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2.60 A Year In Madison V Buncombe Counties .
v . - $4.98 A Tur Outside These Two Counties
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To Elect County Committed
To Adrainster County j
jJt - .i. ' Program y j,
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: 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
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It awiuniaiering tne am. irm pro-
grams ai tne county level in com'
: : pliance - with the "; National 'and
a State regulations. , , ' '
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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?
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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-'-,
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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
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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
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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 '
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To -Do More 8
To Head U.F.
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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
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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-
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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
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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
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r' jofrs : V e fu 'i r
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n !.r concern themselves wi '
s I .nily.
1 i f 'i a very raridly In .
a t our communities
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' t y 'e'y sa; , ort '
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Lowery Vorlej And David
, Bradley To See Action -'
Against Wingate '
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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
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Dean Shields
SHIELDS NAMED
PRESIDENT OF
U NITED FUND
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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. .
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