.VOL. 58 NO. 16
8 PAGES THIS WEEK
MARSHALL, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1959
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TA fallowing item are rtprint-
xd from art issue of Tho Afw
Record, dated THURSDAY, JUNE
7 mst
County Represented
In Rhododendron
Festival In Asheville
Through the, cooperation of the
Marshall Civitan Club, Madison
County is to be represented at
the annual Rhododendron Festi
val in Asheville June 14, 15 and
16. The committee in charge
composed of Ernest Teague, A. W
Whitehurst 'and Earle Bfintnall
The representatives from Madison
County, drawn by the committee
so charges of prejudice could not
be made are:
Mis Madison, Katy Sams; Miss
Marshall, Lillian Whitehurst;
Miss Mars Rill, Patty Fleetwood;
Miss Walnut, Marie Hutchims;
Miss Hot Springs, Mary Lee Iz
lar.
PRICE l $2.60 A TEAR IN COUNT)
$4.00 A YEAR OUT&HDJB COUNT)
Cow Rural kite Ko. C Hill
Become Effective Saturday
Map Showing New Route
v r Can Be Seen At Local
Post Office
Walnut Loses To
White Rock, 12-10
White Rock won over Walnut
12-10, in a baseball game this
week played at White Rock. Best
hits for White Rock .were made
by Frank Shelton, C. Norton and
Worley Cantrell. Tom McDevitt
and Fred Landers led the Walnut
batters. '
Tomb Stones Are
DestroyedAt Mars
Hill Cemetery if
- One of the most heartless and
brutal pieces of vandalism ever
known Jn - - Madison County was
; that Sunday) night at Mars Hill
Cemetery, A double tombstone
The Post Office Department an
nounced today the rearrangement
of rural mail service and the es
tablishment of Rural Route No
at the Marshall post office, ef
fective Saturday, April 18, 1969.
The new route, which is 72.65
miles in length, is established for
the primary purpose of affording
relief to the carriers on the
existing rural routes and to provide
new and improved mail service
to a larger number of families.
F. Ray Frisby, Marshall Post
master, stated that there has been
a continuing expansion of the
rural service in this area during
the past few years. The rural
carriers from tlhe Marshall office
are now traveling a distance of
441.25 miles daily to render mail
service to 2,747 families.
A map showing the regions
served by the several rural routes
is posted at the Marshall post of
fice and further information rel
ative to the -rearrangement of the
rural service may be obtained at
that office.
THREE 4-H CLUB
BOYS WIN BLUE
RD3B0NAWARDS
Three 4hH Club boys from Mad
ison County were blue ribbon win
ners on long time 4-H records en
tered lor district competition on
March 29. Each of the boyg will
have a chance to enter their re
cords in October for state compe
tition.
The three from Madison to rate
in the blue ribbon group were
Craig Burnett, dairy achievement;
Charles Foster, corn and Cecil
Clark, hurley tobacco. Each of-the
boys' long time records consisted
of the yearly records of all their
projects and achievements since
they first started in 4H Club
work. All the state winners on
their long time 4-H records will
recieve an expense paid trip
the National 4-H Congress
Cnicai
FILE FOR TOWN
ELECTION; TOBE
HELD HERE MAY 5
Following is a .list of those who
have filed for town offices in the
municipal election to1 be held here
Tuesday, May v''Aiv'1'-'.
For Mayor ; Clarence Nix, in
cuiwbent; J, J. Ramsey and Harry
Davis. .... .ii, , t. ,
For Aldermen j L. B. Ramsey,
J. C. Dodson and John Ward, in
cumbents; W. F. Holland, J. H.
Spimkle Jr., and W, B, Zink.
HAWKINS CITES
REGULATIONS,
OBLIGATIONS
Persons buying or selling lands
for which a tobacco or wheat acre
age allotment has been establish
ed are responsible for complying
NO HEARING
peiriiiiitteideiiafs
yrcfer f yalifj
Bill
eat-ieis
ft
Hied
Fred Anderson
Is Elected As
Superintendent
Policy Cited; To Elect All
Teachers, Principals Prior
To Commencement
Fred W. Anderson was unani
raously elected Superintendent of
Madison County Schools today
(Thursday) by the Madison Coun
to
Marshall, Hot
Springs Seniors
Nby In Washington
: 31 Marshall High School Se
niors and, 32 Hot Springs. High
School Seniors left Monday morn
ing for Washington, D. C, where
they will remain until returning
Friday.1.- . -
and monument erected to the mem-, -j,- - . . . . ,
of the late Mr. and Mrs. 3. B. .... T . Xt-m,
orv
. Peek; pa rents' "of the late TVleda
. Peek, was- , removed or thrown
down and beaten to pieces, appar
ently with sledge hammers. Also
a tombstone erected to the memo
ry of the late Mrs. Evan Evans,
departed wife, of Rev. Evan Ev
vaiw, former pastor in Marshall,
wag treated the same way. . .. The
'"sheriff's : department . of Madison
County is investigating' he mat-
:ter. Fingerprints were taken and
it is expected that arrests will be
.made soon.
Principal Roy Reeve and Miss
Chandler accompanied ' the Hot
Springs group. , v t (V
Mrs. DuRand Injured
In California; Better
Woman's Club Met
m m a m.
Monday Atternoon
The Woman's Club held a very
' enthusiastic meeting at the home
. of Mrs. Hi L. Story Monday. The
president, Miss Ethel Ward, pre
sided. Officers are Mrsi C.
.'McLean, Mrs. R. S. Ramsey, Mrs
; Guy Roberts, 'Mrs. H. L. Story,
.Mrs. W, W. Duckworth, . Mrs;
, N. West, Mrs, Dora Ramsey,' Mrs.
p. S. Bradford, Mrs. R. R. Ram
sey, Mrs. JT. M. Knox, and Mrs
Annie May White. ....
- ' ' : " Eads Family Leaves
" The family of S. N. Eads left
.'Marshall Wednesday ' to make
their home in Indianapolis, Ind.,
;wher Mr. Eads has been working
since he left Marshall. ' Eads was
at one time foreman of The News-
Record , office. Mrs. Eads, Clara,
and all the children Jeft on a truck
driven by Mr. Kilpatrick of .Wal
nut Creek, all the . furniture and
household ' furnishings also being
on the truck. ; . ' j -
v ' Joe Eads, the oldest son,' who
holds a position with the. AAP
store in Marshall, has married in
Marshall and will perhaps be a
permanent resident here. - He has
attained to the degree of advance
ment which entitles him to serve
as assistant manager while the
regular manager, M r. Ernest
Teague, is taking lis vacation.
Persona! Items .
Mr. . and Mrs. John , A. Hen
' kks left Saturday for Chapel
to be present at the gradua-
exercises of their daughter,
Virginia, at the University
rSh Carolina.
Mrs. Virginia DuRand, oldes
daughter of' Mrs. O. S. Brooks,
formerly of Hot Springs, was
struck by a car on March 2, suf
fering head cuts and bad bruises.
She is able to resume her teach
ing. She lives in San Bruno, Cal
ifornia. Mrs. Brooks, who lives
in San Francisco, reports ' they
both appreciate the cards and ex
pressions of sympathy frorn their"off for market.
BURLEY YIELDS
SHOW INCREASE
IN TIDS COUNTY
Wireworm Control Stressed
By County Farm
Leaders .
friends in Madison County.
MHHS SENIORS
ENJOY TRIP TO
WASHINGTON
h, Burley tobacco farmers of Mad
ison County have shown more in
crease in yields per acre with
Cheir tobacco than any 'other crop
which they produce, Harry. G.JSil-
ver, agent, stated this week. The
increased trends in yield came a-
bovit with' increased fertility, bet
ter varieties, heavier fertilization,
control of certain diseases - and
field insects. These increases in
yields liave , brought with them
certain problems which were not
present twenty years ago. Close
spacing now used by tobacco
farmers demand a farmer to get
good stand in the first setting
of tobacco. Replants in a fast
growing stand of tobacco always
results in a small plant with thin
leaves generally subject to imma
turity at harvest and a pinkish
color when the tobacco is worked
If good plants
with the regulations-of the USDAtyboard f ucation in a special
governing, the dividing and', com
bination of the .allotments accord
ing to announcement : by ' Novile
Hawkins, Chairman of the Madi
son County ASC Committee. Mr.
Hawking said the regulation are
very specific on the manner and
time in ' which " farm allotments
may be devided and combined and
that both the seller and buyer
are responsible for .reporting any
laritf transaction to the ASC Of
fice. The chairman further ex
plained that several farmers each
year - have some ' sad experiences
because they.- did , not , determine
in advance how the allotment acre
age-would be divided prior to
selling or purchasing lands cover-
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V.Jilhurch V
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m w ' a I-"' A.V.i -
io nave a i:am
call meeting. He will take office
July 1, 1959.
Mr. Anderson has taught in the
grades and high schools and has
served as principal for fifteen
years in Madison, Buncombe and
Rutherford county scliools.
He holds a Master's Degree
from George Peabody College for
Teachers. He .has also done work
on his Doctor's Degree at the
University of Chicago.
Mr. Anderson is a deacon in the
BILL AFFECTS
SALARIES OF
OFFICIALS HERE
Mars Hill Baptist Church and
Supper Saturday
The Mars Hill High School Se
nior Class, chaperoned by Mr
"and Mrs. Clyde Peek, left for
Washington, March , 81, on their
annual Senior Trip. Op the tra;
to Washington,' they visited the
Endless ' Caverns in Virginia.
While in Washington' they
stayed" at the Frahkklin Park Ho
tel and ate all their meals at Hoi
loway Restaurant. ' '
The whole week was filled with
tours which included: The Tomb
of -the Unknown Soldier at Ar
lington Cemetery, Burea of En
graving and Printing,; Naval A-
cademy, Smithsonian - Institute,
Mount Vernon, White House, Cap
ital, I Ford Theater, Washington
Cathedral, Art V Gallery, .Army
Medical ; Muse u m, Washington
Monument, L i n c o 1 Memorial,
Robert E. Lee's Home, National
Airport, Monastery, Zoological
Park, , and National Archives.
They had one free afternoon
and free night to do as they wish
ed. The " other two nights were
pent at a Cinerama and a moon-
l.ht cruise down the Potomac
iver to Marshall Hall.
On the return trip from Wassh-
;'. n f ry visited !.'ontif!!o and
si.-;-!r fit fl.e Natural Eri ' ,
are properly set in a field and
not damaged by excessive fertiliz
er in the row, the biggest hazard
to perfect stand becomes certain
soil insects. The wireworm, for
many farmers in Madison Coun
ty, is the insect causing the great
est damage. The wireworm giv
ing the most trouble in . Madison.
County tobacco fields feeds on the
roots of the newly set ; tobacco
plants and often burrows into the
stalk and . may be found in the
pith of the stalk. ; ToWbo plants
attacked by f wireworma. wilt and
generally die within a few days.
This worm has a hard crust with
a segmented body: and six legs
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Members of the Walnut Metho
dist Church are sponsoring a ham
supper Saturday night at the Wal
nut School lunchroom. The public
ist invited to the supper from 5:00
to 8:00 o'olock. -
Following the supper, the Sen
ior Class will sponsor a Gospel
singing program in the auditor
lum. ; . . .
Proceeds will be used by the
church:
MANY NORTH
CAROLINA FARMS
NOW RETIRED
al
so teaches a Sunday School Class.
He is a member of the Mars Hill
Civitan Club.
In 1936 he married'Miss Lucile
Freeman. They have one son
Frederick, who is a student at
Wake Forest College.
- Mr.. Anderson's term of office
T."for Tperiod,"of two1 years -or. un
til his Successor is elected, and
qualified."' ' 4. , r 1
!, poucv cit;edJ
Zeno Ponder moved the follow
ing be a policy of the Madison
County School Board. In order
to raise the standards of the Mad
son County Schools that the Board
is not approving any of the pre
sent three teachers holding a "B"
rating certificate or other prq
w4iva AUAliat-ai 1aUi'i a "T)"
(Continues" on Last Page)
INSTALLATION
HELD BY OM
HEREFRH)AY
HERE MONDAY
4n
The Madison - County unit .of
Classroom , Teachers will meet
Monday, April 20. at 7:30 p. m.
in the Marshall High School.
All , teachers, principals, and
other school personnel are urged
to attend this meeting. I am sure
our speaker, Mrs. Haiel Curtrlght
State CTA president, will have
many things of educational inter
est for us. V, -
"I would 18ce to" take this op
portunity . to thank ' Mr. William
reek, Miss -Hazel f.rii Ue, s-1
all the princips'a for the hfOp t
splendid cocperaiNm t' ey 1
c'ven our organis ation this yt-sr.
Two thousand . eight hundred
seventy four North Carolina farms
have been retired from all com
merical production ' through the
Soil Bank . Conservation- Reserve
Program. According to H. D
Godfrey, i ASC State Admmlstra
tive Officer the acreage On these
farms . is 105,179. ? On i these re
tired farms there is a total of 24,-
605 acres 'allotted to the produc
tion of basic "crops which wall -net
be planted for! a minimum period
of three years and in some cases
for a ten-year period. - -
These "retired" farms are .t
only taken but of production of
isoil depleting crops but a specif c
Conservation practice will be ear- decorations.
ried out on', these farms. This
program is therefore striking' a
double barrelled blow at the great
need for conservation in this state.
Merely removing these farm from
production of soil ; Ming crops
is a fereat conservation achieve
ment in itself but f a conservation
Following is a bill introduced
by Rep. Fred Holcombe in the
House last week, concerning the
salaries of Madison County offi
cials:
HB 55 Introduced by Hol
combe, April 9.
"Fixing the compensation of the
sheriff, the clerk of Superior
Court, the tax collector, the reg
ister of deeds, and the account
ant of Madison County and their
deputies and assistants." (Fixes
salaries of named officials as fol
lows: sheriff, $3900 annually plus
fees allowed by law and $150
monthly travel allowance; deputy
sheriff (appointed by sheriff),
$205 monthly plus fees or com
pensation allowed to him by sher
iff; second deputy sheriff, $100
monthly plus fees or compensa
tion allowed to him by sheriff;
tax collector. $3600 annuallly;
register of deeds, $3900 annually;.!
f ull-time deputy register of .deeds
(appointed by register), $2700 an
nually; CSC, $3900 annually, plus
compensation as juvenile judge;
full-time deputy CSC (appointed
by CSC), $2700 annually; account
ant, $3600 - annually, plus com
pensation as county purchasing
agent; two clerical assistants to nd Zeno Ponder.
accountant,, $2700 each, annually.
Effective July lri&69.)-To Sal
aries and.. Fees.: . '"
Ck mi a -i 'm,..m tp.it '
Presbyterians" Hold
Joint Session Of Two
Presbyterials Here ;
School People In N. C. "Up
In Arms" Over Bill; Had
Demanded Hearing
On Tuesday morning, April 14,
a memorable meeting was held in
the Marshall Presbyterian Church
when the Holston and Rodgersville
Presbyterials met in Inaugural
session. The meeting was open
ed by the president, Mrs. Hugh
Renfro, of Erwin, Tenn., giving
the call to worship and recogni
tion of merger.
The group was honored by the
presence of three of the Ecumeni
cal Team visiting the Holston
Presbytery the Rev. William
Sutherland from Pakistan; the
Rev. Finley Grissett of Cameroun,
Approximately 75 members of i West Africa, and Miss Jean
stuitz irom .Egypt. Also Mrs. J.
K. Witherspoon, president' Mid
South; Mrs. Marion Mansell, past
president; and Miss Alice Grimes,
speaker of the day and missionary
to Egypt for forty years.
Mrs, Spurgeon : Chandler, of
Walnut, was soloist
Luncheon waa served by the la-
uies oi jji cnurcn vo ine nunareu
or more guests. ' ,
the Eastern Star, their families
and friends attended the open in
stallation of officers of Marshall
Chapter No. 85, Order of the East
ern Star Friday night at the Ma
sonic Temple.
A short program honoring Mrs
Elisabeth Roberta, worthy matron
was presented at the elese f the
installation ceremony. Mrs Na-
dyne M.- Worley was violinist and
Mrs. Louise B. Huey was vocalist.
Mrs. Roberts was presented gifts
by her daughter, Patricia Roberts
and by Mrs. Huey, on behalf ef
the-Chapter. ?M.vt?:v
Mrs. Mary . Elisabeth Sprinkle
and Hit Miriam. Zink had charge
f refreshments. ' A color scheme
of pbik and white was used ia the
practices carried o
add still further
tv nt farmers and t
I v. ; realize frr
i , ue4 to '
th-is land
e benefit
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OOPS! SEVERAL
STOHES RET.IAIN ;
OPSiYED.P.II.
Although most of the business
r'aofj in J'arAft'.l were cloyed
V't '-".!ay afternoon, several
l" j tv"-- to r-iiin o;'"n.
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Raleigh The Madison County
school superintendent bill was ex
ecuted quietly Tuesday by its in
troducer, Sen. Albert L. Canipe, ef
Mitchell.
Canipe said he introduced the
bill by request and he was killing
it by request. It has raised a
storm of protest in school circles
throughout the state.
A hearing oa the measure had
been set for this (Thursday) morn
ing by the Senate Education Com
mittee, headed by Sen. James G.
Stikeleather Jr., of Buncombe. In
view of Canipe's action, Stike
leather announced that the hear
ing was canceled.
Immediately after the Senate
convened, Sen. Canipe moved that
the controversial bill be with
drawn from the Education Com
mitte. Then he moved that it lie
upon the table, which meant kill
ing it.
The Senate voted for both mo
tions without discussion or question.
Canipe's meaure would have
lowered the qualifications requir
ed to hold the job of school super
intendent in Madison County. , He
reportedly introduced it at the re-
quest of the new Madison Board
of Education, consisting of B. K.
Meadows, chairman; Jeff Whitt
He apparently,.
killed it at their request , ,
the bill apparently began . last
week when the Asheville Citizen
revealed that Rep,' Fred Holcomlbe
of Madison had declined to intra-
dues ' the - measure because he
"didn't think it was 'a good bill."
That story pointed out that the
open the superintendent's job to
someone not now on a school fac
ulty in Madison. , " . . xr'
School people . throughout the
state demanded to be heard on the
bill. They bombarded their legis
lators with messages in opposi
tion. The Senate committee was
getting set to kill it Thursday
Shortly after Canipe killed the
bill, Stikeleather started notifying
school leaders that the scheduled ' ;
hearing had been called off.
WMMH AWARDED
RECRUITING
CERTIFICATE '
'Lieutenant . Clark Presents.
c Award At Station
..Last Friday,
Veteran Missionary
To Pakistan To Speak
At Local Church I
Born and educated In Scotland,
the Rev.' William Sutherland came
to the United States in 1911 for
fruit ranching, : fcut graduated
from Xenia Theological Seminary
(of the. former United Preshyte-
rian Church) in 1916 and was or
dained to the ministry. The nevt
year he took a mas tf vY dcge r
Edinburgh and the r- t r -;.r v,
to India ss an rva-- "o r
sionary.' On furlo- .',s t U- "
B.D. degree and 1 f r ' . r r-.
uate v-p- k nt T " i
rr. f i i -
ri in 1 f r t -
'1 Vernon McCarthy and Dean
Shields, co-owners of Radio Sta
tion WMMH in Marshall were a
warded" certificates of achieve
ment last Friday afternoon for
the Station's participation in the
broadcasts of announcements and
music pertaining to the U. S. Ar
my Recruiting Service."
Lieutenant D. P. Clark, of f
main recruiting station in Ci -lotte,
made the pi'wr, .lions.
eompanying Ln-ut. cU'.k v
f'rs. Clark, Sle ' v
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