10 PAGES THIS WEEK , if ..,.. MARSH ALU N. C THURSDAY. EZr'i: TIZZR 24, 19S9 Hk, PER COPY 2.60 A Year In Madison V Buncombe Counties . v . - $4.98 A Tur Outside These Two Counties n Jin'. Pry T V":!: IVo .Fri'liu ' , I . . To Elect County Committed To Adrainster County j jJt - .i. ' Program y j, 1 1 : Delegates who were " elected ia the ASC community - committee e lection on Sept 10 will meet in ' county convention at the ASC of fice on Friday, Sept 25 at 10 a. .., m, and elect a county" committee, according to announcement made ' , tdday by Ralph W. Ramsey,'. ASC " office manager for Madison Coun ty. The newly elected county com mittee will take office nwi October 1st and serve one year or until their successors are elected and seated, ' Ramsey pointed out that this year's committee - elections, both at he community and county level, were held about 80 days earlier than usual in all counties of North Carolina in order that . the new committees could take of - fice in time to admiAster all 1060 ASC Programs, some of which will be started in early October of this year, The office manager pointed out that the principal duty of the county ASC committee is to ad minster the county programs in compliance with the National and State regulations and procedures i and make recommendations fori j needed changes which would im prove the - farm programs ' with - which they work. The work of '-. the county ASC committee 1 very similar to that of a board of dd- rectors' in that they determine the! ., county policy to be followed in 1 I . J . ..1. ' 1 i It awiuniaiering tne am. irm pro- grams ai tne county level in com' : : pliance - with the "; National 'and a State regulations. , , ' ' Goto Patent f ,v 1,-1 'I ' J w - " ' V - z William R. Edwards EDWARDS GETS PATENT ON NEW DURENE PROCESS KOViIIAVE NEW MEREST. RATES' "".Never, before 1ve -' United States Savings Bonds been so at- ' traotive to investors - and ' small savers alike, Walter Johnson, 'State DirectorVof the U. S. Sav ings Bonds' Program, said today in . commenting on - the ome-Jialct per cent Increase, in interest rates : on old and new Series E and H Savings Bonds. 1 ' - "owy nuuion people antomai ically benefit from the recent leg- islatio(r ipassed ,t by Congress," Johnson said, "because that many hold outstanding bonds In the a? iwuillr W.fWnV W44JMV1I'V . - V WV first time, thtf hike in rates- ap- plies to old series VB and H Sav- ings Bonds, as welj as those be : ing bought currently So, jit will be to the advantage of .most bond owners to hold -ento ; their old bonds thus Automatically rece!v The new law does 'two things: : (1) - it provides that all Savings Bonds bought on and' after June 1 draw 8 per cent interest when held to maturity, and (2) it m- creases by at least one-half .of one per cent the Interest return on air outstanding E and H bonds, regardless of their tge, for ' the period from June 1, 19." , to their maturity..-In adXtion, the Treas ury has promised a 10-year ex tension privilege on all. E bonds, both old and new., . . . t v "1 cannot emphaize too strong-'-, ' (Continued . To Last Page) Walnut PTA Tor.IectV.VJ., ' I William R. Edwards has been granted a U. S. patent on a pro cess for producing durene, a new raw material from petroleum. He is a member of the Section in Humble Oil & Refining Compa ny's Research and development Division at Bayton, Texas, that is' engaged in reserach on chemi cals development " Edwards attended , Mars ' Bill College a year then continued his studies at North Carolina State College to recieve $he bachelor's degree in chemical engineering. He v was member f ' the Mars Hill touring choir a..; the science honor club. At N, . State he ser ved as president of a the student chapter, of American ; Institute of Chemical Engineers a year and manager of the Square- Dance Band three years.. He wa elected to Tau BetaPi nd Phi Kappa ".Mr. and Mrs; .Edwards '.have two daughters; Janet Ruth, is 2 years old and Julie Ann Is a year oJdJ t They live ' in . Baytown t Eor.rest .Street, i ,He is a member of the hoir id presi dent of bis Sunday School 'dass'st First Baptist Church 1" Ba'ytown. - The ion of Mr. and Mrsi H, C Edwards of Mars Hall," is a 191 graduate t of ' Mars 'Hill' -High School;.- C$ " C - ' 4-II PULLETS AVERAGE $2.82 : IN SALE HERE The 120 pullets grown out by 4-H Club members in Madison County sold for an average price Of $2.82 here last Saturday. Ten groups of the. pullets were placed in the blue ribbon group and one m the white. The boys and girls on the chain this year were: Nathan Roberts, Hot Springs, Route 1 ; Woody Am nions, Mars Hill; Rex Bradburn, Marshall, Route 1; Gene Arnold Shelton, Mars Bill, Route 1 ; Keith Robinson, Marshall; Janice Plemmons, Marshall, Route 4; Doris Trantham, Hot Springs, Route 1 ; Jackie Griffin, Marshall, Route 6; McArthur Johnson, Mar hall, Route 3; Jerry Dale Hunter, Marshall, Route 6; and Vance Shelton, Marshall, Route 6. The Citizens' Bank in Marshall purchased four groups of the pul lets. Other people or business firms to purchase pullets were: Mrs. Troy Rice. Route 3. Mar-i shall; Ralph Ramsey, Route 6, Marshall; Clyde English, Route 1, Mars Hill; Jack Ball, Route 5, Marshall; Robinson Oil Co., Mar shall; Home Electric, Marshall; and James Stewart, Mars Hill. The four groups purchased by the Citizens' Bank were resold to Mildred Graham, and Mrs. Troy Rice. The Farmers Federation which sponsors the Chain, passed out $85.00 in prize money to themem- bers of the chain. ROAD HE5iC;i INASI1EVILLE ON WEDNESDAYS ' i. ' (,' v A hearing on long range plans of the Highway .-.Commission " in the Asheville ' area has been set for 10 a. m.j Wednesday, Septem ber 30, in room .409 of the Bun combe County - Courthouse i n Asheville. , To be discussed ' sto plans rf or the location of Interstate. 26 be bween Asheville and Hnederson- ville; a section of Interstate' 40 from a point near the Buncombe- Haywood County line, east, , by passing Asheville . to the touUi, to a point near Black; Mountain; and new roads between Asheville and Weaverville and Weavervdlle and Marshall. . - ' .Several HigWay Commission. ers, Director W. F. Babcock and members of the State ' Highway Commission Advanci Planning Department will ' be present for the hearing. WOOL , The Walnut L f-Tr Association will rsift ,e' September SO et 8 j- ri., i i Paul Jiii-vis' r !n cf I m : The execu e f ' i ; quested to r ' 7 ' the fa., o J -LAMR REFERENDUM IN PROGRESS ' ' All- ballots in ' the wool and lamb 'market ; development refer endum must be voted not later thanr Wednesday,-. September . 80,, according -Ao ovile Hawkins, chairman of the Agricultural Sta bilization and Conservation Coun ty Committee. j' 1 The 'referendum is being con ducted throughout fhe month of September to give,? all growers ample opportunity to vote. Bal, lots are mailed to all known wool and. lamb producers,' . After the ballot is voted,, it should be mail ed or brought - In ' person to the: county ASC office. J If the ballot 43 tnauedlt must, be postmarked' not later than Soj-f ember 30. I- i In the referendum, farmers who prjJuce won! have the Of port" i ty to vole 11-3 cr NO on rr' v-i OPEN HOUSE AT H0TSPRINGS PLANT ON OCT. 7 ' n ropen House" program for en'ploye-tt.eir-famtHes nd large group of , comm unity and Madison County residents will "be held at Hot Springs Plant in Hot Springs' October 7, according to as announcement today, by plant manager R,. NeiU Ross. v . , ; Purpose of the- event is to cele brate five, years "of ' operation ' Of Hie textile plant; now .an 'integral (Continued To Lasf Page) Attends Dental . Meeting Dr. H. E. IBolinger ; of Mar shall, attended the 100th anqiver &ary and meeting of the Ameri can Dental Association held -' in New York City September; 14-18. He was accompanied -by his Wife. They returned to ' Marshall last Sunday. :' - -1 ?' TOWNS IN COUNTY TO BENEFIT FROM POWELL FUNDS ' Powell Bill funds toitali'ng $670, 132.43 wiU be shared by 60 West ern North Carolina " cities and towns in a statewide distribution of S6.766.092.58 October 1. The allocations in the 19 west ernmost counties of the state rep resent nearly one-tenth the. en tire state fund. The statewide to. tal is up 1288,635, or lour per cent over the amount distributed last year. The Powell Bill, enacted in 1951, set aside one-half cent of of the six cents per gallon net state gasoline tax for the use of municipalities in maintaining - and improving their non-liighiway sys tem streets. The net revenue from the tax amounted to $81,228,099 (for the 1968-59 fiscal year, on which the current allocations are based. Issuance of this year's checks will make a total of more than J eiv -'ii.- .1.11 i i "l i .i f to qualified municipalities during the nine-year period of aid under the bill. iMadison County towns', street mileage and allocations are as follows: Hot Springs, 4.80, $3,879.29; Mar stall, 5.60, $4,840.49; Mars Hill 3J8, $4,626.05. . v ' C3. D.MiotJciiontTciy To -Do More 8 To Head U.F. ";"k'" i fill llm iiill Lfaiis Cpsn Grid. Sebon C:lL7(!iiy Kigtit fit 0:C0 Sale Of Series ,' " E. Savins Cor.ds il Up In Ar-rt , - A, iSales'of Vr-iT. Series E,.4n North C,v lima were up during the moAQi of August Cash purchase of thi series which is sold in small denomina tions. and primarily through the Payroll Savings Plan, amounted to $3,47154, This is an increase of 2.9per cent over August of last year. The sale of IT, S, Ssv- (Continued To Last Page) v j, . v;:. t.. - r.r . .7 f 1 cf f.-' f T cf t bt'tvi ( t 1 i ' ore a1. J r ' s V 1 Picture 're; IS J.. M. Wasson of Charlotte; vica r resident .wand General' Manager, , Southern, Bell, Presiden, Carollnas . United. r " V' , s t f , - ,v t t' t 4MjJ?r,'A..'Honis Edens, Durfcam, president, We VnU ;rt'-NospaiIin'-'StaU,,'Campaigia Chairman fof United . 'Community Campaign's, , I , , , ( , r t . ? () ;Governor Lutiier Hj Bodges. - ' ? ' -f ! " Statement By Governor Luther H. Hodges pj, During ?the next few wclTcs, in counties, cities and towns , .throughout. North Carolina, more than 70 separate United Fund I Campaigns will be conducted in an effort to raise in excels of ; $7 million .needed to. support woriliwhile programs at the local ; level.; , , , i ' j I . ' This is fihe largest vyoluntary fund-raising effort in , :Ji - CaooltnS and the services supported through these tmp. a , snake our individual exmmunities and our State better plao i i t ' which to live.,' Many, of these services ber ''t our young pc j througrh programs designed to develop chaiatter and good - 1 zensiiip.'"' Other United Fund f- ti.s serve the health net -the comimunRy while the rem. iweVare of the i.i'.iviJal r 1 1 i The United Way of : : Carolina' in recent yoara r I " e V 1 i ' a as ' r' jofrs : V e fu 'i r i r ' t y - e i I : -' : ' ' n !.r concern themselves wi ' s I .nily. 1 i f 'i a very raridly In . a t our communities ' I and bj'nets-l ' t y 'e'y sa; , ort ' ' t ) commun.; r ' '::,""13 8'li 1 h r .i ' , " ', Lowery Vorlej And David , Bradley To See Action -' Against Wingate ' i . - , ' ' '' - i v t The Tara Hill College- Lions din4!, Jt lSC9"TcH&ulr-8euson at 1.1 ais i:,ll at 8 p. m., Saturday against Wingate .College, defend ing champion of v the Western Carolinas Junior College Confer ence. . V , 1 . Head coach Don Henderson, starting bis 10th Jear at the Bapt tiat school, has been optimistic over the prospects for his ' team since the beginning of practice, Sept 10.' The line this year will be bigger ' and better defensively than last year, and the backfield, staffed with eight veterans, will be fast and elusive. ! -' The team will be blessed with the; services of Burt Sirchfield and Larry pickelsimer,' who shary ed quarterback duties last year, plus the talents of freshman Don nis Corn , of Hendersonville, ,. ivo-captain uary v annoy, fracK dash man. Ron. Denton and speedy Benny .Candler head the list of halfbacks. Freshmen luKely to see action against Wingate are Rich ard Bueeo, 160 Tom Greger, 170; and Lloyd Windle, 160. ' . . .. , V ' Three "returnees, oocaptain Al- Aen Fish, 160, David Rutherford t . (Continued To Last Page) - Dean Shields SHIELDS NAMED PRESIDENT OF U NITED FUND attday - , " i i , I Sf "r . 1 ' v r' 1 Other Officers Elected; The Annual Drive To Start In October Officers and directors of the Madison County United Fund Or ganization met Wednesday after noon in the REA Building and elected the following officers wiho immediately took office: President, Dean Shields; vice president, Jn Cox; secretary, Mia- Mae Fleming; treasurer, Robert B. Chandler. '. Officers ' and directors ; of the "one 'drive takes care of all" oxi f"-"ation will meet next Thurs day afternoon, October ,' inr the R2A Building at&rtft Vclock, when town and community chair men will be named.' : i It Js expected that, the '1959-60 campaign drive in this county will get. underway early in,, Octo ber, coinciding with the National United Fund Drive. . " i "" Complete ' details jw4&;D made available as sooAtas-.the new 'of ficers and .directors!' complete' the Duaget and make xurtber pia,ns, HELP ON WINTEft- COVER CROPS IS YET AVAILABLE The primary objective . of Vthe Agricultural Conservation Pro- B j & Meadows ; Injured While Cutting Corn t B. K. 1 Meadows, chairman of the Madison County board of edu cation, was' painfully injured late Monday afternoon while onttiig eorn near Ids home on Spring Creek , The com Cutter which he was operating clogged up and when Mr. - Meadows ' attempted to vm clog the machine, his foot acci dentally, became eaught in t ro" rs. Mr. Meadows hold on a i jrtion of . the tnac. .e i ! was summoned, in aWut I Us. ' j was rushed to a Way; 1 1 v-liere It was fou.il v ' e '"red A f i . ' 1 t log end i . . . . e L. ... i 1" 1 grain is to assist the farmers byj.' Gearing part ox tne, cose m estao- liahing sound soil and water con serration .practices' to-, protect the land from erosion. . Ralph Jlam- ey, eodnty ASC office manager, points out that this is fhe 'season of the year . whn most , farmers establish a .winter '.cover crop on their fields from which they have harvested tobacco or other crops and urged farmers vho had not already ; done so. to take tdvan tSgs of the Government cost-ehsr-ing available through the county ACP In ' performing this' needed practice. He further emphasized ths fact that ACP help was avail able to each and every farm with in the county that has a need for this practice. and urged each farm er to see that a vegetative i nr of some kind was.' estaUIsl.td on every acre rather 'than let it 1 bare during the win c r x& wili er cover t,-v!,s f '.1 f:',. i No Lunch Will Bo Served; Exhibits Open To Public -In Afternoon On Saturday, September 26, the home demonstration club wom en of Madison County will have an exhibit of sonae of their a ohievements of the past year. This will be held at the Marshall High School lunchroom. The ex hibits are to be set up between 9 and 10:30 a. m., Saturday, with judging to begin at 10:80. The pogram for the morning is under the supervision of Mrs. A. W. Huff, with registration by Mrs. Gilbert Stackhouee. add achievement day article - The plans for Achievement Day on Saturday have been altered some from those of last week. It has been decided that lunch will not be available on the Island, but' you may get this in town or bring something with you. Visitors are welcome to see the exhibits in the afternoon. The afternoon program will be the installation of the 1960-61 of ficers, and a home sewn fashion show by the Home Demonstration Club members. A. list of possible exhibits has been sent to club members, and we hope . you will bring several exhibits. "If you can help with one. of the nine departments, please con tact Mrs. Helen Hunter, Achiever ment Day chairman, or Mrs, Wil son at the county agent's office. We would, also like to have se nior 4-H Club girls to help with VI TAUUIKW, JWMU-T, IWITII9WV,. ' stated. ' , n. .au. ... i. i. ti u ii iviW-BUUUlll 1 - W M71 III the . lunchroom until after -3:00 o'clock in the afternoon so that the public Jean see them. Empha- klft.Ti lrAvfeA WiA fc-til.i'a! 'T Wfc. w"fct V. ......... j . "iy rather than, a luncheon or pro- gram provided by these women. . COUNTr FARCI BUREAU TOILET HERETUESDAY ffbii annual pieettng ,'of he MadisonJounty Farm Bureau wiH''ba belli Tufjulair tiiH f Umber 957:30 o'cJock; at pie CourttouseVWe."' ' ', . ' Officers fjt "the vhewKyeaf .will' be .elected and Mother . business of ' the oVcaniaation 'willi be transact! ed.,. There yn be a report of ' the , 'yearyMtiyities'. VJir, Lamar LunsfordVv' Fieidftepresentative Jor arm, Bureau, will .be presenlt. Resurfacing On j Madison Kcads : $ Now Coxr.plcteH " ' . 'ork Vas eompletel on more than 25 roads in the State Klf-h-. way Commission's Thirteenth Di vision during the past c;. . ro--. cording to Division Er'.ueer . M. CorkilU "In Madison County, re8unu"Tig . was completed on 5.4 miles of the Upper Big Laurel En..l and 2.4 miles of old US 13 i I,y C. p. . 9 1 ... T- 1

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