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MARSHALL; N. C, THURSDAY. AUGUST 27, 1959
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Euents Leading Up To
p iiSsIiool Opening Tuesday
Local iBoard Clarifies Stand
On Curriculum, Vo-Ag.,
Sports, Etc.
By BILL LINDAU
Citizen-Times Staff Writer
The proposed Walnut-Marshall
high schools' consolidation is a
waiting expected Sept. 8 action
by the State Board of Education.
But a Madison County school
board member indicated last week
local board authority under the
Pearsall plan might be used to
consolidate the hih schools,
without state board action.
The proposal is being bitterly
opposed by a group of Walnut
area residents who have engaged
John Giezentanner, an Asheville
attorney, to handle their side of
the argument.
Registration
On Saturday, County Schools
Superintendent Fred B. Ander
son explained to a reporter that
Walnut High School students
would be permitted to register at
either Walnut or Marshall. The
students wanting to go to Mar
shall High School would be given
transportation by the county, he
, Under the consolidation pro-
: poaal Walnut Elementary Schoo
' would retain its. current status
and some 150 Marshall Elemen
' tary School- ' students would te
transferred there. ;
Anderson said that the' county
- board was expecting the ' State
; Board of .. Education 'to decide at
its meeting in Jtaleigh ' Sept, , 3
. on whether . the' schools Bhould or
v s'nuldn't ' consolidate. Officially,
the action will be on recommen
dations contained in a report of
- the situation made by a state
study commission.
Under the regulation, consoll
dation can be brought about by
consent of. a county school board
and the state board.
' Broad Authority
But the Pearsall Plan, estab
lished to meet attempted' integra
tion situations, gyves local school
boards authority to assign pupils
living in one district to schools in
another. 1 - ,
This simply means that a local
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Sshcal Das Sfdssivipod UJhile.'
Swinging To Hake Turn-Off
' Madison ' County chalked up its
first school bus accident of the
year Tuesday on the first day
of school f when f-, bus swung
.wide to make, a right turn off U.
S. 23 at Mars Hill, and was side-
' awipped by a passing automobile
None was hurt' and ttie school
bus, being operated by Ralph
Franklin, 18, trf Mara HiU RED 1
was not i damaged, ; -The auto
mobile, a 1959 Ford sedan being
operated by Mack Downey, 49, of
Pontiac, Mich., was - damaged an
estimated $100 to 125. . "
.'A school bus wreck near Wal
nut "on the first day of classes
last year in Madison County oc
curred in much the same manner.
None was hurt in that accident
either, ifrhich happened when the
driver swung his ; vehicle.'. hUy
over to the left of the center of
L"3 25-70 in order to rnake a
sharp right turn onto a side road.
State Highway Patrolman Al
Ft! J i;nn, .reporting the accident
'.! occured Tuesday morninp,
'J t''.e 1051 Ford School bus vas
(C.-t'nued To race f.x)
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MONDAY, SEPT. 7
-LABOR DAY -TO
BE OBSERVED
W. P. Holland, president of
the Marshall Merchants Associa
tion, announced this week that
practically all places of business
would be closed in Marshall on
Monday, September 7 Labor
Day.
Also closing on this date will
be the offices in the courthouse,
the banks, post office, and Fed
eral and State Offices.
PHONE FIRM
ASKS OK TO
SELL STOCK
Raleigh Western Carolina
Telephone Company Tuesday ask
ed the State Utilities Commission
for authority to sell 71513 shares
of its authorized common capital
stock to its shareholders at $6.75
per share, , j. - . i',;' , : -
The compamy, iwihlc'rf has its main
odSf ices ,in Weaverville; and Iserves
several Western: counties,' said Jit
would use- the fSOO.OriwIfeed
from the: stockC sale , ttl pay 'ptt
short-term notes; with which it fi
nanced an expansion program.
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Harold Rector Is
Slightly Improved
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The condition of Harold Rector,
severely burned recently in an ac
cident at the General Motors plant
in Flint,' Mich., is reported to be.
slightly improved although Mr.
Rector is still in critical condi
tion. !His mother, Mrs. Lottie Rector
and his brother, Mr. . Eilswprth ,B ss "orron JT c'1
Rector, returned Monday from l Chandler, George Whitaker,
Davison, Mich., where they spent S" C-.Bullmn' Ray Bris-
sometbn-wit Mr. Rector anH his'
family.
FOOTBALL GAME
ON ISLAND FRI
LIGHT SQUAD
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The 1959 football season opens
here Friday night when the Mar
shall .Tornadoes host the Edney-
ville eleven at eight o'clock.
Coach , Howard -Barnwell' ? and
Assistant Coach Jimmy Johnson
have been drilling the squad hard
during the past few days trying
to get them ready for the initial
contest, i , .. : i
, Coach Barnwell "reports- a very
light and inexperienced team but
hopes that more boys will join fae
squad now that school has start
ed. V,-, r :v
, A large crowd, is expected to
be on, hand for the Tornadoes'
first home jrame. ,
The cheerio a .ts an.i hand are
eTpertfii to te on r.an.i to r.f p i..e
hU f t t.'f IJS -'.J f' it.
ROBT. BUNNELLE
REAPPOINTED TO
HIGHWAY UNIT
Raleigh Gov. Hodges, who
has given vocal support to the
statewide highway commission he
helped create, Thursday reap
pointed four of its members in
cluding Chairman J. Melville
Broughton Jr.
The action, announced at his
weekly news conference, came as
no surprise.
Hodges has said repeatedly he
feels the statewide concept is far
better t'nan the regional concept
in highway development. Prior
to 1957, the commission was
composed of 14 members, each
from a specified geographic area.
In naming Broughton to a new
two-year term which expires
June 30, 1961, the governor gave
concrete backing to the man in
his current feud with the David
on County commissioners over
the secondary roads priority sys
tem. Hodges brought the seven-man
commission up to full strength by
naming Ralph T. Morris, 38-year-old
New Bern businessman, to fill
the vacancy left by the recent
death of E. t. White of Wilming
ton. That term expires June 30.
Reappointed to new four-year
terms expiring June 30, 1963,
were James W. Mason of Laurin
burg, Robert Bunnelle of Ashe
ville and Lee White of Concord,
The other two members, .whose
terms still ire in effect, are
Ralph : Howlandi; of Elkin, and
Fletcher Gregory of Weldon. j
2-WEEKS TERM
Following is a list of jurors
drawn for the two-weeks term of
superior court starting Monday,
for the trial of civil cases. Judge
J. Frank Huskins, of Burnsville,
will preside.
(FIRST WEEK)
L.' L. Roberts, Guy Angle, T.
Edgar Justice, Boice MoCarter,
Cleo English, LeRoy Treadway,
Carl K. Gardner, Paul Harkle-
1' wnas,
1 "i 'jj. ol li vwr t Trr -i t.
m"mle "w". a
Hensley, H. H. Carter, ' Bascombe
Payne, Agnes Franklin, Henry
Harkleroad, Charles Finley, Ed
ward English, Mrs. Wiley Nor
ton, Dates Buckner, Everly Rob
inson, Miss Sadie Wallin, James
i M. Holconvbe, W. W. Green, Fred
Harriette Hollifield, and Bruce
Teague. .
(SECOND WEEK)
' E. F, Wallin, R." J.r Lewis,
Woodrow Griff ee, Mrs. Lula Stan
ton, Tom Caldwell, Mrs. B. E.
mmonS, Mrs. Ruth Tweed," D. H,
Rice, ..Garney Burlison, Carmel
Hilton, H. A. Blankenship, , Ranee
Hensley, ;,Lyde Martin, ;.J. A
Sprinkle, Jasper Jenkins, ti'H. G.
Plemmona, Claude . Carver, ' J. L.
Hagan, Claude Faulkner, Manty
Chipmaa,'' D. 'A.'. Edwards, ; Roy
Tweed, Fredrick . Goforth, Joseph
Sherlin, -Wade .Stanley, Newton
C. McFall Jr., Roy Caldwell, ' R.
D. Sexton, Jack FairchOds, Ev-
erette Fisher, Baxter Payne,' EI
mo B.' Sumerel, Luther Ramsey
A. - P. Brown. ,
C0-Gallon Still '
Captured On Biff-
Pine Wednesday
A 60-galloa : capacity steamer
out was cut down and 50 gallons
of beer destroyed Wednep 'ay af
ter being captured in t' e E.'g
Pine section. No arre wm
a.le, C'aerlff E. Y. . Tor " r t
f: iced.
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Delegation 3eeks
Change Is School
Bus Operator "
A delegation of about 0 Wal
nut school patrnjmetwith Su
perintendent Fred ':Wf- Anderson
Wednesday morning in the court
house here and requested the dis
missal of FloydWallia as ftie
operator of the school bus which
transports students from Walnut
to Marshall. . ;
It is reported that this action
resulted because of an accident
which occurred A 'Tpesday when
the Walnut-Marshall school bus,
operated by Mr. Wallin, side
swiped an automobile. No one
was injured and : the damage
slight, it was said.' 1
Superintendent; Anderson told
this newspaper that it is his duty
to furnish transportation for all
students assigned to Marshall
from Walnut and that the school
bus service will eon tiue as origin
ally planned regardless of who
is the driver. - -
4-H GIRLS
AWARDS ARE
Three .Madison County .4-H
girls received 1958 medals of honf
or forj achievement in Home;
nonucs. They were Ann Huff of
Mars Hill, Junj Franklin of LaU
,rl , j;:nd.'t!Tlqra;:f:Belle, Worley of
Marshall.!: This- included only,
wiuch . are reiatea to. the; nome,
such : as t canning, f clothing,! food
preparation, home .improvement
and home management. 'Awards
for 4-H Girls' Home , Economics
Achievement -are ' provided " by
Montgomery Ward.
Four gold filled medals of hon
or will be given to the four girls
who achieve the most in their
homemaking projects for 1959.
The 1958 state winner in Girls
Home Economies'' wa s Lucille
Hayes of Iredell County. During
seven years of club work Lucille
completed 60. projects. State win
ners receive an all expense trip
to National ,4-H. Club Congress
in Chicago, 111. '
Each year six college scholar
ships of $400 each are presented
to a blue award group selected
frome the state tripwinners.?
Commissioners To
Meet Tuesday, Sept,
8, Not Sept. 7
Due to the Labor Day Holiday
on Monday Sept. 7, the Madison
County, board of commissioners
will meet on Tuesday, Sept 8, it
was announced this, week.
Salvation Army
Will Send Speaker
To Any Group
' vThs Salvation Army . will, be
happy to" furnish' a speaker for
your civic dub, church or ether
organizations according to an an
nouncement .received; tin's , week
from The Army's Carc-Knas Divi
sional Headquarters in Charlotte.
i The speaker I will' 'discuss un
known facts about The Salvation
Army, the Maternity T i me and
Hospital for Unwed Mot' s (Dur ;
ham), human interest ri. s a
bout Army services and - out
standing aspects cf 1 'va j
tion Army's progrra n.
If ere intere1-' ", ' ,
a J ,Jval ') A rmy f
STEVE FREEMAN
HOME DESTROYED
BY FIRE TUESDAY
Family In Dire Need
Clothes, Furniture,
Food, Etc.
Of
The one-story, six-room home
of Steve Freeman, Marshall RFD
1, near Redmon, was destroyed
by fire Tuesday afternoon. Cause
of the blaze is unknown. No in
su ranee was carried, it was stat
ed. '
In addition to Mr. Fi-eeman and
his five children, an invalid sis
ter also live at the home. They
all escaped unharmed but all
household furniture was destroy
ed and all clothing burned. The
children range in age from four
months to 17 years, it was stated.
FARM PONDS
POPULAR FOR
SPORT AND FOOD
: Raymond Ramsey, of Marshal
RiPD 2. Wildlife Protector for
Madison County, advises that this
is the most popular time of year
for farm pond fishing. Hot weath
er drives most of the fish to the
deeper parts of the ponds, but
top , water fishing with popper
bugs and flies can be done suc
cessfully,, in the early morning
and late evening hours. ' ,
Ramsey said that Madison
CouJjty " private
ponds,; -with; a state total of a
round 46,000 ,and farm ponds
are now producing a major a-
mdunt of fishing sport and food
for the table. Although most
ponds come under fishing license
requirements, the following are
exempt from ftie purchase of fish
ing licenses:
a. The owner and his family;
b. Natural bait fishermen in coun
ty of residence; c. Resident mi
nors under age 16; d. Nonresident
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MADISON 4-H'ER
ATTENDS 4-H
FORESTRY CAMP
Craig Burnette, son of Mn and
Mrs. E. a Burnette of Walnut,
spent, the week of August 17-22
attending the 4-H Forestry Camp
at Millstone near Hoffman, N. C
A total cf 91 4-H dub boys rep
resenting 91 of the North Caroli
na counties were in 'attendance at
the camp. ' The county winner i in
the 4-H Forestry Project gets an
expense paid trip to the camp
each year. " . .
Craig; was selected -as- county
winner for Madison .County be
cause cf the projejets lie had
completed in': setting white pine
seedlings and tree identification.
The' camp . activities consisted of
seven classes , which lasted -three
hours each' en ' establishing and
managing a forest. - The ' classes
were instructed -by Extension
Forestersfrom different parts of
tha atatarf - Recreation, which in
cluded sof tialV volleyball, swim
ming and dancing, kept the boys
busy between 'their classes ; and
during the evening. , The camp is
available each year to the county
4-H forestry project winner.' So
if you are a 4-H Club boy inter
ested in forestry, this is some
t!;!rg to work toward. . .i
" : -U Telephone & Terrr- V.
i --r.ry sponsors V e cairp 1 y
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Three TJalnut Students
Assigned To Marshall
Peek At Mocksville
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WILLIAM W. PEEK of Mar
shall has been appointed princi
pal of t'ne Farmington Elementa
ry School near Mocksville in Da
vie County and has now assumed
his new uties.
Up until March, 1959, Peek had
served as superintendent of Mad
ison County Schools some nine
years.
He and Mrs. Peek left Mar
shall last week.
Walnut Game At
Spruce Pine Not
To Be.Played Friday
Acting Coach Tom Wallin of
Walnut, announced this morning
that the football game ' with
Spruce Pine at Spruce Pine,
scheduled for Friday nignt, would
definitely not be played Friday.
Coach Wallin stated that he
hoped that Spruce Pine could
make it possible to play the game
at a later date rather than can
cel the game.
Dool Referendum Is
Scheduled For Sopt.
Attorneys To ;
Attend Bar Meet
In Spruce Pine
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.The Marshall attorneys will at
tend the annual 24th Judicial
District Bar Association meeting
in Spruce Pine Saturday. '
The Mitchell County Bar As
sociation will serve as hosts. .
. -' Those expected ' to attend are
Clyde M.- Roberts', Joseph B. Huff,
Charles E...MasMjurn and A. E.
Savings. Bond . i ',
Sales Continue , i ' ,
To Climb Here
E&H Savings Bonds sales in
North Carolina during July were
$3,690,103.96. Although this rep
resents a decrease of 2.9' over
July, 1958, Series E sales f jr Ju
ly remained arprecialily the same
as July 19:8 (f 37.97 d! "".-n -e).
Cumulative salt for J t; '---
July 'were
represents i
IP" 9 mha
3.9 "e it V
dollars.
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Anderson Speaks To Over
150 Parents Tuesday
At Walnut
The Madison County Board of
Education Tuesday night assign
ed three Walnut area students to
Marshall High School. It urged
"all other Walnut High School
students to choose between the
two high schools prior to ftie next
regular meeting of the school
board."
This was announced by County
Schools Superintendent Fred An
derson following a board meet
ing. . 'The students assigned to Mar
shall for the 1959-60 school year
were Eldridge Leake Jr., Aileen
Burnette and Sharon Burnette;
"The board of education," the
announcement said, "was convinc
ed from the evidence on hand that
these students were prospective
college students and can definite
ly be better prepared for college,
work at the Marshall High
School."
This was the latest action in , '
the summer-long argument which -arose
over the board's proposal
to transfer all Walnut. High
School students to Marshall High
School' for consolidation of the '.'
two high schools. , 1 The State '
Board! of Education is expected to .
act Sept. 3 on recommendations ' '
a state survey commission made "
foTlolwingr'audy'ef the situ'--T
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The board action also came af
ter a morning meeting of approx
imately 200 people, including the i
Walnut school committee , mem-
bers, at the Walnut school ended
in an atmosphere of friendliness.
Anderson at the session had talk- -ed
wifli the committee,1, then ad-
dressed the general, meeting. ,
In refernce to the board' meet
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During the month 'of Septem- 1
ber wool producers throughout the
nation, will decided fa a referen
dum whether' they are in favor .
or against continuing the adver
tising and "sales promotion deduc- '
tions program w'nich is carried
out by the American Sheep Pro
ducers Council under an agrees
ment with the Secretary cf Agri
culture, according ' to announce-,
ment by Ralph Ramsey, ASC Of
fice' Manager for Madison Coun
ty. It was pointed out that a.
similar referendum was conduct
ed in 19S5 to determine if the-'
producers were in favor of f inane--ing
the program by deductions
of paymetna earr i by producer
participating in AVC's V.'wd In
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