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EDITOR'S NOTE: The folloi
ing items were published in
THE NEWS-RECORD ,
Thursday, Ju,ly 8, 1954
Marshall Alderman
Lands 23-Lb. Catfish
L. B. Ramsey, popular Marshall
businessman and alderman, dec id
ed to "forget" "his business and
official duties for a few minutes
last Fridav and eo fishine. He
nabbed a rod and reel and a No.
4 hook and decided to relax for a
few minutes. Relax? Anything
but relax.
It wasn't long uirtil Listen had
landed a great big 23-pound cat
fish.
Construction Started
At Mars Hill College
Work on two new Mars Hill
College buildings has been start-
. ed. and completion date is set
August, 1955.
Cost "of the buildings, a 75,000
volumo library and a men's dormi
tory to house 126 students, totals
,$557,632.- 7. : .,',-., . (
Rev. James Hyde : Retires
From Active Ministry,,'
" The Rev. James L. Hyde, pas
torj of the Alexander (Pennsylva
nia) Preabyteriajj ' Churcli for the
past seven years, retired from aC'
: tivo' ministry., July 1, it has been.
announced. '
The minister,'? a : formers pastor
at . Walnut, w"no ' preached his
final sermon last Sunday, was hon
ored with bis sister, Miss Anna
Hyde, at a farewell party in the
Alexander church last Friday eve
ping. On liis retirement, the two
will move to Carlisle Springs, Pa.
Return From Camp
Johnny Corbett and Luther Nix,
members of Marshall Troop 2, Boy
Scouts of America, returned Sun
day from Camp Daniel Boone,
near Brevard, where they have
been in camp for the past two
weeks.
Memorial Park Swimming'
Pool Opens To Public : -
Long before the Marshall Me
morial Park swimming ?ool was
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ternoon, many crowded . into ;the
community .. building ana stooa
waiting In swimming jtranks and
suits for the initial fcnnouncement
. that Oifl '"pool Is now open'.' Short
ly before 12:30,' Hert Edwards,
manger ' of the park, ' , had K the
snack bar f illed :tVith ' delicious
candies, t sandwiches, : pies, , cakes,
' and cold drinks, much to the. de
light of everyone. ' At 12:15,
- Clenn Painter 'and ' Douglas Ad
ams took their posts atop the life
savers' stands and, at 12:80 the
opening wlistle blew. ; ' ' i ,
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i'. , ' ' Locals ' ' I
Capt and Mrs. M. ... D. ; Tweed
and two children, Janet and
Douglas, of Santa Ana, Califor
nia, spent most of last week with
Capt Tweed's brother-in-law- and
sister,. '' Mr. and Jtrs. I.:arJ
Tesgne, and other re'--",v t sr.!
friends. Cspt. Tv -. -1 t- ..'1 la sta
toined in Pensaco!a, TloriJa, af;
t.-r h's leave. Ills fa - wi!l join
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Court Adjourns After
Two Deelis Of trials
Judge James C. Farthing
Presides; Judgments
Rendered
The two-weeks' term of superior
court for the trial of criminal cas
es was adjourned last Friday.
Judge James C. Farthing, of Len
oir, presided with Robert Swain
as solicitor. I
The two major cases r Auz
King and HensJey murder cases
were published in last week's is
sue. King was sentenced to 10-18
years for manslaughter in the
death of Fowler Shelton. Cole
man Hensley was sentenced to 16-
20 years for second degree mur
der and nis son, Tommy, was sen
tenced from 14-18 years for man
slaughter in the death of Hugh
Shelton. -Both men tendered their
pleas last Thursday morning af
ter Solicitor Swain, who was as
sisted by Joseph B. Huff, had
completed State's ; evidence.
The manslaughter case of Louis
Edward Norwood was continued.
Other cases where judgments
were rendered include the follow
ing:
Virgie Edwards Boone, aban
donment, 6 months imprisonment
in .woman's 4 division. State Prison
Department, . ,
") Geter Hensley, J charged with
driving drunk, was given 4 months
on the roads. This sentence fo run
concurrently ,with sentence' he is
now serving in- .Buncombe .Coun
ty. V .'- m - -i v's'-;
Wllber Jackson Holder,' hargd
with violation of proflbation, 12
months' on roads. r -
George' Bruce Wilson, driving
drunk, three years suspended sen
tence and costs.' - - t
. Trov Wells, assault with dead
ly weapon, five-year suspended
sentence and costs.
EAMPE1SNEW
GOVERNOR OF
LION DISTRICT
Earl Robinson And Howard
Barnwell Attend
Convention
Hubert L. Kanipe of 106 Kings
gate Hd., Ashevflle, a charter
member and first president of the
Haw Creek Lions ChF Tuesday
am elected srovernor . of Norvh"
ual Jmoeting f North i;.ronn.
Lions . at New ?enU ? He suceseds
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ii' this district. t. -lli f P.
i , Kanipe,". who 0ad v served pre
viously as' deputy' district goyer-
iior of iWion 3, District 81 A, was
toDDOsed for election - hy Jos .
Cram it Cullowbee. Lawrence
Stokerif served M this campaign
msmsryvVi su-.r'':V-V'):
' ::; A .tiatiys of OW i Fort, Kanipe
has been employed by Morgan
Brothers, Inc., for" the ; past 22
years, and ift 1938 .was, married
to Miss Mildred Berniee Thomas
of Abingdon, Va. He was gradu
ated from- Duke University in
1930. ' . . ' ' '0; - "
The more than 1,000 l.ions at
tending the convention Tuesday
voted to hold the 1960 meeting of
the group in A'sheville.
Lion Earl .Robinson, president
of the Martlall Club, and Li-n
Howard Earnwell, also of the
?';;' i.;l Club, attended the Con
v""'Un, 'rt!T.:.- to Man.:.s:i
New Superintendent
slfi'ESiiil
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FREP ANDERSON, Mad
ison County's new school su
perintendent who begins his
duties on July. 1. Mr. An
derson succeeds William W.
Peek.
MARSHALL TAX
RATE INCREASED
-According to the municipal bud.
get published elsewhere in this is
sue, the tax rate in i Marshall will
be 81.401 instead f the current
$1.20 rate beginning July J, 1959
The' increase was made necessary
due to a 20c increase in the Debt
Service Fund, it was explained.
Draft Board Office
To Be Closed, From
June 15 To June 22
Mrs. Myrtle Morgan, draft
board clerk, announced here this
week that the draft board office
will be closed June 15 through
June 22. Mrs. Morgan will be on
vacation daring this week, it was.
stated.
American Legion
Elects Officers
Here Thursday
officers for the Davis-Sextoa
Post 317 -of American Legion
were elected here Thursday night
in the Legion Hall. ;
:' Elected were ; Commander, "
C Dodson; . vice commander, Don
West? Adjutant, Hoy Reeves;! Fi
nance Officer, Arthur Ladford ;
Service Officer, John - Ward Jr.;
and ' Sertreant-of-Arms. Marvin
Ball. ; , , '? , ,
Albert Rector was named park'
ing lot manager - and Adolphus
Cook was named as house manag
er. - .r'. 1 - .
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Social Security
Representative v
Is Changed Here .
It was announced this week that
George Leinwall, j popular Social
Security representative vho ha
been comirg to, Tu'siT.sh:-:!! every
Tuesday for the ra?t i sr, l.s
beon transfi-rreJ. I'r. I4';ia'l
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arstoll Delist Church Fire
In '12 Leaves Charred Mar lis
Many Surprised At Charred
framing as unurat
Is Razed
By JIM STORY
Some of the "older people of
Marshall vividly recall the fire
which almost destroyed the Mar
shall Baptist Church in the win
tier, of 1912 but still oflhers were
amazed to find out that tlere had
ever been1 a tiw at the church-
The incident came to light dur
ing the past few weeks ' as the
present chqrch is being rased pre
paratory to erecting a new cVurch
tnnlding on the same site. It was
indeed surprising to most every
one When ths reof. was removed
a' few days ago to diacever that
most of the framework was char
red v With many ., large . support
practically burned in two.
i Earl Robinson, in charge ef ras
ing the churA, scratched his lead
and told .this writer that he ' yn
as surprised as anyone when ie
saw all the burned wood in tte
attc.. "It's a wonder the church
has stood this long," he remsrked.
He said he soon discovered that
the framing behind the facing oiJ. C "Cub" Sprinkle was one or
the bar try was turned but he
didn't t'
k the whole top was
burrxsl, ! i. ' '
Mr. r ' ' n, who is doing this
jab f - " ' to fet fhe framing,
took ; . i f stride, saying,
"T! ' ,v V e ba'l bourses."
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we found out some authentic in
formation while others we ques
tioned threw in a few things that
they'd heard about the fire.
A little history of the churc"h
reveals that it was built in 1903
and dedicated in 1906. Everything
went along smoothy until the win.
ter of 1912 January 28th, to
be exact.
It was on the night of January
28, 1912 that Judge P. A. MoEl
roy, whose home was beside the
church (now Mrs. Carl Stnart's),
smell ed ; smoke and realized : the
church was on fire. He rushed to
the back of his home and when
he went outside, so intense were
Che flames that they singed : his
eyebrows. He turned in the fire
alarm ' and about . that time Dr.
Weaver happened "along and also
saw .the church ablaze. ; ; s ;
" The fire department, with lim
ited fire-fighting equipment, did
a , miraculous, fob hi saving , the
building ' from being totally v. de
stroyed and at the same thne
kept the ' McElroy tome from
burning.. It is said that Bob Ca-
ton was fire chief at the time and
the volunteer .firemen. During
the fire someone let the full force
of the water from the hose strike
Cub smack in the face and it
knocked him tfhrotith One of the J
windows cf the church.
V.'h t i' f .v c were finally
exl'r;: ' '.it ss for-:.! t'it t' '
VALUE MAXIMUM,
NEWS MINIMUM
IN THIS ISSUE
In order to meet the re
quests of the merchants who
are cooperating with this
newspaper in its special edi
tion by printing the paper a
day earlier than usual, it is
necessary to omit the usual
news coverage.
Readers will, instead, find
that the issue is practically
solid with advertisements
offering outstanding values
this week-end. We regret
the scarcity of news in the
issue but will resume full
coverage next "week.
We are actually sacrific
ing news in order that ev
ery person can read and di
gest the amazjng values
throughout the paper.
Only. "must" copy is pub
lished this week.
THREE ATTEND
FARMHOMEWEEK
IN RALEIGH
Three Madison County people
left Tuesday, . June 9, to attend
Farm Home Week on the State
College campus in Raleigh. , Mrs.
George Shape, Mrs. E. O.' Bur-
nette and Marion Wilson register
ed' at the: William Neal .Reynolds
Coliseum ..-during the i afternoon.
Following the formal opening at
7:30 hey went to n reception hon
oring Dr. and. Mrs- Carey H. Bos
tian. - r
Each morning started with de
votions in' Danforth Chapel," for
merly called the College YMCA.
Oh i Wednesday morning Mrs.
George Shnpe Jook part In "Lead
er and Officer Training. In . the
Ballroom of the College Union.
Mrs. Burnette and Marion WilBon
had a difficult time deciding wliich
classes to attend. They Will par
ticipate in two other classes on
Thursday morning.
The -afternoon sessions include
l"The Way To Charm and Beau-
ty," "Hats we maue, un rim,,
a tour to Chapel Hill and Duke
University, and tea1 at the home ofj
President and Mrs. William Fri
day at Chapel Hill.
Th Honors and Awards Pro
gram Wednesday, June 10, was of
snecial interest to the Madison1
County delegation. Mrs. E. O.
Rnrnett was honored as 1963
Leadership Achievement Award!
winner. She received an orchid:
and an engraved tray. ,
Another special treat was that
of hearing the Boys Choir rom
Gaston County and the Hillandale
Girls Chorus from Durham County-
V'yv-:
'Friday, June 12 will, be a high
light hietdry making day for home
demonstration women. At the 33rd
annual meeting of the State Fed-
eratkm ef Home Demonstration
Clubs, Mrs. George Shupe will fee
Installed as recording secretary.
"Well have more to tell you lat
er about our trip," says Marion
Wilson," Tiome economics agent
E&minal'cr.s -To
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Advertisers Offer Hundreds
Of Values In This
Issue
Never before in the history of
Marshall have so many bargains
from so many places of business
been offered. Throughout this
12-page edition can be found hun
dreds of money-saving bargains
which will be offered to the pub
lic tfhis week-end Thursday,
Friday and Saturday.
Read each advertisement care
fully and you will be amazed at
the low prices Marshall's mer
chants are offering. It's a "once
in a lifetime" event and. thous
ands of people are expected to
crowd into the Marshall stores
this week-end to take advantage
of June Bargain Days.
The last time a similar event
was held in Marshall was Marshall
Bargain Days last year, and the
merchants have even better values
than the former event.
Below is published a list' of
firms which are cooperating with
tSiis event:
Beik-iBroome Co.
Marshall Department Store '
McKinney's
Penland & Dorn
National B&lOc Store
Dixie Grocery
A&P
Model Grocery f
French Broad Chevrolet Co.
Coal, Feed & Lumber Co. i
O. C. Rector Hardware i
Roberts Pharmacy . ,i i
Moore's Pharmacy ii , v f
Home EleAric & Furniture7: Co. -t
Wild's Radio , Service - '
Chandler Hardware : ' i
P. R, Elam Farm Supply Co.
Redmon & Worley Motor Co.
Houston Brothers . ' kJ
Service Motor Sales, Ihc, -
All Season Heating Co. . ;
Builders Supply Co. i' ,
F. 8. Electric Membership Coop
Citizens Bank ,
The Bank of French Broad.
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T0V0TE0NKC3
SUPPORT LEVEL
The main issue at stake io tht
referendum of, wheat farmer
scheduled for July 23 will be th
parity level at which the crop wjf
be supported for complying farr
ers. According to H., D. Godfrey
State Administrative Officer f -the
Agricultural Stabilization aj , ;
Conservation Committee, a f avor
We Vote will eet the support rat
at 76 percent of parity on the 196
crop while an unfavorable voti5
will drop support tq 50 percen,
of parity: V
The wheat allotment for Nort
Carolina for 1960 is 295,879 acres
This compares with our State'
wheat allotment' for Chi year o
296,356 acres and is based on th
national allotment of 55 mill;. ;
teres. .The same 55 million-aci'..
allotment prerailed this year su,
that Is the minimum fixed I y 1
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