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MARSHALL, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1959
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The fallowing item are reprint'
ed rem an issue of The NeuM-
Reecrd, dated THURSDAY
APRIL 17, 19U:
Skunks Of Roy
Roberts Getting
National Advertising;
Mr. Roy Roberta of Barnard, is
to get national publicity because
of his hobby, pet skunks, which
he grows at his store at Barnard,
if reports coming to us this week
are true. A truck from Para
mount stopped in Marshall en
route to Barnard this week to
make a movie of his skunks, and
possrbly of himself. "Unusual.
Occupations" is rtie name of the
short "film put out by Paramount
Film Corporation. The shorts are
to be in technicolor.
Another Fire
In Marshall
The people of Marshall were a
Iarmed by the fire siren about
1:30 Monday morning' when
tenant house belonging to Mrs
Myrtle Mashiburn and occupied by
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Davis and
three children on the soufti side
of the river, was seen' burning.
, The building and al its contents
were , destroyed, the ' occupants
barely escaping with few
1 clothes. The Davis -family occu-
'.'.V. 3 - J . - - 1 . t . " Mf ft . m . '. . m " ' '.
, pitjij omy ine um i loor, in up
per Btgory being used for, storing.
-Marshall "b'i. 'r
" Chorus To Ingr V :l
The .Marshall Men's Chorus is
v expected to fill ' three singing en
1 . gagements next .Sunday . Wal
nut at 11:00 a, m.; Spring Creek
:at 2:30 p, m., and White Rock at
, 8:00 p; m. Constituting the' cho
rus are Mrs. Carl Stuart, pianist;
James L. Hyde, director; J. A.
Dennis, v Prank Runnioh, Calvini
Edney, Roy Rice, H, L. LaFevers,
J. L. MoElroy, Carl Stuart, C. D.
Bowman, John Corbett, Moody
Chandler, Philip Elam, Clyde Rob
' erta, J. M. Baley Sr., A. L. Coates,
W. A. Sams and H. L. Story.
Mrs. Dinwiddie Has
Bridge Club Tuesday
Mrs, Paul Dinwiddje entertain
ed the Idyl Hour Bridge Club at
her home Tuesday evening. Those
present were Miss Evelyn Mc
- Lean, Mrs. Vivian Rector, Mrs
E. E. Ramsey, Mrs. Morris Bu
quo, Mrs! Lawrence McElroy,
. Mrs. J. J. Ramsey, Mrs. E. C.
Teague and Mrs. Ron Sprinkle.
Mrs. McElroy won high score.
Cars Robbed - In
Marshall Sunday
z sometime . Sunday night, per-i
hapa about the time the attention
t of the Marshall people was focused
on the fire, some one or a group
'was ' kind . enough to ..enter the
( (parking space of Redmon & Wor-
ley and take off with five autor
o mobile wheels and tires. The en
tire wheels and tires were nav
, bolted and carried away,' the loss
s nearing $100. ( ' : ..; 4
Picture At State '
Theater Next Week "
"Boom Town," Clark" Cable,
Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert,
Hedy Lamarr: "Dr. Kildare's Cri
sis," Lew Ayr; "Colorado," Roy
Rogers. ' '. ; : '
r'ptists' Planning . -
f rovemfnti Here
A riieeting of oflicers and teach
h of the Marshall Eaptist Sun-
PJhool was a held t the home
Kev. and Mrs. Aden Cbil
' nay. Mr. J. n. Eads
fSe group - :;t - bn
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Coleman llcnslcy In County
Jail Charged Uith Murder
Hugh Shelton, 25, Is Fatally
Shot On Friday
Afternoon
Hugh Shelton, 25, of Marshall
RFD 3, was shot to death a;
Shelton's Service Station about
3:30 o'clock last Friday afternoon
iFriends took him to a Greene
vulle, Tenn., hospital but he was
dead on arrival, a bullet in hi's
chest.
Sheriff Ponder stated that he
was not notified of the incident
until Friday' night, causing a late
start of the search for Coleman
Hensley, 65, also of Marshall
RFD 3, who witnesse3 said fired
the .22-caliber rifle.
Immediately after the shooting,
Hensley and his son, Tommy, left
the scene and although Sheriff
Ponder conducted an extensive
search over fbe week-end, he was
unable to locate them.
Sheriff Ponder said that Hens
ley voluntarily surrendered about
7:00 o'clock Sunday night and is
now in the county jail. .
According to the sheriff, eye
witnesses of the shooting include
Mrs. Leggett Chandley, of Mars
Hill RFD 1, Cloyce King, Mason
Kiing,- Bula Shelton and Lottee
Kirk, all of the Laurel section.
, iServices for Shelton were held
Monday afternoon at two o'clock
at the home. The ttev. Dewey
Com officiated and burial was in
the family cemetery."' i'' Friends
served as pallbearers. . t -v
Surviving are .the . parents, Mr,
and Mrs. Van Shelton of Marshall
Kr'U a ; a brother,, Uougias Shei
ton if Newport News, Va., and a
sister, Mrs. . Sabra ' Johnson of
Aurora,' 111. "
iBowman-Rector Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
Cpl. O. W. Dean,
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Formerly Of County,
Resigns SHP Post
After 16 years with the State
Highway Patrol, Cpl. O. W. Dean,
now of Durham, ended his career
wit'n the Patrol on April 14. Cpl.
Dean suffered a heart attack in
January and has 'been on sick
leave since then. -
He aid hig wife, the former Ru
by Deal, of Beaufort County, re
sided in Marshall several years
ago before being transferred to
Roxboro.
Dean, who is the assistant te
the district sergeant, made appli
cation fer ills1 discharge upon the
recommendation of his doctor. .
arshall, Jot Springs, Harsi
Jill Sot For Elections Way
Following la a list of canidates
in Marshall, Mars Hill and . Hot
Springs who seek election ia Hie
May 6th municipal r elections in
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MARSHALL
For Mayor: Clarence Nix, in
cumbent; J. ' J. Ramsey, and Harry
Davis. ;,X.;1'.:.; .:.i.r, : ,, ; '"
For Aldermen: L, B. Ramsey,
J. C. Dodson and John Ward, in
cumbents jW. p. Holland, J. H.
Sprinkle,' Jr., and W. B. Zink.
MARS HILL ;
For Mayor: Owen "Tilsoiv In
cumbent; Ada.m Dycus.' ' . '. .'
For Aldermen: R. Bruce Sams,
Arftiur Wood, Paul Tugman, in-
cumbents; Carl Eller.
hot rrniN'GS
For Mayor: J.e R. lli'idprson,
i:fnmlwTit: K. C h v.
For A' 'ornicn: C ar!v f,haf.'fir
v. r r, a. - g. o.
RABIES CLINICS
SCHEDULED FOR
COUNTY ON MAY 2
The Madison County Health
Department hag scheduled Rabie
Clinics to be held in the county
Saturday, May 2, 1959.
The schedule is as follows:
Mars Hill 9:00 a. m. to
11:00 a. m.'
Marshall 12:00 noon to 2:00
p. m.
Hot Springs 3:00 p. m. to
5:00 p. m.
Everyone is urged to take ad
vantage of these clinics and have
their dogs or cats vaccinated a
gainst rabies as required by the
North Carolina State Law. This
vaccination will be done by a
veterinarian for 01.00 per ani
mal.
F. B. ASSOCIATION
W.M.U.TOMEET
WED, APRIL 29
The Woman's Missionary Union
of the . Frendi Broad Association
will hold its annual meeting on
Wednesday, April 29, at 10 a. m.,
with the California Creek church,
of which ' Mrs. Harold 'Wallin ii
WMU president '
The' .theme: f the ' program is'
f'Yo-vy'itnesslnig--iNow.'' We are
honored to liave Mr. Vance Vern
on, a missionary to Brazil, as our
guest speaker at the morning ses
sion. A playlet "You-A Mission
ary," will be given by Mrs. W.
L. Lynch, Jubilee chairman; Ann
Huff, G.A.; and Mrs. Alfred
Huff, a G.A. leader. Our new
Regional Superintendent, Mrs. P.
R. Stroup of Spruce Pine will
have a part on the program.
The closing message of the af
ternoon session will be brought
by our state vice president, Mrs.
LeRoy Parker. Special music will
be rendered by Mr. John Corbett
He will be accompanied by his
wife. The devotion in' fhe after
noon will be given by Judy Ann
Elam, a Y.W.A. This will be
followed by a prayer led by Mrs.
Kyle Jamerson, associations! GA.
director.
, The officers of the association
extend a cordial invitation to all
pastors to join in the missionary
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Girl Scout Cookie
Sale Success Here;
1,008 Boxes SoId
' According ' to" Mrs. Florence
Ramsey, Girl Scout Cookie Sale
Chairman, the Marshall Girl Scout
Troop sold 1,008 boxes of cookies
during Girl Scout Cookie Week.
., Miss : Sheila Rice,' daughter of
Mr. and Mrs.' Jerry Rice, of Mar
shall, sold 119 boxes. , '
Six girls ; sold over 40 boxes
eacb. They were Barbara An
thony, Cheryl Davis, Deanna
Shields, Martha Loui?e Ttanispy,
Emma Jean Fond r e- 1 Charlotte
Shupe. '
"We wi.h to t' ! ' 1' e pi;' '.'.c
for making tl.ls c ' ? c.-. a Vs
SiM-te--," Mrs. T."." f !,
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mars hill beef
team wins in
contests.
Mar? HIU and . East ' Yancey
FFA teamg ! captured f . top' honors
in the Blue Ridge Federation live
stock judging contests Wednesday
afternoon, t Teams . f r 6m nine
schools were:; entered,"- and dairy
cattle were ' judged at ' Fairfield
Farm near-Fletcher and beef cat
tle at Oak Leaf Farm' near Ardem.
The Yancey. Coutny PFA'ers
won first, place in dairy and sec
ond place in beef judging.
Mar3 Hill's winning beef team
was composed of Larry Phillips,
Larry McLaughlin, Larry Buck
ner amd John Buckner. Mars
Hill FFA Supervisor is J. E. Mc
Intyre. ' v r ;
Other schools with teams in the
contest were Marshall, Wlalnuit
North Buncombe, Valley Springs,
Reynolds and Cane, River.
The top two teams in each di
vision will represent the federa
tion in a district contest May 2.
The s few 1 seconds you save by
fast driving may also be the first
ones you spend in eternity.
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Certification Status Of County
Te:c!icrs Praised Oy Peek
WOOL PROGRAM
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APiiIL-a,1959
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Sheep producers , ; of Madison
County were reminded again thiai
week by Ralph Ramsey, ASC Of
fice Manager, that April 30 is the
last date whereby,, a sales docu
ment and application 'for payment
may be accepted under the 1968
incentive wool program. . Under
this program according to Ram
sey, ianmers who produce and
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WHEAT MKTDRE
CLASSIFICATION
CHANGES MADE
The regulations pertaining to
wheat acreage : allotments and
marketing quotas have been
cbanged with : respect to wheat
mixtures for Oie 1900 crop accord
ing to announcement by Ralph W.
Ramsey, County" ASC Office Man
ager." Beginning with the I960
crop - of wheat, any mixtues con
taining wheat, and other grains,
which: contains,'1 when harvested
enough whest by weigVt te cause
the grain to be graded as ""mixed
grain" under the 'official gram
standards of the United States
will 'be classifed as wheat acre
age. ', --V , " r.
For' example: if " a . harvested
acreage of oats , contains morej
than 20 percent r of i , . wheat by'
weight, harvested acreage of 1
barley contain more than 25 per
cent of wheat by weight, or a har
vested acreage of , ' rye contains
more than 10 per cent of harvest
ed t acreage ef wheat by weight,
such acreage will, be classified as
wheat acreage In 1" ' . -
Ramsey esplainei ' at hereto
fore that a wheat re had not
been considered as t acreage
for marketing quot,-; "ss ex
cept in cases wbef r ' -ture
contained a greal t f
t ty; e'gU ' r.
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DIRECTORS OF
MARSHALL CC
ARE ELECTED
Change Dates Of Meetings
To 1st, 3rd. Tuesdays
Monthly
The Marshaal Chamber of Com
merce met Tuesdav at 12:30 at
the Presbyterian Church with D
D. Gross presiding.
The 24 members present read
carefully the proposed by-laws and
after amending and correcting,
t'ne by-laws were unanimously a
dopted. The major change in the organ
ization was the dates of meetings.
It was unanimously voted to meet
each first and third Tuesday at
12:30 o'clock for the luncheon
meeting. The Civitan Club met
on the second and fourth Tues
days, before dissolving.
A board of six directors was
elected from 12 nominees as 'fol
lows : Three years, J. H. Sprin
kle, W. F. Holland; two years,
John Corbett, Dean Shdelds; one
year, Delmar Payne, Frank Moore,
Officers will be elected at the
next meeting to be held Tuesday
May 5.
Supt Peek Cites Certificate
Ratings In County
Schools
Mdison County 'School patrons
can be proud of the fact that
teachers dn Madison County
ScTiools rank well above the na
tional average in semester hours
of professional preparation," Su
perintendent William W. Peek
stated thds week.
Superintendent Peek indicated
that he was delighted that the
Madison County Board of Educa
tion had gone on record as favor
ing further improvement in cer
tification standards for Madison
County teachers, amd that ftieyi
had taken concrete action to bring
about further improvements by a
published resolution "to eliminate
Knnc tha ts..i.... k-M;n "v
ratings by the beginning of next
Bchool year."
A compartive analysis of the
existing certification status with
that of ten years ago was com
pleted by tfhe Superintendent's
staff this week, and the resultant
information should be both inter
esting and encouraging to all
school patrons. Lest than a dec
ade ago, during the 1950-51 schawl
year, Madison County .School fac
ulties had only two Master's de
grees. . Today, there are twenty-
one Master's degrees, with six ota-.
er tea.'thers expecting to complete
work, for a Master's during the
coming summer.. ''The recruits of
this ' tremendous upsurge in the
upper bracket certificate level ia
terms of improved instruction and
increased professional stature are
most heartening to . all ' persons
who have worked .with Madison
County Schools in recent years,"
stated Supt Peek, .s ,
At the lower levels ef certifica
tion; it was pointed , out that the
study shows total o eight non
standard certificates (less than
two years college) listed on Madi
son County faculties for the school
year 1950-61, whereas' the cur
rent faculties . have o j igl
rating based on less than three
full years college. . "We are very
proud of the fact that non-standard
rating-9 and "C" ratinsrs have
hcen eliminated from Mao:son
fen
County
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J. G. Jones Guest Speaker;
Prizes To De Given Away
SPEAKER
J. C. JONES
Manager Davie Electric
Membership Corp.
MAY 1, DEADLINE
FOR "DISPLACED"
WHEAT FARMS
May 1 of this year ig an im
portant deadline for certain own
era of wheat farms which have
been acquired by an agency , hav
ing the right of. eminent domain,
according to Novile Hawkins,
chairman Madison County Agri
cultural Stabilization and Con
servation Committee.
The May i. deadline applies' lo
those owners -who were a .displac
ed from' wheat-allotment farms
during the period January 1, 1954
to August 28, 1968.
The chairman explains that such
an owner may file a notice of his
displacement and a request that
the allotment be pooled and used
to the extent necessary to estab
lish an "equitable" allotment for
other lands owned or purchaed
by him.
Tenants on such land are not
eligible to file such requests and
in order that rbe transferred
wheat allotment may be effective
for the 1960 wheat ctop on the
other farm, however, the owner
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County Baseball League To
Start Play Saturday, Day 2
The Madison County Baseball
League starts play on Satuday,
May 2. it was announced here
this week by E. C Teague, presi
dent of the league. The six teams
which comprise the league are
Marshal Walnut, Petersburg,
Hot Springs, . Spring Creek, and
LaureU - K r
Following is the schedule : .
"tr MAY 2 .
Petersburg at' Walnut' i(
Laurel at Marshall " 1 "'- - '
Hot Springs, at Sprmg Creek
i , - MAY 9 .
Qpring- Creek at Walnut :
Petersburf at Marshall :
Hat. Springs at Laurel f v
c . MAY 1 , ' ,
Marshall at Spring Creek
Laurel at Petersburg t
Walnut at Hot Springs
' - MAY 23 :
Spring Creek at Petersburg
Walnut at Laurel
Hot Sprinps at Marshall
MAY El
Mar ls'l ft ' ";' : t
Lauri! at ; Ci i
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Registration At 10:00 A.M.;
Capacity Crowd Is
Expected
The members of the French
Broad Electric Membership Cor
poration will meet again at tfne
Marshall High School Gymnasium
this Saturday for the purpose of
transacting the business of the
Cooperative and to mix and min
gle with their neighbors. The
meeting Saturday will be the ISH'ji
anniversary of the Cooperative
which has constantly grown in
membership in four western
North Carolina counties and three
Eastern Tennessee counties. They
are Madison, Buncombe, Yancey,
and Mitchell in North Carolina,
and Greene, Unicoi and Cocke in
Tennessee.
At this meeting the members
will have an opportunity to hear
Mr. J. C. Jones, Manager of Davie
Electric Conporation. He will be
introduced by Mr. D. M. Robin
son, Manager of French Broad E
lectric Corp.
Special music has been ar
ranged. The business to be transacted
at the meeting will include pre
sentation of the f inancial and op
erating reports for the year 1968 ...
and the election of the board of
directors. Present directors' are
as' follows:
Madison County: M. J. Ball,
president; E. C. Teague, vice
president; J. H. Sprinkle,, treas-'
urer; W. S. Willis; Buncombe
County: O; H. "Tilson.-secretary r r '
Yancey County: C." 'I Proffitt,
M. D. Bafley, Paul Higgiiu; Mit-r'v,
chell County: J. C Burleson, El- 1
mer Buchanan; Tennessee:' John
F. Anderson. ,, ,-
D. M. Robinson is manager; C.
I. Yelton, Division manager and '
Mrs. Florence M. Ramsey, office
manager. ' v, ' ' k
Mr. Robinson stated that the
members will be given an oppor- v
tunity to nominate anyone they
wish from the floor when the - '
lection is held. The board of di
rectors will be elected by members '
present at the meeting, and those
not attending the meeting will be '
permitted to send in their proxy .
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Law Suit Is Filed
Against Rudisill
By Carl BurreU V" ;
A law suit has been filed in Xhr
office f the Clerk of Superior
Court here by Carl Burrell against
Craig Rudisill Jr, and the Coal,
Feed and Lumber Co in connec
tion with the breaking and enter'
ing . of the company last Novem
ber. -
Mr, Burrell charges in the com
plaint that Rudisill stated to sev
eral people that- "he (Bum")
helped plan the breaking and Al
tering f the con - iry."
Currell is l.irg J'frr i
famatory Ian.. . s .ani r
punitive d '.rr,': -.-.
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