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MARSHALL, fl. O, THURSDAY, JULY 10, i::3
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CivlVciing; ulca Gliargcd
Csiin HifMICif
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Three ;jpauiblu jire being jbeld in
JIadUon County Jail here in con
nection ,i with ;the cae of.a hitcfc
jiucint -aennesgeeen .who was
fltrack aand iefiously injured: by
liittandran ' 'driver Monday ', night
t ,lhe jwrtlh ttd of Marshall,
fiherifif Y. Ponder said Tues-
"Paul Daarid "Bawler, 24, of CShar-
lotte, Jlatea las .driver of a .1955
Chevrolet, is being held on charg
es f hJt-ano-mn driving with se
. rious personal injuries resulting,
.tihe ,heriff aid.
. Two youtlis, listed as passen
,! gene in the car, .Wilton MRy
Z' Suggs. 21, jcrf Charlotte, and CJar
1 ence Leroy Klontz Jr., 19, of
iWm-M.. - .t V J ,A 1 Ml. t
i. big held on icharges ff aiding and
abetting in hit-nd-run driving
with serious personal injuries.
- Th victim was James H.
Capes, 44, of Itipley RFD 3, Ten-1
-t' aaseo, who suffered a severe
head laceration and remained- in
a serious condition 'Tuesday night
in Memorial Mission Hospital in
.. ; Asheville.
The tslree youths were' given
A nraliiiiinnr iMwrimrsr TiinsHv af-
l ternoon before Juistice of Peace
I IJ. Hubert avia in Marshall CityL
J R&TL Probable cause was found
against each k defendant and they
were bound over for trial at the
; next criminal term of Madison
' County- Superior Court.
.. They are now out on $1,000
bond each.
A blood spattered automobil
led to the arrest of the 3 youths
in Hot Springs some 30 xninutes
after Capes wis struck.
-; Sheriff Ponder said Capes was
. hitch-hiking northiwa'rd xn : TJ.- S.
25-70 near the northern 'boundary
"OWMbrshall twn limits when
.B Hl til I
. Capes was wafpng'on the left
Hand side ox tne oignway sacing
traffic, the sheriff said.'
Keport of the accident "was re-
eived by Ponder at 9: 15, p. m
Monday and ho immediately alert-
fid Hot Springs, law enforcement
officers.
,1eroy Johnson, Hot Springs
' p)lie6man, ; arrested the three
youths about 9:46 p. m. Monday
after -noticing blood on their au
bile as .. he checked north-
sr said there was blood on
left headlight, grill and hood
the -car, Samples of blood and
bair were sent Tuesdav to Ra
leigh for examination and report.
BLUE SPEAKS
TO OVITANS
HERETUESDAY
MA
I M
I M
The Rev. 'George Robertson
Blue was guest speaker at the
regular luncheon meeting of the
Marshall Civitan Club here Tues
day.
'Mr. Blue spoke on the evils of
gambling, emphasizing pari mu-
tuei betting so much in evidence
in Massachusetts and other states.
He used excerpts from a ser
mon he delivered while in Massa
chusetts. He also referred to an
article on gambling which he wrote
and urged parents to act correct
ly in front of children rather than
depend solely on lectures.
He defined What Chrisianity is
and told of the responsibilities of
parents in living as eamples in
the home.
Mr. Blue was introduced by
Jim Story, vice president of the
club, who presided 'in the absence
of Mr. Gross.
20 members and "two visitors
were present.
ifrGOFORTIIE
SENTENCED FOR
SLAYING WIFE
Ky Goforth, 43, a tenant farm
er of the" Fairview section of
Buncombe County, pleaded guilty
to second degree murder in Bun
combe superior court Wednesday
and received a sentence of 20-25
years in State Prison.
Judge Susie Sharp presided at
the court
Goforth's wife was slain with a
.46 calibre pistol in a hay field
off Brush Creek Rd. Officers
said Goforth then turned the gun
on himself and was critically
wounded.
Mrs. Goforth's body and her
husband were found lying side
by side on the farm of Morris
Bench, where the two had been
working. The couple made their
home on Hollywood Road. Goforth
was a tenant on the Charles Mc
Brayer farm.
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CARE OF ROSES
CITED BY AGENT
PRICE: 12.50 A YEAR IN COUNT!
4.0 A YEAR OUTSIDE COUNT!
SOIL BANK
PAYMENTS
NOW ON HAND
Unique Display
Warn Drivers
Over Week-End
Patrolman C. H. Long, assisted
by Bowman-Rector1 Funeral Home,
the Civitan and Lions Clubs, and
others had a most impressive dis
play on Madhburn Hill over . the
4th of July holidays,, warning
tetvrsr ef SMedrtotoxicattotv ary;
. A tenty'beaYing a casket with
large signs made- drivers alow
down' and think. In addition to
this scene, two wrecked cars were
also displayed. -
Walnut Methodist
Church To Have A
Homecoming Sunday
Black spot is the worst disease
of roses in Madison County. This
disease is confined to roses, James
L. Adams, assistant county agent,
stated this week.
Probably all classes of roses
are affected, but not equally so.
The hybrid perpetuals, introduced
in 1867, and the pernetianas,
which appeared in 1890, were
susceptible than their wild or al
most . wild forerunners. Most of
the present-day popular varieties
are sufficiently susceptible to
black pot to require protection
by fungicides, A lot of attention
, Continued on Last Page) -
Madison County farmers re
now being notified by the local
ASC office to come into the coun
ty seat to pick up their soil Tank
payments. Ralph Ramsey, county
office manager for the Madison
County ASC committee, announc
ed today that these payments are
being handed out in person in or
der to epedite delivery of needed
payments to the fanners in order
to permit the farmers to trans
act other business with the coun
ty office at the same time,' '
Mr. Ramsey cautioned, howev
er, that fanmers should not visit
the ASC county office until they
receive a post card notification
to the effectHhat their soil bank
payment is ready to be picked up.
He further cautioned that Wash
ington regulations will not per
mit the release of Soil Bank fo
ments to a second party for de
livery to a payee. Any farmers,
however, who find it inconveni
ent to make a personal call by
the ASC office to pick up their
cfteck may request the county of
fice to mail the payment to them
There were 55 acres placed In
the 1958 Soil Bank Program by
75 county fanners. This particle
pation, according to Ramsey, will
yield payments of approximately
$15,000.00. A good part of this
$15,000.00 is yet to be paid and
will be picked up by , farmers
scheduled to call at the local 'ASCi
county office.
Compared to this local partici
pation in the Soil Bank Program
a total of $31,000,000 will be paid
out in North Carolina under both
phases of this program. This is
a considerable increase in partici
pation for last year, especially in
the case of Acreage Reserve
dolt Springs Edges League All-Stars,
3-2 In 4th Of July Feature
COUNTY 4-H'ERS
WIN HONORS AT
CAMP SCHAUB
4.J. r;
l A. v. i ;n
Dyed it
Gala 4ft. B m
Jot Springs Qn Friday
-. Twenty-eight members of th
Madison County Senior 4JH Club
attended camp at Camp Schaub
last week. These boys and girls
wore under the leadership of Mrs
Janie M. Ramsey, home demon
stration agent, and P. W. Eng
land, assistant county agent.
There was a total of 96 mem
bens from all over western North
Carolina at camp. The Madison
County group made an outstand
ing record while at caimp. John
ny Corbett of Marshall was se
lected as the outstanding boy
camper of the whole group.
-Eight other boys and girls
were selected a s outstanding
campers. There were four Mad
ison County 4-H Club members
in this group. They were Ruth
Carter of Mars HiU, Billy Ray
Candler, Luther Nix and Thora
Belle Worley of Marshall. The
schedule of activities included a
variety of recreation, plus class
es in handicrafts, electricity,
swimming, reoreation and the
latest information on 4-H Club
work. "4H Club Camp offers
a wonderful opportunity to fur
ther develop our rural young peo
ple," Mrs. Ramsey said.
Those attending camp last
week were:
Ray Allen, Max Edmonds, John
ny Corbett, Mary Ruth Coward,
Betty" Lou Plenmons, Judy Pegg, !
rV-lTgarpt ' tknfbett, , Un ; , AUen
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MOORE SUCCEEDS
FREDREDMONAS
TAX COLLECTOR
Assumes Duties This Week;
County Commissioners
Approve Action
William T. Moore, of Spring
Creek, was sworn in Wednesday
morning as tax collector for Mad
ison County following the resig
nation of Fred W. Redmon, who
has held this position for some
time.
Mr. Redmon explained that due
to pressing business duties and
the fact that his assistant, How
ard Banks, would enter the U.
S. Army soon, he was unable to
continue as tax collector. The
board of county commissioners
accepted his resignation aft, the
regular meeting of the board on
Monday.
Mr. Moore assumed his duties
in the courthouse Wednesday.
He was unanimously chosen to
fill the vacancy by the commis
sioners. '
Score Winning Runs As Rain
Halts Play In 7th
Inning
WOOL, INCENTIVE
PAYMENTS ARE
ANNOUNCED
CHARTER TO BE
PRESENTEDAT
WALNUT SUNDAY
.. The Rev. George R. Blue, pastor
of ' the f..Wil(t Presbyterian
iChurch, announced -this week that
charter will be presented to the
1 Men's' Fellowship Organization
V Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock
2tfr Eldridge Leake, president of
.. the prganization, wiffl receive the
- Charter. " " i , . -
1 Mf. Bennet LaMarfc, of Knox-
ville, mho Is president of the Na
tional' Council of Presbyterian
Men, In the Synod of the Mid-
south, will, present the charter
and will also deliver the morning
message. " , 1 t)
The , Walnut church Is con
stituent member of the Synod.
"tit will be a landmark in the
spiritual life of the church and
the public Is cordially invited to
sttend,",Mr. JBtoe stated."",
The Walnut Methodist Church
will hold its second annual home
coming Sunday, July 13 at the
dhu?h. The program7 will begin
with the morning worship at 11
o'cloik. Everyone is hwited to
bring a covered dish for lunch.
which will be served in the church
yard at 1:20 o'clock. A short
service at 2:00 o'clock will in
clude special singing.
Brief greetings from the pas
tors of the Walnut churches and
former pastors of the Methodist
Church will be heard. "This spe
cial day is planned as a commu
nity affair and the public is in
vited to come and meet old friends
and make new friends," the Rev.
Joseph M. Reeves, pastor, stated
L'nvrence Pender"
zpes Serious ' !j
I:: ;ry Friday Night
I : vrence Ponder, son of -Mr.
:rrs. LoraJo . Tonder, . Mar
' RFD 1, esc; ; 1 serious in-
t FriJay r
" l5d an-i t"
':a Curvc-
.-ct r "
t when his
' .'rned .near
c i Il'-hway
- $3 re-
: M.'nt.
Homecoming At Oak
Grove Church On
Sunday, July 13
According to an announcement
by the pastor, the Rev. Clell Fish
er, there , will be a homecoming at
Oak", Grove Baptist Churdi next
Sunday,- July,, 13. ;
Following the Sunday School
at 10 ;00:.i.'j m., there will be
preaching, at 11:00 with singing,
and dinner' will be served on the
grounds, t v-
All singers, speakers-and . the
public in general , are invited to
come. , . . r . -
Marshall Baptists .
To' Have' Annual .
Picnic Tuesday.- fi
iTatribers of the Vote Vita Sun
day School Class of the Marshall
Baptist- Church, their " families
and special guests will hold their
annual picnic Tuesday evening,
J uly IS, on the lawn at the home
cf ITr. and" Mrs. Kellv.Davis. j;
U i)n,::y -r;:1 take a picnic
- -1 s . '" t Will he served
GIRL SCOUT
DAY.CAMPNOW
IN PROGRESS
A five-day session of Day Camp
is now in progress for all Girl
Scouts in the Madison County
area at the Nix farm adjoining
the Marshall Recreation Park.
Eighteen girls are attending from
Marshall, Walnut and Mars Hill
troops.
Mrs. E. O. Burnette is direct
ing the camp with a staff com
posed of Mrs. Dean Shields, Mrs.
Bill Hunter, Miss Janet Feldt-
mose and Miss Bobbie Jo Nix. Mrs.
C. E. Mashburn, Mrs. Allen Duck
ett and Mrs. C. D. Bowman have
been on duty for First Aid on
alternating days. Swimming has
been a part of each day's pro
gram, and the lifeguard on duty
daily is Greenwood Edney.
Activities have included hik
ing, nature study, crafts, games
and songs, fire building and cook
ing-out Friday; July 11, wfll be
the final .day of the camp. Mrs.
Clyde Roberts is Marshall Neigh
horhood Chairman.
Fireworks Thrill Crowd;
Baseball Game, Field
Day Are Enjoyed
July 4th celebrations in Hot
Springs began at ten o'clock in
the morning on tfhe hotel lawn
with a Field Day. A large num
ber of boys and girls, men and
women turned out to join in the
races and fun. First, there was
a boys' foot race, with Neill Ross
Jr. and Drew Lawson winners for
their respective groups. Next
there was a sack race, with Eddie
Ebbs' pronounced the winner.
Then a three-legged race, with
Collin Zimmerman and Louis Ef-
fler the winners. A rolling pin
throwing contest followed, with
Mrs. Fleming winning with a
throw of 100 feet. Then an ex
citing egg throwing contest, with
Mr. and Mrs. Hill winners. The
last race of the morning was a
spoon-and-potato race with Fred
Sharp the winner. Each winner
was presented a dollar bill as the
prize.
tclZ;:14-ttajMer
son, Larry Ferguson Bo&by Bilck-
ner, Sam; Allen, Bobby Jack Al
len, Thora Belle Worley, Doro
thy Johnson, Jimmie Ray, Kath
arine Cody, Lynn Sams, Gerald
Buckner, Billy Ray Candler, Lu
ther Nix; Lewis Rudisill, Doris
Trantham, Virgil Smith, Ruth
Ann Carter, Ada Lou English
Aster Carter.
2,4-D LISTED AS
TIME SAVER
MarshcljOES
Chapter To Meet
Monday, July 14
.The Marshall- Eastern vStar
Chapter will hold a regular meet
ing Monday night,' July 14, at 8
o'clock in the Masonic Temple.
Mrs. Elizabeth . - Roberts, , wor
thy matron, will preside.' .
At Fort Caswell
' t
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Huey and
son, Charles, the Rev. and Mrs.
Ralnh Hasan, tha Hesv. and Mrs.
David Roberts1 and Mr. and Mrs.
Ebb' Crowe are attending World,
Missions Week at -the North Car
olina Baptist Assembly, Fort
CaswelV near Eoul' port, ' this
week. -
Booths were set up on the lawn
and the Women's Civic Club sold
sandwiches in the booths, and
the Men's Civic Club sold- cold
drinks and popsicles from a large lAttention
truck ' gaily decorated with red,
white,' and blue streamers, and
beach umbrellas were added when
a light rain began to fall about
12:30.': . .
The use of 2,4-D to kill weeds
in corn is fast becoming the ac
cepted practice in Madison Coun
ty. There are several power
sprayers in use at tiie present
time in the county. Many of the
farmers have small acreages1 in
corn and have found that trouble
some weeds are easy to control
by the proper use of 2,4-D. The
small knappsack sprayer with a
special assembly which includes a
120 deg. nozzle does a satisfacto
ry Job in applying this weed kill
er.
Last year a demonstration on
the proper use of 2,4-D was car
ried -out on the farm of Wood
fin Cappg in the White Oak sec
tion. Anders Capps, wTio was
growing the corn, was pleased
with the results, and said, "I plan
to use 2,4-D to control weeds in
all myxMrn in the future."
The county ASC office shortly
after July 1 , will begin making
J aynjpnr iindey the: 196T wool In
centive program,-according jS1 Ne
ville Hawkins; chairman 6f the
county Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation , c o m m it t e e.
Shorn wool payments for the 1957
marketing year under the wool
incentive program will amount to
15.5 per cent of the returns each
producer received from the sale
of shorn wool during the 1957
marketing year. Hawkins also
announced that the payment rate
on sale of unshorn lambs to com
pensate for the wool on them will
be 33 cents per hundredweight of
Jive animals sold. The payments
will be made only on shorn wool
and unshorn Iambs marketed be
tween April 1, 1957 and March
31, 1958.
According to Mr. Hawkins, sub
stantially the same program as
for 1957 is being continued for the
1958 marketing year which be
gan April 1. The wool incentive
price is being continued at 62
(Continued on Last Page)
One of the finest played games
in the history of Madison County
baseball was the Hot Springs vs.
League All-Stars game which was
the feature attraction at Hot
Springs on the 4th of July.
More t?han 400 spectators wit
nessed the exciting game which
was won in the seventh inning
when Hot Springs scored its three
rung just before heavy rains call
ed a halt to. the game. Until the
fatal seventh, Hot Springs had
been able to get but one hit off
the offerings of Jimmy Johnson
(Walnut) and Billy Zack Bryan
(Marshall).
Johnson toiled for five innings,
allowing only one 'nit a triple
by Dick Roberts in the fourth.
He struck out six batters and
was superb with men on base.
Bryan, Marshall southpaw, took
over for the All-Stars at the be
ginning of the sixth inning and
retired the host team in order.
However, in the seventh 'nning,
the league-leaders came to life
and after Manager Bill Whitten
had grounded out, short to first,
Roberts walked. Moore was safe
on a fielder's choice with Roberts
fbeing forced at second. Amnions
singled with Moore going to third;
Sumerel singled scoring Moore
and then as the rains approached
the ball park, Manager Whitten
went to the bench and let Foster
pinch hit for Stamey. Foster lin
ed, a single into short center that
David McKlnney made a desper
ate effort . to. catch but when he
feir attempting to make the catdi
the batt eluded Wmr&nd before- J, -C.
"Wallin ..(Laurel retrieved the
ball , both ' Amnions and ffucaefel""
crossed the plate for the winning
tune, . At this point, heavy rain
struck the field and Umpire
"Ham" Hamilton called the game.
In seconds the field resembled a
lake and the All Star3 had been
defeated, 3-2, in the "big" game.
Fielding gems were turned in
by Buster Lambe of Hot Springs
and Morton (Petersburg). Gene
(Continued to Page Six)
Four Madison Youths
Escape Injury In
Car Crash Tuesday
CHURCH FILLED
FOR MEMORIAL
SERVICE HERE
Tributes Paid To Late Rev.
And Mrs. Robert N.
Barefoot
.. By two , o'clock the crowd and
refreshment truck had moved ,to
the high echool baseball field. for
a game between -- the Madison
County, All ; -Stars - aad , H.ot
Springe;. .Although rained out In
the beginning? of the 8th Inning,
Hot Springs wonx the game,' 8-2,
on "a hit-by, Homer Foster, which
brought in the winning runs. Joe
King" was the winning pitcher. -
Luckily, the rain didn't, last
long just long enough to settle
the dust and cool the air for s
fish fry at 5:33, whi . h the Lion
Club -.had h""i- wT,: so dHi-1
gently on. i : 's i ' ' t ?1 t
(Cent:. It! 5
Taxpayers
William TV. Moore, tax collect
or, stated this wees that anyone
paying his 1957 tax during July
would save . advertising cost and
penalties.
Delinquent taxes' for 1957. will
be. advertised in August, he ex
plained. vi-'YiViyV'''' "; 'V V!
An advertisement regarding
this can her found elsewhere In
this Issue. A d3''Ld.S
J.Iove Here
and Mrs. . C W. Anfliony
Vren, C..W. and I" -Vara
1 last week ts I" Tan
r home on Har- "Jn
i V r?!JeJ in CiUh
Four youths escaped
injuries in a car crash about
7:30 p. m., Tuesday two miles
west of Mars Hill on N. C. High
way 213, State Highway Patrol
man A. L. Feldiman reported.
Ira Cleophus Wilde, 16, of Mar
shall RFD 5, was listed as the
driver of the 1967 Ford Tudor
sedan headed east and approach
ing a curve at the time of the
mishap, the patrolman said.
Wilde lost control of the vehi
cle which skidded some 210 feet
down the highway, . turned side
ways, plunged over a 15-foot em
bankment, flipped over in the air
and landed top down In a creek,
the 'patrolman aid. ; ?
The car's top-was mashed flat
and. the four occupants managed
to crawl . out of the windows.
Wilde and passenger, D. H.
Wilde Jr., 20, of Marshall RFD
5, escaped with minor cute and
bruises.1 Two other youths, not
identified, " also suffered' minor
injuries." v - . '
Patrolman Feldman administer
ed first'aid to the four youths af
ter arriving at V 9 e- e of t' f
accident '
VTUde, t'e ? : -, v '; E
c i a cr.ar (t: ;
A most impressive memorial
service was held before a capaci
ty congregation at the Marshall
Baptist Church Sunday morning.
In addition to the Methodist mem
bers of Marshall and Walnut, the
I T" ,1 i ...
serious! rresoyierian, Missionary Baptist
and Free Will Baptist congrega
tions joined together in paying
tribute to t!he late Rev. and Mrs. '
Robert N. Barefoot., Many visit
ors and friends of the Barefoots
were also present. Many people
were unable to find seats inside
(Continued on Last Page)
Madison County
Man -Arrested 4
At Still Site
In a weekend raid in the Mea
dow Fork section of v Madison
County, Federal Alcohol and Tobacco-
Tax investigators arrested
B rowdy Messer, 39, and charged
him "with unlawful possession of
illicit ' distillery equipment and
violations of the Federal liquor,
revenue laws. ' -' '
-Meseer, who officers ea!, t ?
preparing a barrel cf n . ,
given a b.x'r- in '" : -fore.V.
t. (' .: - r