and optimistic prospects for
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, Rural Carrier
j Roy Rice, Walter P. .Ramsey
yand Don S. Edwards, postal em
ployees of the' Marshall office,
) will be presented safe-driving" a
wards Saturday night at If ban
quet "to be held in the Hot Springs
Inn. when approximately 86 per
sons are expected to attend.
. The ', presentation of , , awards
from the National Safety Coun
cil will be made by Sate Patrol
man C. H. Long, assisted by F
.Ray Frisby, Marshall postmaster
, The three rural carriers re
ceiving the awards save a com
bined number of 52 years of ac
cident-free driving and a combin
ed number of 1,170,000 miles of
accident-free driving.
Rice' has a record of 27 years of
accident-free . driving, Ramsey,
17 years of accident-free driving
and Edwards, 8 years of accident
free .driving,"1 Ramsey has the
best "all around" record while
.Rice has driven the greatest
number- of miles 607,500.
The issuance of the awards is
an example of the Post Office
'Department's vital : interest - in
promoting the vehicle safety pro
grain promulgated .' by ' the Post
master General in July 1964, Mr.
Frisiby said, ' '-.
Also to be nonored during the
program is Mrs. Sallie H. Brig-
man, for navingseored 100 on
a schema examination . for : the
State of North Carolina. V -'
The followinjr . program ' lias
! en arranged for the Postal Em-
;' vees Banquets . - rt
Call to order, F.' Ray Frisby;
' America" (Piano), Mrs. Clyde
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?!.. :d Wire Sria.gs
"' Jca Eurrell;
-Ion Good
- Joe Eurrell, seven year
! rf "ariall Policeman
. C. V,. Purreil, was hos
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simultaneous
revivals to
Start Sunday
It was announced this week
that simultaneous revival servic
es in-the majority of the Baptist
Churches of the French Broad
Association will begin next Sun
day morning, April 13. These
services will continue through
April 26, it was explained.
Members of churches not par
ticipating in the simultaneous
services are urged to attend
churches wliich are having serv
ices.
"These services can be of great
benefit throughout the county,"
the Rev. Glenn 'Whitley, pastor
of the Bull Creek church, stated.
Pastors To Hold
Conference In
Waynesville Mon.
The Western North Carolina
Baptist Pastors' Conference wil
be held Monday in the First Bap
tist Church in Waynesville, i
was announced this week,
The theme will be "Mars Hill
College For These Hills." The
Rev.. Horace L. Smith of Can
ton, former pastor of the Mar
shall Baptist Church, will pre-
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To De Honored
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To Ee Croadcast . ,
Over WMMH Friday
V Radio Station ' WMMH will
broadcast a partel discussion of
members of . the Marshall Indus
trial Promotion Council on Fri
day of this week at 6:15 o'clock,"
it was announced here todays
Members of the Council taking
part are John Corbett, president
of the Council; S. C. Rudisill,
chairman of the Finance Commit
tee; Ernest Teague, chairman of
the Sites Committee; and Wayne
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The Hot Springs Lions Club
held its regular meeting on
Thursday, April 3, at the recre
ation center in. Hot Springs. The
usual dinner meeting was not
held as it would conflict with the
Holy Week service being held in
the Hot Springs churches. Lion
President James Gentry presided
during the discussion of the pro
jects of fne club. A report was
given on the success of the Pan
Icake Supper which was held on
March 20 at the Hot Springs
school lunchoom. The report
showed that the Club had made
a profit of approximately $125
to be used to help finish reno
vating the interior of the recre
ation center and for the purchase
and installation of playground e
quipment for the Hot Springs
school. The club voted to give
seventy-five dollars to the rec
reation commission for their use
in renovating the center and use
the remainder for the playground
equipment project.
Next, a discussion was held on
the progress of the project of
providing equipment for the
school. Committee chairman Bob
Davis reported that so far soft
balls, bats, and soccer balls have
been purchased and given to the
school authorities. Tuesday night
April 9, was designated as a work
night to complete work on two;
sandboxes the club is building for
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60 Gallon Still
Cut Down Tuesday
' A ' 60-gaBon capacity steamer
outfit, was cut down by Sheriff
TS.'YrPondet snft deputies'Tues-
rfay- afternoon toft; the, Rice Cove
faction of thif county.
1100 gallons of mash- were also
taken, '
.There were no arrests ' '
PROCLAMATION ;
I, Clarence Nix, Mayor of the Towrt of Marshall, .
do hereby proclaim the week of April 21 to April
26, 1958, as Clean-up, Paint-up Week for Marshall.4;"
It is urgently requested that every citizen in said
Town cooperate to the fullest in this worthwhile ef-'
fort to make Marshall a more attractive place for its
citizens and visitors.
CLARENCE NIX, Mayor
Town of Marshall
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As a result of recent" sugges
tions that better understanding is
needed between North Carolina
Baptists and their educational in
etitutions, Mars Hill College has
produced a 20-minute film strip
which it will, lend . to churcnes
free. ' I J ,
The 51-frame film strip i' with
recorded ' narration is ; . entitled
"This Is Mars HiirCollege." It
is in story form and illustrates
why a typical student chose to at
tend the college and things about
the institution . and . its program
which impress him. -
Written and ; produced by
Dwight Wilheltm, audio-visual di
rector in the Mars Hill public re
lations department, the film strip
and accompanying , record ' were
designed for use by church groups
interested in Christian education.
Thirty copies of the film strip
and the recording will be circu
lated in as many churches as pos
sible throughout the state Copies
were requested for the lending
library of the Baptist State Con
vention's department of radio, and
visual education in ; Raleigh i byi
the director, L. J.,Morriss.
The materian can be used with
a 35 millimeter film strip pre
lector and ' screen and; a . record
player which will play 33 & speed
il2-inoh microgroove records, com
imonly'called "LP's,". . ' , . '
Census Bureau To
Collect Employment
Information Hr"
Information -''
piling" figtff
unemploynUi
Weally duri,
flintheCx
yy, it was t kstoda J;
Supervisor v.-f ft. lorwooV oi
the . U. ' S.- Census - Bureau's re
gional office in Charlotte, which
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-Madison County farmers who
desire to participate in flie Soil
Bank Conservation Program this
year must . sign a contract at
their local ASC Office before the
office closes on the 15th of April.
Noyille Hawkins, chairman of the
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation County , Committee,
expressed the opinion today that
some farmers in the county are
waiting for more suitable weath
er before signing up in the pro
gram, ' "In order not to be en
tirely left out of the program for
4tbis year, farmers should not
wait, but should make the deci
eion as to wheather or not they
will participate and should sign
up now, if they intend to partici
pate this year," he said.
Through March 14, over 26,000
acres had been put in the Soil
Bank's Conservation Reserve in
North Carolina. This acreage
(was covered by 1,240 contracts
and includes all contracts signed;
from October 15, 1957, through
March 14, 1958.
Nationally, more than 2.7 mil-!
lion acres of land had been put
in the Reserve through the 28th
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PROGRESS BEING
MADE ON BYPASS;
READY IN FALL
The new $1,500,000 Marshall
"Njss.wiH be completed in the
pmer.or fall, W. M. Cor
S Division Highway Engi
I "Wednesday.
I mile bypass, which will
lorth sid xrffMarshall't
district, is about 180 , per
ornpjeted at this timjL , -
Corkill 1 said , "special ' effort
will be made- to complete the pro
ject by this fall. V,.-
purchased for tlie two4ane high
way, grading is 30 per cent com
pleted and the structures prin
cipally two bridges are ' 41 per
cent finished.
4- The bridges cross the Ivy River
at the beginning of the bypass
and highway N.C, 213. Tkf lat
ter is an overpass bridge forVthe
Mars Hill Road.
Eventually, the bypass will be
linked into a new highway al
the way to Hot Springs, for
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SCHOOL BUSSES
ARE INSPECTED
BY CH. LONG
The 59 Madison County school
busses which are inspected each
cmonth are in ' satisfactory con
dition" according to State Patrol
man C. H. Lone: following the
April inspection.
Patrolman Long praised the
fine work of the county garage
personnel in keeping tfhe busses
in good condition.
Jess Proffitt, supervisor of the
garage, ia assisted by Ned Ram
sey, who repairs the Laurel, Hot
Springs, Spring Creek busses; J.
B. Clay, Mars Hill, Ebbs Chapel
and the two Negro schools; and
Howard Payne, Mashall and
Walnut busses.
Revival Is Now
In Progress At
Mt. Zion Church
A revival meeting is in pro
gress now at the Mt. Zion Free
Will Baptist Church. The church
is located at the top of Ivy Hill.
The pastor, the Rev. Thara
Wheeler, and the Rev. Raymond
Shell are doing the preaching.
Services start each evening at
7:30 o'clock.
Everyone is invited to attend.
Plans Hade For Paint-Up,
Glean-Up Deeh In arsliall
WATER RATES
ARE INCREASED:
IN MARSHALL
Town officials announced this
week that beginning with the
May 1st billing, water rates will
reflect at 20 increase. They
explained that the increase is nec
essary in order to raise revenue
to pay interest on the $110,000
bond issue for the new dam and
increased cost of materials.
The. freeze this winter damag
ed, the system around $1,200; and
all these repairs and construction
must be paid when due, it was
explained.
The official notice of the rate
increase and an example of the
new billing appears in a notice
published on page nine of this is
sue.
BAPTISTS ARE
INVITED TO
MHCAPRlS
' Baptist, leaders from 16 "West
ern, North Carolina bounties have
been invited to a Bpeoial program
on the campui of Mars' Hill', Col
lege April 15, V ?
The program is the first of a
series of meetings which will be
Jielu n';the tampu 6f the Sefen
Baptist colleges!; in North . Caro
lina' under the sporisorshlp of the
Baptist Council, on Christian Ed
ucation' beaded by C14iide Gaddy
of Raleigh. The 'entire series ,is
part of Christian, education
emphasis which aims' to secure
greater support from North Car
olina Bapt'sts for their two s?
nior ok! an 1 five junior cul-log-es.
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Six Teams Included; Jim
Story Named President
Of New League
A Madison County Independent
Baseball league was organized
here Monday night. The meet
ing was held at The News-Record.
Jim Story, editor of The News
Record, was elected president and
Everest Boone secretary.
Six teams were represented in
cluding Marshall, Hot Springs,
Walnut, Laurel, Petersburg and
Spring Creek.
The county baseball season will
start May 3 with all games play
ed on Saturday, beginning at 2
p. m.
A managers' meeting has been
called for April 15 and a sohced
ule will be decided. The meet
ing also will be held at The News
Record office, and will start at 7
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Those attending the meeting
included :
Marshall: Tommy Caldwell,
Don West, Everette Boone; Wal
nut: Bob Johnson, Herbert Mead
ows, R. J. Plemmons, Mahson
Farmer, Bobby Chandler, Boots
Landers; Hot Springs: A. V.
Graves, Bill Whitten, Don Ander
son, Eugene Thomas, Buster
iLamb, J. C. Wallin; Spring
Creek: Edd Plemmons, Frank
Massey; Petersburg: Eugene Ed
wards, George Shook, Tarshel
Peek; Laurel: Emmitte Norton.
An entrance fee of $10.00 will
be made with a $5.00 deposit for
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All Citizens $ Are Asked To
- Cooperate Schedule)
Announced . '
Definite plana for : the Clean-up-Paint-up
week to" be observed
in Marshall from April" 21
through Aprfl 2A were announced!
this week by Mrs. John Corbett
Jr., chairman.
Mrs. Corbett stated that day
have been designated to the Mar
shall Fire IXept, Health Dept.,
and the civic dubs, in order to.
promote clean-up week. . ,)
The Marshall Merchants A?so
ciation will urge the businessmenv
to nave window displays,- using-
paints, seeds, hoes, etc.
The .Marshall Garden Club urg
es property owners to sow flower
seeds in ': any vacant spot
ground.
All citizens are asked to par-
tkipate' in order to make Mar- .
hall a cleaner and more beauti-i,-i'-"t
ful town, safer from fire hazards
and, healthier from a . sanitation' - '
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(. Below, is a calendar, of events
for the clean-up week:
Monday "LITTER; BUG
DAY," sponsored by the Marshall
Garden Cjub.. Talk over tyMMIL'
Litter bug display on courthouse
lawn. ..v'H-.t
Tuesday t IBOME , SAFETY '
AND FIRE PREVENTION spon
eored . by the Marshall Fire ' De
partment. 4 Allen Duckett, Fire
Chief, will write editorial ; and
give talk' on' WMMH. ! .Fire" truck -will
.be displayed1 in prominent
place (if weather permits), f r
: Wednesday r . COMMUNITY
HEALTH AND' SANITATION,
sponsored by the Madison Coun
ty Healfh Department - Talk3 ta
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