North Carolina Newspapers

r t ' ' 4 5 ( ,1 . ,u V I . t .... 1 m , C7 NO. 33 8 PAGES THIS WEEK (, 'A MARSHALL, N. d, THURSDAY AUGUST I 1958 j 10c PER COPY 1 ' 1 r i 1 H',)ll7, , Over 4,000 Expected To " Enroll . la Nine Schools l-.iN. .! Studentsj; Are GII'li u nn uwu I' All Madison County schools are I scheduled to open the 1968-50 1 term "aextv Thursday morning, S August 2i. ; I s Over 4,000 'boys and girls are i expected -.to . enroll . in the , nine f schools of the county. ,.- Principals have already start- Jed their duties in their respective schools and all busses have been tip-top condition. Mars Hill High School is ex ng tho largest enrollment in it vas stated. teacWrs has previous published. - Principals of the various schools include: Bernard S. Brigman, Marshall; R G. Franklin, . Walnut; Roy Reeves, Hot Springs; Owen Fish, Spring Creek;' Ralph Neill, Mars Hill; Auburn E. Wyatt, Ebbs Chapel; J. H. Ray, Beech Glen; Bernice E. S. Smith, Mars Hill (Colored), ' . Due to the resignation of I A. Zimmerman' Jr.rv at- the i Laurel School, a , successor as principal has not yet been named. - dctAhs of 'health dept. CONSERVATION ' Details of the 1959 Conserva tion Reserve of the Soil, Bank ANNOUNCES BUSINESS GRADES Dr. Margery J. Lord, Health Director, and Willard Hunter j I schools Jut in f I .Mars Ai)ecting Uhe county, H A list of tea .W .been publis have been announced and plans Sanitarian, of the Madison Coun are being made for an early start J ty Heslt'n Department, have an. on signup under the program' late' nounced the grades on all rood this summer and early fall, ac cording to No vile Hawkins, chair man of the Madison County ASC committee. Definite open. ing dates will be announced by the State Agricultural Stabiliza tion and Conservation Committee, handling estalblishtments, lodging places and meat markets in the county. The sanitation of all foodhandling establishments, lodg ing places and meat markets is based on a system of grading wherein all places receiving a A regional meeting with Btate rating of at least 90 or more ffMrs. Edsel Bucknerr Accepts Position As t Teacher At M.H.H.S. level officials has been held with ASC and other interested Depart mental field personnel to acquaint them with details of the 1959 pro gram. On the basis of this meet ing groundwork is being laid for making the program available to farmers through county ASC of- ffces. . - The' Conservation Reserve will be opened early, this year because the other phase of the Soil Bank THE ACREAGE RESERVE WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT IN 1959.. " - r - ' were awarded Grade A; all plac-. es receiving a rating of 80 and less than 90 were awarded Grade B; and all places receiving a rating of at least 70 and less than 80 were awarded Grace C. The percentage ratings are as follows: Fdodhandling Establishments : Daisy's Cafe, 77.5; Diner Cafe, 82.6; Dot's Cafe, 80.5; Green Val ley Dairy Bar, 94; Henderson's MADISON MAN, 96 YEARS OLD, DIES IN FALL , i Garrison Brlggs, 96, of the Fos. ter Creek section - of 1 Madison County, was Injured fatally last Thursday, August 7, 1958, when he felr- pff the' porch of his home and struck his Iteni. j " v ? He died' shortly after the acci dent. "' i Mr. Briggs was a retired farm er and had been a resident of Mad ison County for 75 years. '-- Services were held at 2:30 p.m., Saturday in the Foster Creek Baptist Church. - V The Rev. Grady Fender and the Rev. Wesley Sprinkle offici ated, and burial was' in the Fen der Cemetery. " " t ' Surviving are ' two sons, C. B and R. C. Briggs, of Flag Pond Tenn., RFD 1; a brotherrtHowell Briggs; a sister, Miss Cornelia Briggs, of Swiss; 19 grandchil. dren, 32 great-grndohildren, and a great-great-grandchild. . ' Pallbearers were Dve . Hoyle 20. A YEA IN COUNT! M.0I A YEAR OUTSJ1DE COUNTI Cafe, 92.5; Hensley's Cafe, 88.6; Huffs Caf,-92; Jack's Drive In, j Henry Peek, Oavde Proffitt, Cas 81.5 Light House Grill, 91.6; I Fender and Lewis Stepp. , , Mr. Hawkins said that, major! Little Creek' Cafe, 86.3; Mars Hill I Holcombe Furipral Home ..ws changes in the 1959 Conservation , (Continued to Last Page) , I in charge. f - 1 y-- reserve irom. the program in er VOL FEE DEPT. REORGANIZED AT MARS HILL , Carl Eller Is Fire Chief ; Meeting To Be Held ' . Twice Monthly v Plans were made Monday night to re-organize and rejuvenata the Mart Hill Volunteer Fire Depart ment, . . At a meeting in the firehouse, attended by 22' men, Carl Eller was elected fire chief and :Lt C. Lambert and Hugli Tilson were named assistant fire chief and secretary, respectively. . These officers were authorized to name a program committee to plan ;a series of. indoctrination. meetings to familiariize volunteer, fMAHH hul i. . ..." . ' able and to train them "in fire fighting techniques. The group voted to hold meet ings on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 7 p.m Because state law forbids the use of the department' fire truck outside the limits of flie town, it was' suggested that efforts be made to secure a pump which can' be used on a pickup truck to fight fires outside the limits of Mars Hill. .- Efforts will be made to renew the department's membership in the; Western North Carolina and ihe North Carolina "Firemen's As sociations. .-Other items discussed were the need for more raincoats and hel mets, ' smoke masks, ' additional hose, several more hand-type fire extinguishers,, and a more effect. ive jiren to summon volunteer firemen, Ora tlill Battles Marshall In LKtb League Playoffs f . Moderator 1 . - , . Mara Hill Posts Best Season Record With 17 Win., 1 Tie ...... - I evirs. i cosei jaucicner :,naa re-i gmuiuB "" signed . her ' position as Assistant Madison bounty Home Agent.- f" m me nauonai i ji r 4f VJt SheJ has accepted a position as average' annual payment for., Con'- J J7 L J ZJa!4uktJfiJoi.al kIIwM Kc- 'V-erveana to y.ou - j , fj onomics at Mars Hill High Stlhool. M,er vacre from f th e . previous " i ' n ' ' . "'"; 7 " ? nt. onnnfir . loont ,'n 2. , An increase, in th " avprnVn , l64. Today (Thursday) . Is her ... J -v last day at the Farm Office. MAN FOUND DEAD UNDER JEEP NEAR STOST ON FRIDAY Bud Eulas Howard. 20. of Marshall RFD 1 was found dead Jpnder -his 1946, Jeep near Trust Mwat'7:30 p. m., Friday afiter non, August 8, 1958, after it ,.. plhnged down a 15-foot embank- ment i , ' Coroner .Fred McDevitt attrib ' , uted his death to asphyxiation. State Highway Patrolman A. L. o'clock. N. C. SUte rate from S10 to SIB.: ... v . . ... . . - 1 . p.. Additional , incentives in - (Continued To . Last Page) Vota,Vita S.S Class To Hold Auction Sale August 19 Mm y rnr rj, rir. nnnna Feldman .reported - Howard had . been seen drivng slowly vdowin w. u zu. uis Jeep turned into ,'N. C. 63, and later left that high- t way, ! plunging down the. embank ment and overturning. Howard was pinned under it ' Ha was freed about 16 minutes later by passeraby but apparent ly was dead af the time. Feldman said Howard had been discharged about a year ago from tn armed forces. Funeral services were conduct ed Sunday, at 2 p. in Zkn Church with the Rev. E. ' Vensonj x-iemmons ana wis kov. pit. wooa son officiating. ?: Burial wai" .'In the- church 'cemetery.!' .'i' Surviving are the father; Man- son Howard of Marshall RFD 1; three sisters,' Mrs. Selma and Mrs. Anna Mae Price and Miss Mattie Lizzie Howard; and two broth ers, Manson Howard Jr.. and -Al fred Howard, all', of MarshallJ RFD 1.., :;-:. I Members of the Vote Vita Sun day School Class of the Marshall Baptist Cnurch will hold an auc tion sale at their regular monthly meeting Tuesday night, August 19, at the home of Mrs. Maco Wallin. Members will bring articles of clothing and other items which they wish to have sold. The meeting will begin at 8 Mrs. L. B. Ramsey is Was Native Of Madison County; Inquest Continues president of the class. "Deadeye Lee j n r1 ; o "F'DSIIED- ' 3J.TCC3E ' nicnvAYS o : :.'ct-r Vc' ' rj .: t .:: " a. in., August -L. I;' R. LEE WALLIN, tl-year-old Madison .County tnan who out- shot his -competitors with a tant ile-loader last week , to take top honors in his 'division. Three weekg ago, Wallin cap tured the top prizes in his age group in Che muzzle-loading sVoot r. ir T: nt "Cieek Eanth' 'near A ' c '"a. . -. - - - "Dcs !-)" Lee is one of the fin- An inauest into the deatfh of Pearson- Bradburn, 49, of the Ox Creek section, a native of Madi son County, whose remains were found Thursday, August 7, 1958, in the mountains near his home, has been postponed pending fur ther investigation. Dr. P. R. Terry, Buncombe County coroner, who empaneled a jury at the scene and set the in quest for Friday, said he had de layed the hearing so that Bun combe County SVieriff Laurence E. Brown- can complete his in vestigation. ' Brown discovered the skull and a few bones, determined to be those of Bradburn. from a belt buckle identified as Bradburn's in a gully off a logging trail in Mary Davis Cove which is a few hundred ; yards from Bradburn's Jump Cove home. . . 1 He named the . chief suspect as Arthur Bowden, Bradburn's 1 7- yearold nephew, who. was the last person seen with Bradburn and who is now being held charged with the murder of his brother. High, : Point sources reported that on the night Of July 80, Ar thur came home after a drinking bout and got Into ' air argument with iis brother, Vance, 22.f Lat V f ':: I Pearson Bradburn er -that . night Vance was killed by. a single 1 "shot through the V'A- third brottier, Donald, 26, reportedly 'pistoWhipped ,Arthur who was found lying to the yard when police 'arrived. &it f J Arthur, -charged with murder, was bound over to Superior Court and transferred from High Point to Greensboro jail, - ;'r ' ; J' Arthur had been living witii Bradburn prior to his uncle's dis appearance last Easter Sunday. Fbpriff Brown said members of datum's- family told him Ar thur lef t home ' the following Tin";oy. ' ' i j I'. -n sa: 1 Er8'1urn had said drinking white ; whisky. He left me arid I never" saw Wm again." ' That, was on April 6 the day Buncombe Sheriff Laurence E Brown , said Pearson was last seen alive. Wade Huey HUEY REELECTED MODERATOR OF F. B. ASSOCIATION Has Served Seven Years; Other Of ficers Are . Named Wade Huey, popular Marshall businessman and religious leader, was re-elected as Moderator of the French Broad Missionary Baptist Association for 1958-59 at the Middle -Fork Baptist Church last Thursday afternoon. This is the third term which Mr. Huey has served as Moder ator which covers a period of sev. en years. "' He served as Moder ator in , 1948-49-50-51. In 1952 he was elected as, ' Associations! Sflndav School SitrierintendenL He- was again '. elected .Moderator in 1953-64 and in 1955-56-67 serv ed as Associational 'Sunday School Superintendent.. - ' : The' current term continues through 1959 at which time he will have served eight years as moderator. Mars Hill's Little Leaguers, with Clyde Peek as manager, and Marshall Little Leaguers,, uii der the leadership of Frank T. Moore, are now in a 3-out-of-5 series to determine the Little League Champions of 1958 for Madison County. The first game of the final se ries started Wednesday afternoon with Mars Hill taking the first game, 12 to 4. During the regular season, Mars Hill's team easily won the pen nant by winning 17 games and tying one. Marshall was runner up with an 8-8 record. Walnut was third and Hot Springs 4th. In a preliminary 2-out-of-3 se ries, Mars Hill won two straight from Hot Springs to reacn the finals while Marshall defeated Walnut two games to one to en ter the finals. Eugene Thomas managed the Walnut team while Clyde Greg ory was manager of the Hot Springs team. The second game of the final playoffs will be played this (Thursday) afternoon at Mar shall at 5:00 o'clock. The third game will be played at Mars Hill tomorrow (Friday) at 5 p. m. Season's Standings Are As Follows: Won Lost Tied Mars Hill Marshall ' Walnut Hot Springs 17 8 7 1 0 8 9 15 1 0 1 0 Lawrence Naves, Pat Prof fitt - N)ow At Home The Rev. E. W. Jenkins, pas- . tnr of thfl Arrintrtrtn RrnnVi Rnn. Bradburn tist church wa3 elects Vice Mod- erator for 1958-59. Mrs. Cory Last?Thursday four months Wallin was reelected as Associ- and a 'dav later the bones of i ational Treasurer and Mr. Ken the 49-year-old man were found i ,netn Buckner was reelected Clerk on a rugged mountainside in the of tne Association for the second Ht fSrpplr 0.f.inn in Nnrth Run-. term. combe County. Cardinal Tn Although Arthur Bowden said . he didn't have anything to do with HOlCI iSaSeball . his Uncle's deat'n; he neither de- TYyOUtS Next Week nied or admitted killing the Droiner in nigh foint zvv Asheville will be one of the mues irom tne mountainsiae sitps nf tn rrAn tr,it where his uncle was fourid. camps when the Red Birds, will struction job and Mrs. Bradburn had' assumed he had gone. An 'autopsy performed Thurs day afternoon failed to establish the causef death, ' Dr. Terry said. '" ." ' '. ';. r-;;5!-: Bradburn was a native of Mad ison County and. moved to - Bun combe County 11 years ago. ' jDenies Killing Uncle . "I old hinr I tfidn't nave any-1 thing to; de with At,:. the - Blender, tousled-haired 17-yeaMld said. Be "was -barefooted and ' clad in dungarees- and an X unbuttoned Lport iAiirt and' as- he talked, he looked and sounded -almost like the teenager -v who lives t down the street-v-'i Z&v-ivtjft'Z '&'-ize But there were some big differ: eucesi .C' : - ' V i;-JTe waa Arthur (Bowden. . "He wa in jail awaiting: trial for his brolAer5 murder; He had just been questioned by an officer, a- bout the mysterious death of an uncle..'". J ' ; r ' And now as he talked to a re porter, his eyes fell to ,the floor. He : only looked . straight at t' questioner a few times. One time was when he said lie told the Eunoomhe County sherifl that ' he !'..Vt have anything t- do wilh i.'s unile's ' ath. But he did say, "I know I'll look for Potential big league tal- get some time out of it." , I 1 81 rmicK riem on au- Police Lt. J. D. Wade of High KUf' ana 11 was announced Point HaW Arthur VilioH "hia "ay Dy director Walter brother, 22-year-old Vance, after Shannon.. anvftrffumpnt n .T,,lu an Annth. Experienced talent scout Mer- er. brother pistol-whipped Arthur ceir Harris wU1 8et the ypung' as into; submission after the killing, flrant8 ther paces stirrt- Wade -said. B ".. ranaini at iu, ana ail nYWt. MMrbir : iiM Arthur ii uu ic Bowden What had caused his lnY? 10 laK P". . V ' . ." ' The. Cardinals will supply the He answered it with one word: Dall8v nd equip. "whisky.'v ; ' - men witn eacn Boy furnishing his ; H Was drmltino-nt th tim of - " - 'Y'-i.'""' " w hts hrotW' .mnmlM K. .M -m .ne. ?. One. . started drinking when I was '-.' ' '," tr? r ?, ' Lawrence , Naves,, son ' of ; Mrs. ' M. G. Ramsey and r Miss Pat Proffitt, daughter of Mn'and-. Mrs. E. B. Proffitt, both injured in an automobile accident Julv 27, returned from Memorial Mis sion Hospital last week where they had been hospitalized since the accident. Both young people are greatly improved and able to be Out a- gain. Wayne Clark, also injured in the wreck, is still a patient at the Memorial Mission Hospital where his condition is reported greatly improved. eight," Jie declared.;, . ."Who gave , you tha first whis- Kyi" tne reporter;- asked. ,., "My uncle.';:, he: repIiedrt-lThe one they found .dead',s?l,'flww'':,,'. Funeral:" aervicer -were cdnduct ed Saturday! at 2:80 in hi the PayaaV;s'aiaiel,iilalChare1t. The Rev. Robert; VaughnV Offici ated and burial was in the church cemtery. - Cousins served as' pallbearers.- - r fy:v: r-rv Surviving are the WiJow, Mrs. Nola Bradburn; two". stepsons, Thoron Ro.'oerts' kf '.Trentoii, irich i' "n, and Arnold Roberts of Wea v ri"e TJD 1; . three sisters, "' s. Henry Wkker of Arlington, Va., and Mrs. Earl Burrell and . Atliur Choi k' of AslipvCe; ! t'-.ire trotlier, Nc.t Fra.l- f-r rrav.an kfd i, rr - . - AV :. r. F.- 3. i f i. - Majorettes Asked 1 To Meet At 'School;,. Monday Morning y- John . lackey, band"o1recter'ol' Marshall .High School, enounced this week that he would Hke for air girla interested in- fkecomlng majorettes this seasoni to be at the school at ten-o'clock Monday morning.A"' '. : -.i : , loosa,Ala. - lv 4 j.- '" , Bowman-Rector Funersl Home was in charge cf srrsrg-ements. nULLiTirn LEE SPEAKS TO LIONS MONDAY NIGHT AT CAFE George Lee, of Boston, Mass., who is a chemist, with the Liber ty Mutual Insurance Company, was guest speaker at the Lions Club meeting at the . Rack Cafe here Monday night. , iMr. Lee told of his duties- as chemist of this great company and , related several of hi8-experiences in dealing : with various hazards in plants, homes and out doors, .jv ; tfW:iftPf-i-."- He cautioned the use et power tools; and ?iJ,'Do-It-Yreir; ma cninery, pointing -out the - many , haxards connected with the use of these machines'. ; He , emphasised he dangers of power lawn mow-; ers and cited injuries to children ... androperty 'caused -ly " various , typea "of J power-driven machine ry. 11 He told of. the duties of ; chemists in : detecting causes of damage to water, land and ef fects that radiation, and fumes have on human beings.-" He was" introduced by Lin Dean Shields, program chairn-: 1. Mr. Lee tea brother-in-b-r f r. Shields. .The'cl-'v -'., ' ' . ' and co:. "Arthur Reems Crp fes?od to ; rnce E. T vr n (C f t fv.fits in tVe ' coury - tr.d 5 "We, rt y uncle s". i sc, -y'.rz accu mei to walkii:,; o ne was goir. j .i k on a c a-. t-OH'rr V';) t i i ! - c '.h t P l annually. tj c: