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VOL. 57 NO. 21
8 PACES THIS WEEK'
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gating Rink To Open
Friday; Pool Next Ueek
CRIMINAL COURT
TO BEGIN HERE
ON MONDAY
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".", Improvement
I, It was announced this weelc
that the Marshall Recreation
Park would officially open on
Friday afternoon, May 23, at 1:00
'clock.
Rex Cohn, former star athlete
Marshall High School, will
manage Uie park this season.
Pool To Open May 30
y Mr. Cohn announced today that
the awftmmSng pool would not
open tomorrow because Green
wood Edney, life guard,, is now in
Mars Hill College and will not
be rble to be on duty until next
week-end. Present plans call for
the swimming pool to officially
open on Friday afte'rnoon May
30 at 1:00 p. m.
Skating Rink
Madison County people, both
young and old, have something
new to enjoy at the park this sea
son -7 "a skating rink. During
the past few months a floor has
been installed in the community
building and shoes equipped with
skates which can be rented by
those without skates. Facilities
for music are being arranged and
will be ready by May 23, it was
,; pointed out.
The communitybuilding can al
so be used for various activities,
uch as parties, dancing and in
' door games.
The , refreshment counter will
also be opened wTiere cakes, -can
' dy soft drinks, sandwiches, etc."
can be purchased.
Special groups may reserve the
rink on special days, it is thought
with various church, groups ex
- pected to. take advantage of tbe
,pool and rink this ununer, , ;'
improved and hardtopped and tne
grounds, in general, .vastly 1m
proved. Jr'M'MiM4;f$k'k
Back Street Now
One' Way Drive
Back Street in Marshall
for years a problem of traf
fic and parking, is now a
one way drive, effective
Tuesdav of this week. No
-vehicles are allowed to en
ter from Upper Bridge
Street iwith H traffic trav
eling from the intersection.
at the jail toward Upper
Bridge Street.
Captured Still
Not Near Old
Mill Wheel
D. B. Haynie, owner of the Old
i.Mill Wheel on Laurel River, wish
V es to state that the still captured
in the Shelton Laurel Section of
Madison County and stated to be
'; near the Old Mrtl Wheel was at
least a. mile from his business
establishment.
' "I don't want people thinking
' ; fho still was close to theOld Mill
Wheel or that I had anything to
'do with it," Mr, Haynie said, .
Ccssemer City
s r:nrshall 6-1 In
Game Is Played On Island
, , Wednesday.' 3rd ,
Win For B.C.
Bessemer' City" High , School, of
th a Little Six Conference, d.
feated Mars'hall " High'- School,
champions of the Skyline Confer
i ence, 6-1, behind the 'great pitch
ing of Don Honeycutt, on the Is
lam!, Wednesday afternoon.
The victory was tha third
a! !-,t Class "A" State playoff
vii : ry in the Western ( District
r I - ssemer City, wnich won 9
; wnil losing only two dur--i
season. Coadh Jackson
i-'arted lloneycutt (6-1)
'i Barnwell etart..l his
' nder, Bruce T:S. M'n
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Attending Assembly
AMMMBflBOBQwa
Rev. L. Richard Mellin
Mellin, Local Pastor,
Is Honored By The
Presbyterian Church
Rev. L. Richard Mellin, P. O.
Box, 257, Marshall, and pastor of
the Mars'hall Presbyterian Church,
hag been elected a commissioner
to the General Assembly of the
new United Presbyterian Church
in the U.S.A., to be held in Pitts
burgh, Pa., May 28 to June 4.
The historic event will mark
the formation of the new church
through the merger of the 170-year-old
Presbyterian Church in
the U.S.A., and the 100-year-old
United Presibyterian Church of
North America. . ;: '.
As tha supreme governing body
of the .church, lhe 'General As
sembly will act On all detail of
bringing together the. two denom
inations and planning the future
program of the new united' church
with its more than three million
members.
Mr. and Mrs. Mellin left thi
(Thursday) morning Vhere Mr
Mellin will attend the Assembly
while Mrs. Mellin visits friends
and relatives in New York City
WALNUT ALUMNI
BANQUET TO BE
HELD MAY 31
The 11th annual Walnut High
School Alumni Banquet will he
held Saturday, May 31, 1958, at
7:30 p. m., in the school cafeteria.
Dress for the occasion will be in
formal, and a special program
honoring two favorite teachers of
the school will be given. In addi
tion, there will be music and en
tertainment, a guest speaker and
of course a delicious meal.
Officers of the Association are
Mrs. Earl Robinson, president;
Miss Odessa Henderson, 1st vice
nresident: Millard Tipton, Znd
vice president; Miss Emma Thorn
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Defeats
Playoffs
Falls lad struckt oiit. Holland's
long double scored , Hodge' . Em
ory and Honeycutt lannea w "
the vinning. Msrshall ., tied the
score in the bottom of the first
when Jimmy Eads singled, stole
second and U romped- boms when
Bruce Baldwin drove a singte to
rlaht field.
From ttiis point 'on, Honeycutt
settled down and retired eleven
straight batters " before Cecil
Clark singled In the, 5bh; 'Hon
eycutt, big right-hander, then re
tired 7 batters with only Corbett
being saf on an error byMuliin-
ax. '' - ' ' ', , ' ; '
.Honeycutt struck- out 11 bat
ters and allowed only 3 hits. ;
r.'.U'.: de-erved a better fate
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, ! a ere.! 11 able game,
a ?.-r-'t"-ed r.iM vW!e
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Judge Clarkson To Preside;
Shelton Murder Case
Is Scheduled
The May term of superior
court for the trial of criminal
cases will begin here Monday
morning with Judge Francis O.
Clarkson, presiding. Robert S.
Swain is solicitor.
On the calendar for this term
is the case of Clarence Shelton,
41, of Buncombe County, who is
charged wit'li the murder of Sam
uel D. Jones on the nijrht of May
1 in the Shelton Laurel section
of Madison County.
William Clark and James Rev
is, who were with Shelton and
Jones at the time of the alleged
murder, testified at a prelimina
ry hearinjr that Shelton struck
Jones over the head with four or
five full cans of beer. Jones was
found dead in an automobile
parked near an Asheville cafe
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SPRING CREEK
DROPPED FROM
COUNTYLEAGUE
Failed To Appear As Was
Scheduled; Games
Forfeited
The managers of Laurel, Hot
Springs, Walnut, Pettersburg and
Marshall this week announced
tfhat Spring Creek has been drop
ped from the league due to the
fact that they have not played any
of the league games scheduled and
have failed to adhere to the leag
ue bv-laws.- ' ' 1
, 'Wjreret to be forced., to do
this because we ' wanted "Spring
Creek in the league," the' mana
gers said. '
It was stated that Spring Creel
notified Jim Story, president o
the league, that they would pla
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Marshall Fire Dept.
To Start Summer
Training Here Tues.
The Marshall Fire Department
will begin the Summer Training
Season next Tuesday night at
7:30 o'clock at the City Hall.
Plans will he made for the twice
monthly meetings which will con
tinue until cold weather.
Various items of business will
be discussed concerning Depart
ment activities for t'he summer
months.
The Fire Alarm Siren will
sound one blast at 7 00 p. jn.,
Tuesday for test purposes as well
as being a reminder of the meet
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DISTRICT CHAMPIONS Marshall I!: h, un
defeated Class A baseball champion of i :! :rict 8,
represented the district in the state pl I egin
'r.in? this week. L-Tl, f: t row, shr :.wan
rayrc. third barrr.sn IV- '! I"-' -rt-. "t
Hay 'r!?rcprc:;-'; - ' V . ' !
The Democratic candidates
S. B. Huff, Troy JRamsey, Judson
Edwards, Nat Blankenship ' and
C. T. Sprinkle Jiave, officially
withdrawn as' candidates in the
May 31, 1958 Primary, It was
announced this week,' ! .....
The announcement is published
in a paid advertisement On page
two of this issue. i1.
Marvin Ball, chairman of the
Madison County board of elec
tions, stated that the solicitor's
race between Robert S. . Swain, S.
Thomas Walton ' and ! James S.
Howell, will be the only contest
in the county on May 31, 1958.
Mr. Ball said that '' only one
township has a contest - Town
ship 10, Constable's race between
Andrew Chandler and Isaac Gun
ter, both Democrats ' ,
M.H.S. ALUMNI
BANQUET HELD
SATURDAY NIGHT
Over 100 Graduates Attend.
New Off icera Are
Elected,
More than 100 graduates and
friends attended the t'h.ird annual
Marshall High School ; Alumni
Banquet here Saturday might in
the beautidJully, 'decorated caf ete
ria. ' ' ' '''i - . ..
Max Roberta,, of Asheville, pro
nounced the invocation and fol
lowing a v delicious dinner,' Mr.
Bernard BrigmanV principal, ex
tended . greetings . The response
was by Howard Banks, vice, prcs
ident of the association, '
The High School 'OcVt. ' under
he direction. oftlr"o5X'l,eekl
with Mrs. Blanche Hoosion, ac
companist, ' sang two', selections,
"Down In The Valley", and ?tt'S
A Grand Ndght For Singing."
They responded to the applause
with an encore, "Oharlottawn,"
Memimbers of the octet were Ro.
berta Reeves, Leta Jo Ramsey,
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STRAWBERRY
SEASON OFFERS
SUGGESTIONS
This js strawberry season when
North Carolina grown "berries are
plentiful, and local berries are
ripe. cup of fresh strawber
ries will furnish your body with
a dnv's supply of Vitamin C. You
nec.l this vitamin daily, to help
protect the health of your gums
and teeth and to fight infections
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AN AUTO SAFETY CHECK cam
paign sponsored by the National
Safety Council and the State High
way Patrol opened in Marshall Wed
nesday. Vehicles will be given safe
ty inspections from 8 a. m., to -1 p. m.,
through Saturday. Making prepara
tions for the safety check are (L-U) :
afefy Lane
Iperafion Here
Br. Mxrl L Holt Proclaimed
"Citizen Of Year" At Mm Hill
Banquet Is Held Tuesday;
Dr. W. Otis Duck
Makes Award
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Dr. feobevt L. Holt, vice pteSr
ident of Mars Hill College, was
proclaimed Citizen of the Year
by the Mars Hill Civitan Club at
a banquet at Mars Hill Tuesday
night
The award was made by Dr.
Otis Duck, chairman of the club's
award committee, at the dinner
meeting attended jointly by mem
bers of the Civitan Club and the
Mars Hill Woman's Club.
In makinjr toe award, lr. Duck
said, "It would be superfluous to
speak at length about the accom
plishments; of this outstanding
member of our club, our commu
nity and our church when it :s
obvious that his actions have al
ready spoken far louder than
mere words a man whose pre
sence in our community has been
an inspiration to all of us. We
of the Mars Hill Civitan Club,
proclaim you, Dr. Robert L. Holt,
Citizen of the Year."
Mrs. Holt also was honored;
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and centerfielder Sammy Lackey.
Howard Barnwell,- pitcher-first bn
1 ''t, catcher Wayne Clark, cent; :
Allen, left fielder Charles Ea!
r i Eruce Baldwin, second I
; ,1 Coach Boy Beeves.
Cut O'rf'" .,
W. B. Zink, C. L. Rudisill, Troy Ram
sey, Don West, Leroy I'egg, O. M.
Alexander, safety representative of
District Three, Troop E, of the pa
trol; Robert B. Chandler, State High
way Patrolman C. H. Long and Bruce
Mui-rav, safety coordinator.
Cut Courtesy Asheville CdUcn-Times
For
ospection In
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Citizen Of Year
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Dr. Robert L. Holt
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Petersburg, Hot Springs
Laurel Win Games Saturday
Back row: Coach
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Located On Mashburn Hill;.
Savings Bonds to
Be Awarded
Bruce Murray, local safety-check
cordinator, announced this week
that a vehicle safety-check lane
is now installed near Pegg's
service station on Mashburn Hill
this week and vehicles' would be . '
inspected through Saturday af
ternoon. v The lane is" open from
8:00 a. m. until 4:00 p. m. , ' '
Mr, Murray and State' PatroI-a ' .
man C. P. Long!, announced thaf . -two
$25.00 Savings Bonds will be" 'j 1
drawn Saturday afternoon. and -presented
th e "lucky winner.'',,, '
These bonds are made possible, ,
through, the cooperation of the
Citizens Bank and the Bank of
French Broad. It was explained
to be eligible for one of these '
awards, the vehicle must be safe-
ty approved with appropriate
sticker.
"Numbered tickets will be given
to each vehicle owner and if there
are any needed repairs, he can
have repairs made and return to
the lane for his sticker, making
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PETERSBURG, 6;
MARSHALL, 5
Despite brilliant relief hurling
by Bobby Sprinkle, who "relieved
Benny Davis in the 6th inning and
pitched hitless ball for- the re
maining five innings, the "well-
balanced, 5ieavy-hitting ' Peters
burg team handed Marshall its
first loss of the season, U5r Sat
urday on the Island. The victory
was Petersburg's third .of the
season 5 In 'the? Madison County
League. . .
Sherman Reid starter for Mar
shall; managed to get by ttie first
two ; innings without allowing a
run but the roof caved in in .the
third inning , when ;' Petersburg
scored three runs. , Benny Davis
relieved Reid, but he, too, ran in
to a hornet's nest and Peter ' ; r
scored three more runs in t'.c '
inning. . BoWjy Sprinkle p'
he fifth inning- and til: ' '. '
less, runless b:i
der of the
Jfar--'. .11 ,e,v
first, ore in 1"
six'.h 8-1 i ,
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