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MARSHALL, N. O, THURSDAY,, AUGUST 21, 1958
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al Springs Dins Tfiird Time
In Finer Carolina Contest
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v Swannano Win 1st Prize;
H.3, liet 1&U froject
I . Award
j Western North Carolina com-
luBities won a f 1,000 first prize,
a ?&Q0 second place award and
two $150 prizes for special proj
ecV in the 1967-58 Finer Carolina
centest.
x le top award went to Swan-
nanoa for landscaping, lighting
and irrigating a new athletic
field.;. The project was carried
out as part of a sustained youth
program sponsored by the Valley
Boosters Club.
A new community library spon
sored by the Community Council,
Woman's Club and local industry
Was' another Swannanoa project.
-Winners in the seventh annual
contest conducted by Carolina
Power and Light Co., in both
North and South Carolina were
, announced Wednesday.
. The $500 second-place prize
went to Spruce Pine, and the $150
project prizes to Black Mountain
and Hot Springs.
The project in which Hot
Springs won t5ie honor was the
acquisition of a building and the
establishment- of a community
center in the building.
The, Rev. T. C. Wakefield was
gerieral' chairman . of the Hot
Springs -i improvement program
and the community center project
was'1 : sponsored , by the Women's
Civic Club. . Mrs. 'Peter Feldtmbse
was in charge Jii the project.
- This ia' the third time Hot
i Springs has won honors in the
CP&X. Finer 'Carolina contest. .
Fisli Fry vTo Be t
Hfld At Old Mill
' Wheel Wednesday 7
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r"r Raymond Ramsey,: Game Warden,
V'that the Madison County' Wild-
' lif , Oub 'is - sponsoring - a Pish.
,Fry at tie Old MiU Wheel Wed
nesday, August 27 at 5:00 'o'clock.
The pulblic is. cordially, invited
to attend."
FJative Of Walnut Has Role
In "nilrlornpcc Rnnrl" flrama
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if:
Dr. J. Bates Henderson, phy
sician at the Berea College Hos-
oital. Berae. Kentucky, is the
tured above as he looks in the
role of Dr. Joe Merritt in the fa-
mous outdoor drama,- WILDER'
NESS ROAD. As a rustic counr
try doctor, he jum the gamut of
' activity from country dancing to
" amputating a leg. In real life,
f Dr. Henderson is equally capable
I' ot handling either situation. ' A
graduate of Berea College in
1925, Dr. Henderson completed
hi medical training at the Uni
versity of Cincinnati Medical Col
, Ieare in, 1930 and then went- on to
,'. , take numerous "jH)ai'$ graduate
short icourseg at the , Universities
; 'Of Tennessee and Michigan, kSHe
is. a native r North - Carolinian,
, 1 havintf Jeen born in 'the town of
' " . .Thie is f'Doclf (as he fc affee
tionately called) Henderson's "t!h
season in WILDERNESS ROAD.
- Besides hfg medical duties at 4he
Jiospital Dr. Henderson manages
. keep physically fit by playing
lemus inv voiiey nau- on lacuicy
teamsTn s a' member of the
Countrj Dancers, For. hobbies he
lists lop, woodworking,' wood
c potter, metalcraftand,
s . a he can't find anything else
s do, he d.)'.lIes in poetry. -V
. tuu went from' WILDER-
J- I D describing the he
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ply . I . I n '-Tfon: . "lie's an
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DR. VANCE TO
FLY TO GHANA
NEXT WEEK
Mrs. Vance And Son, Bobby
Will Also Reside In
Africa
Dr. S. W. Vance, former resi
dent and physician of Mars Hill
and Marshall, ' will leave next
Wednesday via plane for New
York where he will then fly
to Ghana, Africa, as a medical
missionary. Mrs. Vance and son,
Bobby will accompany Dr. Vance
and will reside in Africa with
him.
iHis work there will be primari
ly with the lepers. He will serve
in a hospital and will also travel
throughout the area via Jeep
where he will minister to ths lep
ers. Dr. Vance, who has been spend
ing the summer with his family
at Mars Hill, was at one time a
medical missionary in China but
in recent years has been serving
in Southern Rhodesia.
Presbyterians To
Hold A Spiritual
Retreat Aug. 27-28
'The Spiritual Retreat of the
Hoteto'n, Presbyterial Society will
be held on, August 27 and 28 at
Warren' Wilson College hi" Swan
nanoa, ;The -Retreat' wil begin
witH anevening ''meal ori (August
27; and continue through, the noon
meal- on August 28.:" Thete wL be
a meeting of the Executive board
at- 3:30 p. m., on 'August 27. It
is'' anticipated that: several worn
en from-the Presbyterian church
es in this area will attend. Each
woman who 'attends is requested
to bring a Bible with her. -
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In "Wilderness Road'
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Dr. J. Bate Henderson
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Wayne Clark Is ;
Now- At Hi Home
. Wayne aatk, son of Mr. anfl
Mrs. Elmer' ClarV, ? of Marshall,
RFD 1, who "was injured in an au
tomobile accident on. July 27wa
dismissed from . the Memorial
Mission t. Hospital .last i Saturday.
He Ja now recuperating- at - his
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Decoration -To Be
At E'lhc'p Cemetery,
C i C unday,, Au3r. j 24
T! re wHl e a d-x-oration at
! -! c-nctory on T.'g Lau-
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TRAFFIC CHECK
YIELDS LIQUOR
A Madison County man was in
the Buncombe jail Thursday
charged with two violations as the
result of what started out to be
a routine traffic check Wednesday
night on the part of a State High
way Patrolman.
Hoover Boyd of Walnut was
stopped at 9:15 o'clock WedneS'
day in Woodfin by Patrolman W.
D. Arledge. Boyd leaped out of
the car and fled on foot only to
be caught and taken into custody
by Arledge.
Upon further investigation Arl
edge found the reason Boyd was
so anxious to escape the clutches
of the law 30 gallons of nontax-paid
whiskey were stashed a
way in his car.
In addition to being charged
with unlawful possession of whis
key and transporting liquor, Boyd
was charged with failure to have
driver's license.
He was jailed Wednseday night
in lieu of $500 bond.
CHURCH GROUPS
AT MONTREAT
AUGUST 25-29
Nashville, Tenn. For the fifth
consecutive year, the Division of
Educational Institutions of the
Methodist Broad of Education
and the Board of Christian Edu
cation of the Presbyterian Church
U. S., are cooperating in 1 the
sponsorship of t hjB Southern
States Faculty Conference at
Montreat. V Dates for the 1958
meeting " will , $e Augusts 25-29.
' Theme Of the conference, wilj be
'ThppJac and Meaning ofCbiu-
niunjty in'1 Higher Education." V.
Xieaderi will' include Dr. ' Alex
ander-Miller, . associate, professor
of religion, Stanford University,
Stanford, .Calif.; Dr. Jameson M.
Jones, dean of Southwestern at
Memphis, Teiin.; Dr. Joseph D.
Quillian Jr., professor of homilet-
ics, Perkins 'School of Theology
of Southern. Methodist Universi
ty, Dallas, Texas; Dr. James G
Leyburn, professor of sociology,
Washington and Lee University,
Lexington, Va.; and Dr. Richard
N. Bender, Nashville, director,
Religion in Higher Education, Di
vision of Educational Institutions,
Methodist Board of Education.
Faculty members from several
institutions will serve as leaders
of ten seminars on various topics
related to the general theme. .
'The Southern States' Faculty
Conference holds a unique place
of influence in the faculty Chris
tian movement," said Dr. Bender.
"Each year it is attended by a-
bout ECO members of teaching
faculties from 100 or more col
leges and universities. All aca
demic fields are represented. The
etonference (is. interdenomination
al and interracial."
"Many of the leaders of the
faculty Christian movement
throughout the nation have car-
tiCTpated in this conference," said
Dr. Bender. "Numerous articles
in arioU9 journals began, as ad
dresses to this conference, .and
one , geries of. lecture, has ' been
published in book- form. UndouM
edly", the conference has been more
nUu..i..i ii' : . . .. . .
soa anr; otnet" single
enterprise in ealline the ;facolty
vnrisuan- movement to the atten
"tf he academicf eonuriuhity."
JITTERY, JOB
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Gariervfllevs Cat Firemen
stepped tingerly t recently ; as .they
iougM a ,Waze at- the snake pit,
a reptile ".garden" on Hfehwar 101,
18 miles, from- GarbervilleJ , Vx
tThe 'structure .burned ti .'the
gro,undr killing docena f deadly
Bnakes, , including ccras,.rattler8
and boa constrictors. Vr
i Owner Tex..- Cordell estimated
damage at $10,000, '" nig , 'entire
collection was destroyed. , " , .
. i There Were no human injuric?
and no snake., bites among the
nervous firemen. - ' ' "
Civil Court To ; ;
Begin Here Next
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Monday Morning1
A two weeks term of ; Civil
Court will begin here 'next Mon
day morning, August 25," With
Judge Hugh B. Campbell presid
ing. 'p-
Leaves For ECC '
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Dr. Robert L.-'HoIt"
HOLTS LEAVE ,
MARS HILL SAT.;
ON ECC FACULTY
Served In Many Capacities
At Mara Hill
College y
Dr. and Mrs.' ; Robert L. Holtfce. in makintr this announcement
and ; three children, Larry,'; Rebec-
cai 'and Susan.' left Mars 111 Am
Saturday" fo GaeenvOh jH
where" "DrJliAsTfcfflfe4 1 "
ties on - the administrative staff
of- Eastern 5 Carolina College,
Dr. and Mrs, Holt and their
three' children moved to Mars Hill
in 53" from; Greenville, N. C
where.Dr. . Holt was -a member of
the faculty of. East Carolina Col
lege and director of religious ac
tivities. - , '
In addition to his- work as vice
president and ' director - of i public
relations at Mars, Hill College,
Holt was active in community af
fairs. He was a member 'of the
Civitan Club, a member . of 1;he
board of deacons of the Mars Hill
Baptist Church, has preached at
several churches throughout the
area and was president ' of . the
Madison County United Enndr
Dr. Holt lived in Mars Hill as;
a youth and was graduated from
Lee Edwards Hitrh School in
Asheville in 1937. He received a
bachelor of arts degree from
Wake Forest in 1943t studied for
a year at Southwestern 3aptist
Theological Seminary in Fort
WoHh, Texas, and returned to
Wake Forest to earn a-,masters
degree in 1946. He received the
doctor of philosophy degree in
Christian ethics, from Duke Uni
versity in 1961. ' ' , s: ,'
-An ordained Baptist -minister.
he has served churches In Wiso,
North ; Warrehton, Norlina, ' Dut-I
hamj Raleigh, and Drexet , V -.;
. . Dr Holt was proclaimed "Citi-
xen of the. Year by. the Mare HiH
cayitan, CruKx.last May and was
feted at a bananef on May. 20 J
Mv ?olt was also honored at the
same occasion; "f-Miss Virginia
Hart of . the Mara Hill Woman's
Qub cited Mrs; Holt for her con
tributions tpT th.'Iif';of the com
munity thrbuirli. her work at the
club, the school and "the church.
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AMPHIBIOUS MANKIND ?
- JLos Angeles ' Space scientists
are weighting the' idea of trying
to breed a special type of man or
animal -who could breathe wat r
or 'gas instead of air. - V
In the place of lungs 'he mi, '
have gills like a fish. - Or
m'ght' have lur.rg. which could
filled tftrporsri'y with water
t converted li-.k lo air brc
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ARTHUR BOWDEN
IS INDICTED IN
MURDER CHARGE
A A murder indictment against
Arthur Bowden, 17, of Reems
Creek, was returned Monday by
the Buncombe County Grand
J"uhy as Superior Court opened its
August criminal trial term in
Asheville.
' Bowden was indicted on a mur
der charge in connection with the
pistol slaying of his" uncle, Pear
son Bradiburn, 49, last Easter
Sunday in the Ox Creek section.
Bowden ig awaiting trial in
Guilford County on a charge of
fatally shooting a brother, Vance
Bowden, 22, during an argument
July 30 in High Point.
ASC ANNOUNCES
ELECTION PLANS
Plans are now being formulat
ed for the election of around 3500
ASC community committeemen
who will assist in administering
the ASC farm programs in North
Carolina during 1959. Each year
an election is held in which three
ASC committeemen and two al
ternate committeemen are elect
ed to serve in each ASC commu
nity in the state. Three ASC
county committeemen and two al
ternate committeemen are also e
lected in each county after com
pletion of the community elec
tions. Zeno O. Ratcliff - Jr., chairman
of the Agricultural Stabilization
andV Conservation State Commit-
1 thiji election, today stated that
e Selection procedwje foa: this
AYear'wiHibe very much the same
said, will be by ; tallbt hoi at des
ignated community polling plac
es all -over the state. 4
: Jinese " elections, Jtatcliff ex
plained, will be conducted under
the supervision of a County Elec
tion Board in every county in the
state. These election boards are
Bet up as prescribed by the Sec
retary of Agriculture and they
are made up of the county agent,
county heads of the Soil Conser
vation Service, Farmers Home
Administration, representatives
of the Farm Bureau and Grange,
farm organizations. Later on this
month the county election board
in eveVy county in the state will
convene to name a secretary and I
select community election boards
and to designate the polling plac
es and location of the county
convention.
Ratcliff further brought out
the fact that these 8500 ASC com
munity committeemen serve!
throughout the year advising
tnelr neighboring farmers of the
current provisions of their feder
al farm programs,
HOMECOMING AT
OAK HILL CHURCH
SUNDAY, AUG. 31
The annual homecoming for
Oak j Hill Baptist' Church, Mar-
shairRFDl (Rector Corner Rd.)
will be held Sunday, August 31,
a an all-day event, with singing,
speaking and general fellowship
... services will start at 10:00 a.
mVK was announced. ' . .
Dinner (will 'be served on the
church grounds, in picnic style.
"All. public ' speakers, . former
pastors, special singing groups,
former, and oot-of-town members,
and the general public are invited
to attend and take an active part
"Come, bring a picnic basket
! u nchV heat tome good ' Ringing
and speaking and renew oM ac
riaintancea. and make some-new
stated the. Rev. Coleman
. CaldwelL. pastor, v? : :'' : '
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Football Practice Dcgins At
IIS; First Game August 29
SPUTNIK SEEN
WEDNESDAY
NIGHT IN WNC
Sputnik spotters in the Ashe
ville area had a ball Wednesday
night as the flashing Soviet rocket
carrier Sputnik III sailed through
local skies.
A sampling of viewers' remarks
disclosed that the earlier cam
out of the Northwest and disap
peared in the Southeast between
8:20 and 8:29 p. m. The sight
ing was the clearest to date.
Albert Blackwell of Mars 1 1 i i
said he spotted it at 8:2G p. in.,
through a cloudy sky and that it
was visible for about three min
utes. "It came out of tha N'orth
west and went toward the South
east but stayed in the northern
portion of the sky. It wasn't quite
as bright as Jupiten and was
blinking, roughly three seconds
lighted and three seconds dark."
U. S. FARM
EXPORTS REACH
$4.1 BILLION
United States agricultural ex
ports reached an estimated total
of $4.1 billion in the 1958 fiscal
year that ended June 30, equal to
the previous second high total
reached in the 1952 fiscal year,
according to N. 'H. Hawkins,
chairman of the .Madison County
ASC committee.
;:,Ai;l?tirte
value of. $4.7 billion was reached
in fiscal year 1957, v
Feedgrain exports rose 21 per
cent in fiscal year J95 to a re
cord total of $400 million. Soy
bean exports climbed to a record
$215 million, up 10 percent over
1957. A heavy movement of ap
ples to Europe helped raise fruit
and fruit products exports to a
high of $260 million, up 13 per
cent over 1957.
Exports of unmanufactured to-J
bacco held steady at $340 mil
lion. Declines in exports of cot-
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Mars Hill Captures Little
League Championship Here
SWIMMING POOL
TO aOSE AFTER
LABOR DAY
Rex Cohn, manager of the Mar
shall Recreation Park, stated this
week that-', the ',' swimming pool
would remain open through La
bor Day,. September 1.
The skating rink will he open
only' on Monday, Tuesday, Wed
hesday,: Thursday and Saturday
nights and Sunday afternoon. -'
r' There will be no skating on Fri
day nights after thif week due to
football, it was stated. - -
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PRAISED
iNew York ; Herbert Hoover
says the United States exhibition
at ' the Brussels - Torld's ' Fair
"stands out above all others."
'.The former '.President' returned
from Belgium by plane. He via't
ed 'the fair as tlie s; c;l envoy
pf President EL 1
The 'United ;;-.' -, ; ;..
Erus-p's, said the 5
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Edneyville First Opponent
In Game Here Next
Week
Coach Howard Barnwell stated
this week that football practice
has been held twice daily since
August 11 with about 30 boys
attending. He said that the first
game of the 1958 season will be
played Friday night, August 29,
with Edneyville as the opponent.
The game will be played on the
Island here, starting at eight o'
clock. 'Coach Barnwell, who directed
the undefeated 1957 team to the
Skyline "A" championship and
into the "semi-finals of the State
Playoffs before being downed by
Mebane, is being assisted this sea
son by Jimmy Neill and Bill
Reeves. Last year's assistant
coach, Roy Reeves, is principal
at Hot Springs this season.
Neill is a graduate of Western
Carolina College ' and will teach
business education courses at the
Marshall school. Mr. Reeves, a
former coach, taught at Marshall
last year and is expected to be a
great help to Coach Barnwell by
scouting and assisting in daily
practice.
" Eight of the regular starters on
last year's squad and three strong
reserves were lost through grad
uation. This year's team will be
lighter and more inexperienced,
Ronnie Hensley, halfback; C
cil Clark, end; and Lowery Worley,
guard, are the three returning
regulars. Others who had some
experience last year and who are
potential starters this year include
Herman Payne, end; Ronnie
Candler, tackle; Ray Payne, a
guard; Bill Rioker, center; Max
Edmonds, halfback, and Billy Ray
Candler,.. fntaback,'.. ,,J. , k
, Newcandidates who' are shw". ' "
ing a" great "deanof;p?mise in
clude Bobby Jack Allen, end;
Harry Briggs, guard; Dennis
Fisher, guard ; Ronald Buckner
fullback; Robert Buckner, half
back; and Billy Zack Bryan, full
back, Other players who are eager to
break into the starting lineup are
Danny Baldwin, Raymond Cald
well, Clyde CaKJler, Bruce Mar
ler, Jack Martin, Luther Nix, Ev
an Payne, Johnny Payne, Ken
neth Ponder, Earl Ramsey, Sher
man Riddle, James Sexton, Vader
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Manager Clyde Peek's Little
Leaguers from Mars Hill defeat
ed Marshall, 14 to 10 on the Is
land Monday afternoon to sweep
the playoff series and capture the
Little League Championship for
1958. t ,
Dougfas Ponder led the ; win- ,
ners by hitting a home run and
two singles to pace Mars Hill's
11-hit assault Wallin and Pon
der pitched for the winners, while
Don Frisby was Charged with the
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. Jackie . Ramsey ' led - Marshall's
attack with . 8 for 3 while Tom .
my Nix banged out three tor five. ,
Mars Hill won 17 games and '
lost none during the regular sea
son. They were held to a tie by -Walnut
in" one game. - Marshall
was' runner-up with an 8-8 record, ;
Line Score f--j-
Mars Hill V.. . 025 14214 10 S
Marshall 030 13310 11 S
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