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MARSHALL, N. G, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1958
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1S59 Are Elected Dere
, On Thursday of last week
farmers within the 16 ASC Com
munities of the County decided in
an erection at the polls who
wouia represent them
as ASC Community Committee
men tor 1969. These ASC annu
elections provide for a democrat
io method of farmers selecting
farmer committeemen at the lo
cal level who assist in administer
ing farm programs assigned to i
by the Secretary of Agriculture
The principal duties of the com
munity committee are to assist
the county committee in carrying
out the programs assigned to it
and to help keep farmers in their
respective communities informed
concerning the purposes and pro
visions of the programs that are
applicable o the county. The
elected chairman in each of the
ASC communities also serves as
the delegate in the County ASC
Convention and helps to elect a
unty ASC Committee who in
urjj are responsible for seeing
at all ASC farm programs with
in we county are administered ac
cording to the prescribed proce
dures and policies of Congress,
,. the Secretary of Agriculture, and
. the State ASC Committee. The
date for this year's County Con
- vention has been set for'Tuesday
October 81.
The returns for the community
- elections reveal that the followint
farmers were elected for the fol
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FARM BUREAU
J-WJEET-IIERE -ON
OCTOBER 18 :
;,isra-rry neioro ivieeung nt
School; Edwards r ;
" To Speak
" A." C. 1 fedwafds, executive vice
? president of ' the North Carolina
Farm- Bureau, will address - a
meeting of the Madison County
: Organization on Saturday night
October. 18 at, 7:30 o'clock in the
. Marshall School Lunchroom.
A 'fish 'fry will precede the
meeting and all members and
'their families are urged to attend
Also invited ' are all fanners, their
families-and farm leaders in the
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Glen Alpine-Marshall Game
important In Skyline Loop
'Cecil Lowery Leads Ronnie
' $ Hensley A lop
'"'"" "Scorer ,
. ', -i Tom Higgins' "Sportnotes" col
; luinn in Monday's Arfheville. Times
; Is copied hi part as .follows; . j
:-y With .The Schoolboys -. . ,
wt n While Canton and Andrews are
scoring ' Blue Ridge and Smoky
: Mountain - Conference -t runaways
1 respectively; the Skyline-A ? Conj-1
ference is embroiled .in its .finest
; race in, years. '., ' .u
' v No' less than four' teams rlo
contention, for league laurels and
'-'with several , loop iiltsiremaining
Sfor each, the chase -will likely last
"right down to the :wire5
i Currently , .leaBing thewiy is
Clen . Alpine with ' 4-0." record
y 1th-" NOSD and Marshall at i-l
and Bakersville at 8-1- close in
pursuit. ' It's a bef uddled but de
lightful situation. -
' The Skyline-A, long playing in
the shadow of WNC's larg-er and
' ,-:,'t AA BRC and SMC circuits,
t t list reaping . its right re-
: ;fs lack to the kylkie-A
if!,or with'a Frank
'"5;sn couldnt
REGISTRATION
BOOKS OPEN NEXT
3 SATURDAYS
Marvin Ball, chairman of the
Madison County board of elec
tions, stated this week that reg
istration books will be open at the
various polling places on Satur
day, October 11,18,25, with chal
lenge day being Saurday, Novem
ber 1.
Girl Scout Leadership
Course Completed
A sixteen-hour basic leadership
course for Girl Scout leaders was
completed Friday with a "cook
out lunch" at Marshall Memorial
Park where all sessions were con
ducted. The following attended
the training course: Mrs. Otto
McDevitt, Mrs. Bill Hunter, Mrs:
Ed Gentry, Mrs. Craig RudisilJ
Jr., and Mrs. Dean Shields.
Miss Shirley McDonald and
Mrs. John Conaet of the profes
sional staff of Pisgah Council
conducted the course. Leaders
are needed for both -the Hot
(Springs and Mars Hill communi
ties; any parent or interested adult
who can help jji any way in these
communities re asked to. contact
Mrs. Clyde' Roberts, Neighborhood
Chairman,' in Marshall,-", or the
Pisgah Girl Scout, office at-610
PityBuilding.AevjC, f
Spring Creek PTA;
To Hold Meeting ; .
Thursday, -Oct. .16 '
The Spring Creek PTA will
hold its meeting Thursday night,
October 16 at 7:30 o'clock. Each
parent is urged to attend. A
nrocram of GosDel sinarintr '
planned for the entertainment.
Wfi are anxious to try out fhe
nmhlu- aridres system which is
r - t
already installed. We want a ful
house.
MRS. JACK JOYCE,
President, Parent-Teacher Ass'n.
Consistency in ' all things
man's most precious asset.
is a
Walnut High School
Homecoming Queen
Will Be Crowned
. Walnut High School's Home
coming Queen , will .be crowned to
night (Thursday) at 7:80 on the
Island In. Mashkll,, when the Purple-
Panthers m e t the 'Hot
Springs Blue, Devils. .; ' a:
-s The . following girls are eligible
for : Queen : . Othella Rice,; r senior ;
JBetty' Johnson, Junior j ;, j Sharon
Ledfotl and. Dorothy 'joiuuon,
sophomores;- and Patsy X Massey
and Pansy ;Worley;.fxeshmen.
These girls', t were eponsbred 'by
football boys and the queeii was
elected from the group by secret
ballot .' Her Jdenty' will hot he
revealed until the time of .-the
crowning. A Kingf also .will be
crowned from the football sguad;
he, too, was selected by- secret
ballot.1 r:,;r'.:'-.:'. A ' ;.v
-: Little Teresa Johnson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. BoUby Johnson,
will be'flower girl. Master Da
na Franklin, son of Mr. and Mrs.
R. G. Franklin, end Master' Kev
in Kuiii-S'iii, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Earl F binson, " will "'be crown
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ME GUTS HUFF'S
CAFE IN HOT
SPRINGS FRI.
A fire apparently started
faulty wiring in the kitchen
by
de-
stroyed the interior of Huff's
Cafe in mid-town Hot Springs
about 3 a. m., Friday.
Fire Chief Bill Whitten report
ed the ceiling of the adjoining
service station of the combina
tion business also was damaged
iHe said no one was injured but
the damages would run between
$8,000 and $10,000.
'He said the blaze was discov
ered between 2:45 a. m., and 3 a
m., by a passing motorist, who
telephoned Mayor Joe R. Hen
derson at his home.
Tie volunteer firemen found
the blaze raging, but managed to
ikeep it confined inside the build
ing. They brought the fire un
der control between 4 a. .m., and
4:15 a. m.
Whitten said the cafe's dining
room, which covers about 1,200
square feet, and the kitchen were
gutted.
The building's lot is adjacent
to one occupied by Mayor Hen
derson's cafe, service station and
tourist - court.
1 he fire-stricken business was
operated by Swann Huff of Hot
Springs, and the building is own
ed 'by E. W. Plemmons of Mar
shall, Whitten said.
It was the first fire there since
April 1957 when a frame house
beyond reach of the fire depart
ment lineg -burned.
Before that, the last one in the
main part of . town broke out
Sept. 30, X9&5 at a service sta
tion, Whitten".. said. ... . . , ' " . I
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FMRfiviVATr;Trfct
nrriTTCI CI Tm A 1 'L ' Members- of Wlnut school paper
AT MARS HILL
Dr. Robert Sevmbur. oastor of
the Mars Hill Baptist Church, an
nounced here this week that the
fall revival will begin at the
Mars Hill Baptist Church Sun
day moring at 11:00 o'clock. Sun
day evening service will begin at
8:00 o clock. Morning services
throughout t!he week will begin
at 10:00 o'clock. Services will be
gin at 7:30 each night.
Dr. Benjamin Lynes, pastor of
the Wake Forest Baptist Church
Wake Forest, N. C, will be, guest
minister during the revival.
The public is cordially invited
to attend these services.
Air Force Reserves
Forming Flight In
Madison County
The 9943rd Air Force Reserve
Squadron, with headquarters in
Asheville. is in the process of
forming a flight in Madson Coun
ty. Captain W. J. Hopton Jr.,
and M-Sgt. . Clarence T. Marshal
will hold the first meeting in the
main -courtroom of the Madison
County Court House at Marshall
at 7:00 p, ntj October 15.
All unassigned ' reservists are
invited "to ttett4.,V-r'-.' V'
TO PLAY
lit ..rt i above is
who will leave Friday
rl.rri M. for P rh
Scl.ocl I ' p-y i :
fill r" - i. "-r y. 'i
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OCL 10 DEADLINE
ON COVER CROP
ASSISTANCE
The Madison "County ASC of
fice wishes to point out to all
farmers that the deadline for re
ceiving Government' assistance on
estaMishinfl- winter cover for
cropland is Oct. 10 unless thi
date is later extended.
This means that all farmer
must com to the AC Office
and request assistance on or be
fore ttiat . date. However, there
is ohe exception to this rule
rye may be used up to November
10. If you are late in, removing
your crop you can still get help
on seeding rye for another month
yet, according to Ralph ;W. Ram
sey, County ABU .uiiwe manag
er. T .'
Winter cover crops serve a
threefold purpose. . ,Cover crops
take up and store any plant food
that was not utilized by-the pre
vious crop.-' Cover crops protect
the top soil from the hazards of
winter. Cover crops, can he used
to a limited extent for temporary
Lgrazingv v Any of these - benefits
will justify the cost and effort
of establishing winter cover, -: ,
Walnut Students To
and Annual staff Will leave Fri
dav morning for Western Caroli
na. College to attend the Editors'
RoundtaMe xp be held Friday and
Saturday. They will be accom
panied by the paper sponsor,, Mrs.
George Shupe,
Those .attending will ibe Miss
Onpnii Faulkner, editor of "The
Walnut Herald," and staff mem
bers Eldridge Leake Jr., and Ded-
rkk Freeman; Miss Judy Ram
sey, editor of the Walnut Echoes;
and Miss Othella Rice, associate
editor. They 'will return Satur
day afternoon.
Two Injured In
Accident Friday
Two men were injured early
Friday when the car in which
they were riding ran off U. S
19-23 near Mars Hill and hit a
concrete abutment, the State
Highway Patrol reported.
Ned Wilson, 21, of Burnsville
RFD 4, suffered lacerations and
was reported in good condition at
Memorial Mission Hospital in
Aahevill , Fridav nisrht. Hewelle
Edwards, 23, of the same rural
route, also suffered lacerations
and was discharged Friday after
noon after treatment.
. Patrolman A. L. Feldman re
ported the auto ran off the road
near the intersection with N. C
86, then went into a ditch before
hitting the 'abutment. . "
AT DUKC-BAYLQR GAME
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Marshall Hi. ". Tchool Land and majorettes
t after the C!' i Alpine-Marshall game by '
5 here the t ?, rarlfcipate in the High
i fc-r.nec'.' V, the Duke-Baylor foot-
' '! Ci ' ' ' b ii fponsoring the trip..
''y i 'y following the game.
(' - t a county band has
C:."rn-Tif ;
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HEALTH CENTER
DEDICATION IS
WELL ATTENDED
Dr.
Higgins Lauds Work
Of Personnel,
Others
Madison County's new Health
Center Building was officially de
dicated Sunday afternoon with
appropriate and impressive ser
vices before a capacity crowd. All
Beats were taken in the main
lobby and citizens stood in the
hall and in several rooms for tfhe
dedication program.
Dr. Arthur M. Ramsey, chair
man of the Madison County
Board of Health, called the meet
ing to order and following the in
vocation by the Rev. D D. Gross,
pastor of the Marshall Baptist
Church, Dr. Ramsey recognized
several people wno were instru
mental in getting the new build
ing, including Dr. Margery Lord,
County Health Officer, the Coun
ty Commissioners, the Health
Department personnel, and others.
Dr. Ramsey then '- introduced
Dr. Robert D. Higgins, director
of the local health division, state
Board of Health, whq made the
principal dedication address.-. , .
Dr. Higgins praised the. Coun
ty's administrative urogram ! and
commended the eounty
vcommis
securing bk
doners for their, part inj
u i.u'.f'itlgr-,.! Y
"mTtha-
h' i-j oi x uujC
and reviiwed the nrogi 5oa ""mad
under t'e setup; Ha also" pointed
out that , the increased budget for
these, services proved that the
county , was in sten' with-. other
counties, surpassing some..
Dr. Higgins stated that 60
of the county's children were now
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Walnut Edges
Cane River High
In 13-6 Game Fri.
Right halfback Waldon Roberts
dashed 57 yards in the first quar
ter for all the needed Walnut
scoring as the Purple Panthers
beat Cane River, 13-6, here Fri
day nigVit.
Edwin Stines' run for the extra
noint sewed it up and Bennie
Thomas went over from the 5 in
the second quarter to add some
insurance. 'Cane River fullback
Miller plunged from the 2 to cli
max a 60-yard drive for the vis
itors' only tally, also in the sec
ond quarter.
W
First downs 9
CR
8
157
0
4-0
0
3-38
0
. 70
Rushing yardage 205
PaSsme yardage 10
Passes 2-3
Passes In'cepted by 0
Punts 4-45
Fumbles lost 8 .
Yards penalized 85
Walnut 7 6 0
Cane River 00
013
0 6
Walnut scoring: Touchdowns:
Roberts (57, run ) ; Thomas (5,
run). .Extra point: Stines (run).
Cane River scoring:; Touch
down Miller (2, run). ;
SATURDAY
Soal Sought
NORTON GIVEN
SEVEN YEARS
IN TRIAL HERE
Woodrow Norton, 44, of the
Long Branch section of Madison
County was sentenced Friday to
seven to 10 years' imprisonment
for killing Bill Burris, also, 44,
of Long Branch.
Judge Huh B. CampbeU of
Charlotte during the Madison Su
perior Court session dismissed a
charge of assault wit'n a deadly
weapon with intent to kill which
had been filed against Jack Smith
of the Redmond community. Smith
was accuced of shooting Norton
twice immediately afte Norton
allegedly shot Burns as Smith
and Burns sat in an auto in the
Long Branch section last May 23.
Norton, arraigned on a first
degree murder charge, pleaded
guilty Thursday to second de
gree murder.
Testimony was that Norton
fired into the car, killing Burns,
and that Smith then grabbed the
pistol and shot Norton.
'A witness quoted Norton as
saying after the shooting he and
Burris had had an argument over
a fence line. He also was quoted
as saying 'Smith .had once broken
his leg :with a stick.
Pope Pius XII Dies
Vfler Second "EtrEliS
4-
Pius XII,
for 19 troubleoTl years
lled3
the "Pope of Peace," died at 9:52
p..; m., , Wednesday in the . papal
Bummer castle alongside Lake Al-
bano in Italy. i '
' He was 82 years of age.
FOOTBALL
THURSDAY MIGHT:
Edneyville at Mars Hill.
(Crossnore forfeited to Mars
Hill).
Hot Springs vs. Walnut on Is
land. FRIDAY NIGHT:
Glen Alpine at Marshall.
Candler Scores Twice As
Marshall Defeats Drexel 14-7
ACPDATE0N
WINTER COVER
CROPS EXTENDED
Due to the late (harvest of row
crops and favorable weather, a
reauest for an extension in the
closing date for giving ( ACP ap
povals of cost-sharing in estab
lishing winter cover crops ,has,
been given to Madison County, ac
cording to Novile Hawkins, chairman-
of the Madison County ASC
Committee. - Hawkins explained
that, the original closing date of
September 80 for giving ACP P
provals in . establishing winter
cover wops had now been extend
ed to October 20 and urged farm
ers with need for this practice
that had not filed their request
to do so immediately,
McElroy Elected
Treasurer Of II. C.
Ycunr Demccrcts .
Larry McElroy, student
University ' of North C
was elected trtanivr ' 1
Toung Demwrat'c CI .' f
Carolina in Cr- '! .
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IsJifleTOay
AH Citizens Are Urged To
Participate; Meetings
Are Called
Tne 1959 United Fund cam
paign for Madison County gets
underway seriously this after
noon when business and profes
sional men of Marshall and vicin
ity meet at the REA building at
2:00 o'clock. Dr. Robert Sey
mour, of Mars Hill, who is cam
paign chairman for the drive,
stated that he hopes that all in
terested persons would attend this
meeting. Dr. Seymour also sat
ed that Mrs. O. A. Gregory -would
be in charge of soliciting pledges
in the "homes in and about Mar
shall. Persons to contact busi
ness firms are expected to be
named at the meeting this after
noon. Like meetings of business and
professional men and women will
be held at Mars Hill next Thurs
day, October 16 at 2:00 o'clock at
the Baptist Church and at Hot
Springs at 2:00 o'clock on Thurs
day, October 23.
It was stated that Dr. W. O.
Duck of Mars Hill will be in charge
of soliciting pledges from doctors
and professional men in the coun
ty. Charles E. Mashburn will
solicit pledges from county law
yers and the Rev. David B. Roberts.
will be in charge of soliciting from
the ministers of the county. -
-. Dr. Seymour stated that he
hopes that thegoalrOt
$ 150
will Ibe pledged before October 3 f
' Follow in gj is a .schedule of V
lNfir share ymethort f in -pledging ty
the United Fund.
Pre-Tax Income .Your Mmtmuiint '
All Sources
$ 2,000 '
FAIR SHARE
12 SO
' " 18-$ 60
$30$ 75,'
- ' 60 $150
v $100 $150
' $150 $300
$200-4350
$250 $400
$300 $500
$500-rUP
S 8,00 5 ' . ,
,,000 ,
$ 7,500
$10,000
$12,500
$15,000
$17,500
$20,000
$25,000
People with the highest aim in
life very seldom carry guns.
Marshall Line Outstanding;
Win Is Termed A
"Team Victory"
Coach Howard BaraweU's Mar
shall High "School Red Tornadoes
scored their fifth . victory of the
season last Friday night on the '
Drexel gridiron when Billy Ray
Candler, Tornado fullback,' crash-' ;
ed for two touchdowns and Ron -me
Hensley and Max Edmonds
plunged fe-r the ; extra points as '
Marshall defeated Drexel, 14-7, '
In a s Skyline Conference encount-'
er.' ".V
' -Drexel scored' it lone , touch-,
down -In the fourth period : when ,
the1 fullback plunged over from
the four-yard stripe, i'i He also
hit the line for the extra point.
The two teams fought savage
ry during the first period wit'a.
(neither 'team threatening. , The
play of both lines was outstand
ing', defensively. Early in t'.i
second quarter. Mars all f ' '
a drive from its own ." . i
ITannie Hensley re !" r 72
el fine runs cor. ' 1 v ' ' e
p' : 1 T-. -5 ' t: i" I
Crexels 12 r. 1 !
Can.S!eri t' i 1
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