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1 f .? "A ) VOU 57 NO. 17 A O10 -ja 69 - Complete List Of Candidates file For County Offices Here Democratic Primary May 31 J No Republican : Contests 'According to Marvin Ball Chairman of the Madison County ; ; board f elections, the following lave filed for office in Madison County. ' Due to the number of candi dates filing as Democrats, a pri mary election will be held on May 31, 1968, to determine the nomi- ' nees in the November election. There are no contests among the Republicans, thus, their candi dates are automatically nominat ed for the November election. The complete list of candidates filing is as follows: For Representative: Fred Hoi Hbe (D), Troy Ramsey (D), Paul R. Briggs (R). ' For Sheriff: E. Y. Ponder (D), W. B. Shelton (R). ' For Clerk of Superior Court 1 Herbert Hawking (D), Judson Edwards (DL David M. Metcalf ' R). . For Auditor: Ted Russell D), IMrs. R. R. Ramsey (R. For Tax Collector : W. T. Moore W). Swan Huff (D). Jack Guthrie (R). -1 J "Ft County Commissioner: - Dewey Wallm '!),, iRex, Allen (D), Wayw Bngman (U), Emn Adams (D), C. T. Sprinkle (D), Nat BlankenWp (D), Paul Buck ner (R), Lee W,,WflUs (R), Hey. V. H. Griff is R)." ' ' For Coroner: J. E. Tilson (D), ed MeDeritt R. 1 iFor Stmytr: R. Wesley Hunt- For Constable: , ) , No.,1 TS: Harry P. Devie (R) .Nb. a TSi Cris Thomas (R)i Need Gentry D. " No TS? X A. Haynie (D). NoV 10 TS: base Gunter (R)i Andrew Chandler (D). No. 14 TS: Raymond Wy I LYNCH GETS ) SCHOLARSHIP f AT OBERLIN , , . , .'.J h.f: J. atmmmm I . i, iMbrs Hill Wfilliam David i' ' Lynch, son of the Rev. and Mrs. ' y." William L. Lynch of Mars Hill, 1 - has been awarded a four-year I . ' scholarahtp to the Oberlin (Ohio) Conservatory of Music. '- The ; award, revealed in a let ter from the director of admis sions of Oberlin, has a cash value of $1,800 which will be appropri ated at the rate of (500 for the freshman and ; sophomore years , and $400 for the junior and se- nior years. ..In : addition to his music ac " (Continued on Last Page) ASCOFFICIAL C! CTDPC01ATI ON JCI7 The job we face is one of main laminar the land now In use . at lvc!s that wiH . assure continued alum dance of food and fiber." We i 1 to offset soil deterioration i ' -ally, and on many soils ;ws r ! to go even 'further . and i "1 them after years of mis- : to Noville " Hawkins . c f V e A rieulturai Sta- ! Con -rvalion coun- : t S' t V . pment pret- joctives of Conwrva- PAGES THIS WEEK 0i3 Mfflg fa VOTING PLACES ARE DESCRIBED FOR COUNTY Marvin Ball, Levi Ponder, and Delmer Pavne. members of the Madison County board of elec tions, recognised all of the pre sent established voting places at the organizational meeting of the board which was held April 12, 1968. 'Below are the voting places in Madison County: T 1, W 1 Marshall School Building. T 1, W 2 Walnut School Building. T 1, W 3 E. C. Clark Casing House. T 2 W 1 White Rock School. T 2. W 2 Eual Gosnell House. T 2, W 3 Andy Rice Store House. T 8 Cory Wallin Dairy. X 4, W 1 Paul Carter's Ga rage. T 4, W 2 Beech Glen School. T 5 Novile Hawkins Ga rage. T 6 Zack Reeves' Mill House. T 7 Wilev Roberts1 Store. T 8, W 1 Spring 'Creek Bighl School. T ' 8, W 2 Baney Lusk Ga rage, i . i " T id, W 1 Hamie Kioe's Mill ' T W, Vf 2 "Robett' tiosnen School House." i 1 ' ' T 11 Ebbs Chapel SchooL. T 12 Joe Worley Mill Home. . T 1-Old Meadow fork (School House. " ' i T14 Old Center School -at Carl Burrell's SEome. T 15 Mars Hill High School. TS 16 Old Foster School. arshall Citizens Cequest Construction Of US 25-70 Organization Heads Sign Petition For Early Start In an effort to get early con struction started on the relooat ed portion of Highway 25-70, oe- tween Walnut and Hot Springs, Marshall leaders have joined with Hot Springs leaders urging the State Highway and Public Works Commission to allot funds for this nroiect immediately. It has been pointed out that the nresent road is inadequate anJ in denlorable condition due to the damage resulting from this past winter. It was also pointed out that a survey has already been made of the proposed new route and from all logical standpoints an early start should be made. JPIow is published the petition; Director State Highway & Public Works Commission Raleigh, Nortii Carolina , f 7 . IRe: Relocation of V. S. High "j way 25-70, Madison County, j ' iMarahall - Walnut Hot 'i Springs The nndersigned Civic Organi sations do respectfully, show an te the State Highway Commission and petition as follows ' . ; WHEREAS, U. 4 S. Highway 25-70 through Madison County which was originally constructed in 1921, is inadequate tov serve e traveling public .and fhe econ r -y of V.'estern North Carolina, r ..; Vvir in the serious curtail r ' t of the economic growth pi e ft ti ; " ' : :'.) -"rr.r-AS, the State ! r.-' "c Works Com ' , t e prrpr- M ' , MARSHALL, N. LITTLE LEAGUES CONSIDERED IN TIflS COUNTY Would Be Composed Of Boys, 9-12 And 13-15; Two Leagues A meeting was held in Hot Springs on Monday night for the purpose of forming two little baseball leagues in Madison Coun ty one composed of boys from 9-12 years of age; the other from 13-15 years of age. Ed Meadows, formerly commis sioner of Little League baseball in the city of Asheville, spoke on the advantaees and disadvantag ea of belonging to the National T.it.U Leasrue and Babe Ruth Leaeue. for tlhe first year. Mr. Meadows purposed that the county appoint a Commissioner with an assistant to represent each team; the assistant to be re sponsible for obtaining umpires and balls for each game; also looking after the conduct of the spectators, etc. A name that has been purposed and la . being -considered is Madi son County Little League Base ball Commission. .Those present were J. O. Cole man. Marshall : Bill Bennett Mars Hill; Charlie Norton, Neill Ross, Ken Bnrgin, Roy, Amnions, Bill Wliitten. Hot Springs. Wai nut was not represented, M tram all indications they are interest- l in ftvattip.hntlns' iiv these leaamea ' .The next meeting is scheduled to be fold on April 29 at Marshall HiVh SchooL ' X "Anv other conanilnUies wish. ing to Join r this organization, please have representation at Cae meeting to e held in warsaau, BiU Whltten,of Hot Springs, n quested. TK netfaniadn man will be treated with more respect wen he equips himself with a suemer ERVINTOASK INQUIRY IF BALEYPUSHED Washington Senator Sam 3 Ervin (D-NX!.) said Tuesday that he will request an investiga tion of U. S. Attorney J. M. Ba ley's prosecution of election fraud cases if Uhe Attorney-Genera presses for Senate approval of Baley for a second four-year term, BaW's regular four-year term expired last June, at which tone President ,. Eisenhower, upon he recommendation of the Attorney General, nominated the former Republican state enairman for a second term. , His name was re simitted to the Senate in' Jan n.M hit the Senate Judiciary Committee" has withheld consider ation at, Senator, ErvSn's request. tm, Wi navs S15.000 a year. H Senk-Ervin told The Citisen that he has reeeived complaints f rom several ; Western4 Nortk Carolina countiee abentt BaleaV prosecu tion of election Xraua eases . f acting flielr counties. -The n ator said he will not take any ac tion on these complaints as long as the nomination is bottled up in Senate 1 committee; j' however, , if the Attorney-General presses for Senate approval, he will demand an all out investigation to ' de termine if the prosecution was dictated by political ' bias. iBaley, who grave t? the practice of law -in Iar;'-aU to iTt t' e j .b of U. S. nV.i-rt.ff tT f e vr--K rn dl'-Tlct cf l'r"i Cr i i- Jur,., r r- i i i t. r c !.: . : 4 C, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, Be 06E: CMTANCLUBTO INSTALL NEW OFFICERS TUES. : k , . Annual Ladies' Night To Be Observed At Local Church The Marshall Civitan Club will nhsprve annual Ladies'- ' JNlgnt and Installation next Tuesday pvpnini? in the social hall of the Preshvterian Church nere. . Ihe banquet will begin at 7:30 o'clock. J. Frank Fisher, president 01 t.hn club. wiJl preside. vThe Invo cation will be given by the Kev. L. Richard Mellin and the, group will sing one stanza of Ameri ea." Included on the program will be vocal selections! by John Corbett and the Waldrup sisters, a rftadins- bv Howard Banks. Dr. H. E. Bolinger, Lieutenant- novemor. Zone 1. Civitan Inter national, and a member of the Mri,ii clnh. will serve as in- stallmg officer. ' TVib following officers and di rectors will be installed : j President, D. D, Gross; vice j president. Jim Story; secretary-' treasurerr W. F. Holland; fP lain, L. Richard Mellin. Directors : Dean Shields, chair man; Joseph Huff, Dr. lee Kniglrt, Reeves Fisher and Dr. W. A. Sams. '-rfy'' S Ladies of the cmirch-1 wiB "pre paTe .and serve the meaL Amateur Program At Walnut School! Friday Nisht L. A. Zimmermen, '''fttecfpal'! Walnut Hic-h School.: announced tihbtweek that an amateur pro gram 'would be' presented in the Walnut auditorium on Jtnomy night, April 25, beginning at 8:00 oVlock. fV, rV;.:, The program is fcemg sponsor ed by the Walnut PTA and Ra dio Station WMHH. The winner of the contest will Teceive a week's free visit to Fan tana Village or to Sarasota, Flor ida, it was stated. Thnu w?1umy ta ntor . til COn- d tnat Bra asked . te contact Mr. Zimmerman at the Walnut school. 'I PRODUCTION ADJUSTMENT OBJECTIVES The final goal of ASC's Pro duction Adjustment Program i. not to cause farmers to destroy or p"lant less tobacco. . H. D God frev. State Administrative Offie er for ASC, in a tatement; today reminded Tar Heel farmer that limiting the production of, tobac co is merely a means to an end, 1 It's only natural that a farmer who finds that he has overplant ed must dispose , of a few hun dredths of an acre will not be too Vamnv about his tfturht.5' This farmer. Godfrey says,? needs to remember that he and nis fellow farmers voting in a Referendum voted overwhelmingly in favor of Continued to Last Page) PREVENT BLOAT BY FEEDING : CATTLE DRY HAY , ., :-w .According to James L. Adams assistant eounty agent, Don Wild is one of the grade "C dairymen here in the county Who is . doing: a good jobj; Don has never had trouble with bloat, but he really didn't know why. While talk ing wifli him I found out tVat he had been feeding his cc s 1 sy be fore turr.i'-.e tV' f t 1 1 r"" t;:re. He ?n't r' ' ' t'.'- 1958, 10c PER COPY WMU ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD NEXT WEEK To Meet At Long Branch Baptist Church Next Wednesday The Woman's Mis?i-niry Union of the French Broad Baptist As sociation will hold its annual meetimr next Wednesday, April 30, at 10:00 a. m., with the Long Branch Church of which the Rev. Eddie McPeters is pastor and Mrs. Boyce Crowe is WMU Pres ident. The theme of the program is "Ye Shall Be Witnesses." Miss Reverlw Neilson. State Sunbeam Band Director, will be the speak t. th" mornino' session. The missionary speaker at the after noon session will be Mrs. Robert Stanley, who has been a mission ary to Brazil. "A cordial invitation is ex tended to all pastors to join in the services of the day and to be guests at the luncheon," Mrs. W. L. Robinson, superintendent, saw. Rice Injured Sunday; Jupiter Man Is Hurt By Falling Tree Sat. .nafoli Rice. 28. of Marshall, RFD 2, was taken to Memorial MUalon Hosmital about 12:30 P- . Sanda witfc a St rifle bul- tt i via fA&. ankle. He said he was injured tea a ampta trip hen the rifle feu from tne Howard Moere, XI, of - the Ju- pite ' road Section at Aiexaaoer nim 1 waa Wh3redr Saturday arhMi a tree he had "cut down leH; on v springy branches and kicked! beek, striking Mm fn the cneov rrJ admttind to Memorial UiMiin Heanltal with internal tajnries. BlccinoWIe To Springs' flext Wednesday BULL CREEK COMMUNITY HAS RAT WAR j'Bull Creek community develop ment .dub accepted as one of their oomnwnutv nrojects for this year a Vntdaat control programj Com- munitv leaders of Bull Creek re cently mixed and bagged for dis tribution in, he community 200 sounds f warfarin rat poison. b Mr. Cory Wallin, a farmer in the eommunrby, stated yesterday that they were really getting re anlta firm ' thm use of the rat poison,' stated Harry G. Silver, connty agent, here this week. Mr. .Wallin put out some of the poison on his farm, fa bagging some corn to take to the mill te have crushed fB hia attle Mr. Wal lin found three dead rats and af ter he got to the mill he found hat he had bagged with the'aora two additional 5 dead rats. Cory states 1 that ; there are no ; more fresh signs of rats on hie place and that ho feele that ; the rat campaign has been m success. r : i f:all OES To : f.I i r.lcnday Night I ' .11 Chapter No. 85, Order cf ' Isrn Star, will meet rs l.t,'April 28, at 8 o' r e I.Tasonid Temple. ' h S. Roberts, wor- '1 preside.'' Three - u-.sMe to lc . ' 1 ,":.::on v fee -oOo- Or. Robert L. Holt Speaker; Prizes To Be Given Away 139 MADISON FARMERS VOTE ON ASSESSMENT North Carolina cattlemen re cently voted in a referedum not. to access them selves 10 cents per head on aU soU for slauirhter purpos es through auction markets or to slaughter pens which brought tne 20 iver Tiead. In the tVior wan a total oi 9,395 votes cast. Of this number 6,955 voted in favor of the asses Aoril 1st. 10 cenU per head on all slaughter cattle will be deducted at the market place. Funds collected in this manner will be used to pro mote the sale and use of North rSnmlina beef. On. hundred and thirty-nine Madison County farmers voted on this inane. Of this number were In favor of the accessment and 57 were against the assess ment. This program will last for three years at which time a nother referedum will be held to determine wheather the cattle men of North Carolina are m favor of continuing the program. Public Invited To Better Schools Meeting On April 30 1 If embers of boards of educa- numliara nt hoarda et com' IIVU, .II1- - - - mlssioners, members of district school committees, state, legislat ors, school superintendents and principals, representatives of the press, and citizens generally irom fContinued on Last Page) De In Hot Hot Springs Lions Club Explains About Visit The Hot Springs Lions Club held its regular meeting on Thurs day. Auril 17 at the Hot Springs Tnn with Lion President James Gentry presiding. After the meal that was served a nrorram was given by representatives of the American Red Cross Bloodmobile Proarram from Asheville. During the program and discussion that followed many interesting facts about the Bloodmobile program were explained and! the Lions Quo agreed to sponsor . the vi" of the Bloodmobile to Hot Springs nn Anrll 30. -' .iv'--- ''.'V' Tho Bloodmobile- nrogranl Is open to any, person who fulfills the nhvsical requirements and is between the ages of eighteen and tfifty-nine. Persona, from the age tof ekfcteen to the ace of twenty- one must bave their parents or guardian's - written V; consent be fore they can donate Wood. , The Iphysicat f requirements are check - ed by ' doctor who make a phys ical examination immediately' be fore the donation is made. This examinationi includes a check of hemofflobin.; weieht. Wood pres sure, pulse, and temperature, and the answering of questions of any past illnesses. Dr. Jameg Mil ling -'will bo on , duty when Ce Bloodmobile visits Hot Spring and will conduct the examina tions. Ary rfrs.-n ':o ' PRICE t $2.60 A YEAR IN COUNT! k iiToo a Year OUTSBDK COUNT! v? j - Registration At 10:00 A.M.; Caoacitv Crowd Is Expected The members of the French Broad Electric Membership Cor poration will meet again at the Marshall High ScWl Gymnasium this Saturday for the purpose of transacting the business of the Cooperative and to mix and min gle with their neighbors. The meeting Saturday will be the 18th anniversary of the Cooperative which has constantly grown in membership in four western North Carolina counties and tfiree Eastern Tennessee counties. They are Madison, Buncombe, Yancey, an1 Mitchell in North Carolina, and Greene, Unicoi and Cocke in Tennessee. At this meeting the members will have an opportunity to hear Dr. Robert L. Holt, vice presi dent of Mars Hill College. Clyde M. Roberts, Marshall attorney,, will act;as master of ceremonies and special music has been ar ranged. The business to be transacted at the meeting will include Pre sentation of the financial and op erating reports for the year WW and the election of the board of' Hirectors. Present directors are as follows: ' Madison County: M. J. Ur- president; E. C. Teague, Tie president; J. H. Sprinkle, treas urer; W. S. Willis; Bunconwe Cftnmtv! O. H. ' Tilsoiu.. secretary; Yancev County: & L," Proffitt, If. D. Bailey, Paul Hijggiwfj Mitchell County: J. C. Burleson, Elmer Buchanan; Tennessee: John F. Anderson. D. M. Robinson is manager; C I. Yelton, Division manager; and Mrs. Florence M. Ramsey, office manager. Mr. Robinson, manager of the rroonerative. stated that the mem bers will be given an opportunity to nominate anyone they wien from the floor when the election, is held. The board of director will be elected by members pie- I sent at the meeting, and those net. attending the meeting will be per-, mitted to send in tSieir proxy votes. Mr. Robinson also stated that time would be allowed for, ques tions and discussions of the re ports of the officers and manag ers, as well as financial reports Appliance displays and exhib its will be presented by local mer-. chants and dealers and the latest , development in electrical equip-, ment in farm and home will" be. shown. ' v'" 4 't Registrations will begin at 10" o'clock with the .business sesskrth starting at 1 :00 o'clock. S 4 , Many valuable prizes will be awarded at the meeting, Mr. Rob inson stated. FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED. FOR MC AID I The establishment of a found tka by Mr. and Mrs. James Jack son Harris Jr.. of Davidson and Charlotte for the support of Mars Hdl College was announced last Thursday by Dr. IToyt Blackwell, president of the college. The foundation vrss for'i-y presented to the coll at a : cial dedication s-1 ; it !' i :i r I.' tl.t CI Tt hi v )