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MARSHALL, N. C, THURSDAY; JANUARY 8, 1959
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ocial Security Meeting
Here On Next Thursday
Turner Will Be Present To
Give Information On
Social Security
Thursday. January 15, could be
a most important day to you and
your family. The annual social
security and income tax meeting
will ha heU in the courthouse in
Marshall at 1:30 p. m., Thursday
If you want more information
on social security as it affects you
and your family, how to obtain
social security coverage, what pro
tection it offers you aiuj your
family, or how to file for social
Becuritv benefits, please attend
the meeting. A field represents
tive from the Social Security Of
fice in Asheville will be present
to explain the above points and
an?rwer questions from any indi
vidual present.
Dr. W. L. Turner, Extension
Service Farm Management Spe
cialist, will hi' present to explain
the use of Schedule F10I0 and
Form 10 10 as they are used in
filing income tax and Social Se
curity tax. He will explain bow
to file in order to pay a minimum
of income tax and obtain a maxi
mum of Social Security coverage
Madison Man Is
Injured In Wreck
In Weaverville
Edward Ramsey, 43,
shall was treated at
Mission Hospital in
last Thursday might
of Mar
Memorial Asheville
for lace
rations of the face which he re
portely suflfiared when : , his -ear
ran off tihe rpaid in. Weaverville
.iMtrtrtik,-a . ifcnlse occ0ipied " hy
Richard W. Weaver.
The ear left the road in the
center of town, ran through some
shrubbery and then slammed into
the eide of the house.
State Highway Patrolman C
L. Hunnicutt and Police Chief A.
B. Kent of Weaverville estimated
damage to the house at $1,000.
Mrs. Mitchell Joins
Staff Of Welfare
Department Here
Mrs. John N. Mitchell Jr., of
Route 2, Mars Hill, "has joined the
staff of the Madison County De
nartment of Public Welfare as
case work assistant. Mrs. Mitch
ell, wiho is the former Miss Alice
Ann Jarvis, is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Jarvis of R-2,
Mars Hill.
She is a graduate of Mars Hill
High School, Mars Hill College,
and received her B.S. degree from
Carson-Newman College, Jeffer
son City, Tenn. Mrs. Mitchell
taifght one year in Weathaven el-T
ementary school at Memphis,
Tenn., then resigned in October,
1958, during her second year,
when her husband entered the U.
S. Army. He is now stationed at
Fort Jackson, S. C.
Jtfrs. Mitchell assumed her du
ties January 1st.
Subscriptions
In Bunconbc
Arc Reduced
; ' Effective January 1, 1959
the subscription , in Bun
combe County were put it
same rate at those of Mad
ison County $3.00 for 15
monthij $2.50 for 12
months; $2.00 for 8 months;
$1.C0 for four months."-;;
O u f s i d e Madison and
Eu-icombe, the rates wlll.re
mairt the same as at 'pres
ents One Year, $400 ,si.
i 's, $3.00) 3-i months,
Returns To Congress..
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Con. Basil L. Whitener
WHITENER NOW
IN WASHINGTON;
GIVES VIEWS
Ih, llll.h WILLIAMS
Hasil Whitener, tall man in
tho 1 1 th Congressional District,
saddle, had his station wagon
gassed and greased and headed
for Washington this week.
He and his attractive wife,
Harriet, left Sunday and drove
leisurely to Washington. She
plans to stay a week before re
turning to , their home and three
children. Morgan, 13, Laura Lee,
eight, and Basil Jr., are attend'
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:If rf i--e ". great to be .home,"
the Congressman said. "I feel
rested and ready for the long
hourg and grind of Congress. I'm
a home-body, though, and I'll be
looking forward to weekend vis
its."
Whitener said that he had mov
ed his Washington office from
1022 House Office Building to
1122 in tSie same building. Main
taining that office in his absense
has been his capable administra
tive assistant, Herbert M. Line
berger, assisted by Miss Nora
Ann Orr, stenographer.
He will keep his Gastonia of
fice on South Street open as us
ual. What lies ahead in the think
ing and action of members of
Congress? Everybody wants to
know about spending and taxs.
What does the Congressman think
will happen in 1959?
He said "he does not believe that
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COUNTY MEDICAL
SOCIETY MET
DECEMBER 30
' The Madison County Medical
Society held its December meet
ing Tuesday, December 30 in the
Marshall school cafeteria at 7:00
p, m.
Dr. N. A. Henderson, Cardiolo
gist, of Knoxville, Tenn., speke on
"Diagnosis On Heart Disease."
Dr. W. 0. Duck was re-elected
president of the society for Che
coming year.
Dr. Charles Powell was elect
ed a delegate to the North Caro
lina State Medical Society Con
vention and Dr. . Erneat Powell
wag elected alternate delegate.
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-lUleisrh - ThV Motor - Vehicles
Department's summary of traffit
deaths s through T 10 :00 .Y av tn.
Jap. 6, 195.9: :
KilJed Vthia yef
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Killed to date last year 10 1
IMPORTANT
LIVESTOCK
MEETING WED.
According
county agent,
farmers are
conditions,
numbers are
supplies are
to Harry C. Silver,
beef cattle and sheep
facing a change in
Cattle and swine
both advancing, feed
plentiful and prices
will surely be changing soon as
a result, of the situation. How
can an individual farmer best ad
just to the situation he faces in
t'ne livestock business?
Mr. Sam Buchanan and Mr. A.
V. Allen, Extension Service Live
stock Specialist, from N. ('. State
College, will be in Madison Coun
ty Wednesday, January 14, at
1 :'.i0 p. m., to conduct a livestock
school. Major subjects lo be dis
cussed are as follows:
Livestock outlook information.
The use and effect of stilbeslrul
on grass steers,.
SM'cial s:ilcs on cattle, sheep
and wool, and
Management of beef cattle and
sheep.
This is an important time for
livestoc k farmers. How mm Ii
mi know will greatly affect yu:n
livestock earnings now and preb
aMy more in the future; so at
tend the livestock school in Mar
shall in the court house on Wed
nesday, January 14, at 1 :30 p.m.
Home Demonstration
Women Plan For '59
At the January meetings Mad
ison Coupnty HD women are plan
ning for 1959, Marion Wilson, HD
agent, said. New officers will be
elected or the present ones re-e
lected. The Marshall Friendship
Club elected their officers at the
November meetin. v The 1969
Yearbook contains thia statement:
"In September they elect officers
for two years. Leaders are ap
pointed for tfhe various projects."
Madison County women will prob
ably want to follow this policy in
the future.
'Meetings scheduled for next
week are as follows: Paint Fork
with Mrs. Oscar Anderson on
Tuesday, Jan. 13; Walnut Creek
with Mrs. Lester Clayton on Wed
nesday, Jan. 14; Laurel with Mrs.
T. E. Trimble, Thursday, Jan. lo;
and Grapevine ,vith Mrs. V. W.
Cody, Friday, Jan. Hi.
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HOLD TOBACCO
TOP DRESSING
DEMONSTRATION
The North Carolina Extension
Service, with the cooperation of
Otis Waldroup, of the Bluff com
munity, conducted a tobacco top
dressing demonstration on .3 acre.
The tobacco was planted on June
5, 1958. The plants were spaced
14 inches apart in the row. The
demonstration had four equal
plots in all of which hurley 21
tobacco was grown.
One plot was fertilized with no
nitrogen, 200 pounds of 20',v
phosiphate and 100 pounds of
sulfate of potash per acre. One
plot of the tobacco "had 500 pounds
of 4-8-10 per acre. Another plot
had r00 pounds of 4-8-10 plus 250
pounds of ammonium nitrate per
acre. The last plot had 500
pounds of 4-8-10 and 500 pounds
df ammonium nitrate per acre.
The following are the results in
the weight of this tobacco:
:l. No nitrogen 200 pounds 20'',
phosphate and 100 pounds of 50',
potash 1313 lbs per acre.
2. 500 lbs of 4-8-10 - Kill
lbs per acre.
3. 500 libs, of 4-8-10 and 500
lbs of ammonium nitrate 20 17
lbs pA acre.
4. 500 lbs of 4-8-10 and 500
lbs of ammonium nitrate 2fi.'!0
lbs per acre.
The tobacco was carefully hand
led both in ttie field and while
preparing it for market. The re
sults obtained here are for one
year only. Further study is need
ed before conclusive results can
be obtained.
"State Of Union"
Message Over
W3TV
President Dwight D. Eisenhow
er's annual "State of the Union"
message will be carried live on
WBTV Friday, Jan. 9 from 12:30
p. m., to its conclusion.
The President will deliver his
address in person before a joint
session of the Senate and the
House of Representatives, two
days after fne 86th Congress con
venes. It is expected that the adress
will contain a review of not only
the state of the Union, but also
the state of theworld. I
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of the new 49-star' United , .
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Alaska
Of Union
TWO INJURED
IN COLLISION
IN BUNCOMBE
Three persons were hurt in a
two-iear collision about 4:45 p. m.,
Tuesday on Goodman's Curve on
N. C. Highway 191 Mow Martel
Mills, State Highway Patrolman
W. 1). Arledge reported.
Dana B. Burns, 82, of 200 Mill
Kido Street, listed as operator of
a car headed south, told officers
he was suddenly blinded by the
sun, lost control, and swerved his
car to the left of the highway.
Patrolman Arledge reported
Burns' vehicle collided head-on
with ;i car driven bv Mrs. Dollie
R. liamsey, 3d, of Marshal KKU,
I, who was headed north.
.Mrs. Ramsey received dispensa
ry treatment at Memorial Mission
Hospital for hip injuries. Miss
Avery Fisher, 25, of Marshall
ItFD 5, listed as a passenger in
the Ramsey vehicle, was treated
at t'ne hospital for knee injuries.
Burns' wife was treated at the
hospital for chin bruises.
Patrolman Arledge said Burn.-,
was charged with driving on the
wrong side of the highway.
County 4-H Council
Contest Continues
The second meeting in the
County 4-H Council Attendance
Contest will be this Saturday,
Jn. .10 at 10 o'clock in the REA
Building, rt Marshall. . The Mar
shall 5th &nd 6th grade 4-H Club
scored at the first meeting. They
can score another point by having
the best attendance this month.
Walnut 7th and 8th grade Cfub
plans to win this time. In case of
a tie in attendance the club which
has farther to travel to the meet
ing will score. The club which
scores at a council meeting will
take the gavel home with them
until th. next regular meeting.
The contest will close witi the
meeting on September 12. At
this meeting the gavel will be a-j
warded to t'nL. club with the high-,
est score for the year.
FOR OLD GLORY.
, released by the White House.
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MISS LOUISE
McCLURE SELLS
BOOK OF POEMS
Miss Louise McClure, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McClure
of Walnut, has been notified by
Mr. Edward Uhlan of Exposition
Press, Inc., in New York City,
that her book entitled Rt lhtt ionx,
a collect ion of fifty poems of va
rious fields such as Reflections on
Religion, Reflections on Friends,
Reflections oil Parents, etc., has
been accepted for publication and
will be out for I'ne general pub
lic in May. Miss McClure has al
so sold ten Ming poems to Cynvn
Music Company in N'ew York,
three of which will be released
this month. The names of the
three are "Why."', "Walking A -long."
and "(iod Is Near."
Until tliis year, Miss .McClure
had 'aught English and French
in the public schools of North
Carolina. She graduated from
Tusculum College in G reeneville,
Tenn., in 1947 with an AB de
gree. Miss McClure hopes that she
will get a position on the Home
Mission Field of the Southern
Presbyterian Church this month.
After a year's work in the United
States, she hopes to go abroad as
a foreign missionary.
THE NEW ACP
YEAR BEGINS
The opening of the New Year
1959 will mark the opening of the
initial signup under the 1959 Ag
ricultural Program in most coun
ties in this State. According la
H. 1). Godfrey, ASC State Ad
ministrative Officer, the 1959 pro
gram like the previous programs
is a flexible one that can be tail
ored to t'ne conservation needs of
every farm in North Carolina
1 nis llexible program that' can
meet the conservation needs of
farmers in the coastal plain, the
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President Eisenhower Pens
Proclamation; Historic
Date For Union
Washington Alaska liecamo
the 4!Hh state of the union Sat
urday by proclamation of Presi
dent Eisenhower.
The President signed the his
toric document and unveiled the
new I!(-star flag at a five-minute
White House ceremony beginning
at noon.
The time coincided with the ex
piration of the 85th Congress
which approved Alaskan state
hood after a 42-year struggle by
the vast territory.
Welcoming the new state and
its people, Eisenhower extended
"liest wishes and hope for pros
perity and success."
Hy a stroke of the pen, the chief
executive extended t'ne boundaries
of the l.'nited States 1,500 miles
to the west, to within seeing dis
tance of the Soviet mainland.
( 'i-.ai i-t Russia sold the territory
of Alaska to this country for
$7,200,000 in 1867.
History has proved that con
temporaries of the then secretary
of state were wrong in terming
the puiThase "Seward's Folly."
The new state is more than
twice the size of Texas and Ws a
vast store of untapped mineral,
timber, end other natural re
sources. Eisenhower, who flew down
from his Gettaburg, Pa., farm for
the ceremony, signed the formal
proclamation whose key sentence
read:
"Now, therefore, I, Dwight D.
Eisenhower, president of. t h a
United States of America, do
hereby declare and proclaim that
the procedural requirements im
posed by the Congress on the
State of Alaska to entitle, that
state to admission into the union
have been complied with in all
respects and that admission of the
state of Alaska into the union on
an equal footing with the other
states of the union, is now ac
complished." Federal and Alaskan officials
crowded jnto the Cabinet room to
watch the brief ceremony
To ttie new Alaskan officials,
Eisenhower extended congratula
tions, felicitations, "and my hope
that we will work together to
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UNITED FUND
HONOR ROLL
MARSHALL
The News-Record
Citizens Bank
Chandler Hardware
Service Motor Sales
Bank of French Broad
ional Bc&lOc Store
Coal, Feed & Lumber Co.
Frisby's Gulf Service
Whitehurst Insurance Agency
Marshall Post Office
East End Service Station
Edwards Cleaners
Sprinkle-Shelton Wholesale C
Board of Education
Court House Personnel
SCHOOLS (Faculty):
Ebbs Chapel
MashaU ;;
Hot Springs
Mars HiU
Madisoa County School Garage
MARS HILL ;
Gibba Department Store :
-Mars Hill Pharmacy
Cox Department Store ;
Warrick's Soda Shop
The ' Lanndrymat
" Wella Market
4 Mars' :'Hfll Cleaners
V Mar Hill Hardware
', Sprinkle Hardwire
. . ' Skating Kink
Mars Kill Post Ofce
. Hawkins Service " ' a
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