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EDITORIAL
POINT SYSTEM NOW IN EFFECT
In baseball it's three strikes and you're out. In
driving, it's la points and you're out! That is, your
driving will be suspended if you accumulate 12 de
merit points. . , . .
Judges, lawmen, educators, industrialists and
other leading citizens from a four-county area of
Western North Carolina endorsed the state s new
driver's license point system at a meeting last Thurs
day held at Troop E Headquarters of the State High
way Patrol. Approximately 150 persons, including
more than 20 from Madison County, attended the
conference. . ,
The new point system for habitual violators was
thoroughly explained by O. M. Alexander, driver ed
ucation director. Also speaking were Rep. Gordon
Greenwood, Judges Sam Cathey, and Burgin Pennell.
Set. E. C. Guy of Troop E presided at the session.
The system, which has been Working on prob
lem drivers" for a little over 90 days, hasn't claimed
any licenses yet, but several drivers are at the danger
ImeLi cense chief Elton R. Peele pointed out that
"eight or ten" Tar Heel drivers had accumulated at
least 11 points since the new law went into effect
last June. A point total of 12 permits the vehicles
agency to start suspension action. ... . , '.
Peele also said that about 315 official caution
letters had -been sent to drivers with four points a
gainst them. And 55 drivers with seven points in
their record had been called in for trouble-shootrag
conferences with licensing officials. " ,
A majority of those with seven points had elect
ed to attend one of the department conducted driver
improvement clinics, Peele said. Successful work ra
the cinks erase three points from the drivers record,
Purpose of the point system, according to Peele,
fa tn imnrATA the h&bita of those ;who ? per&istentlyj
-ttrive: dahgerouslfeTWs is accomplished by; aw W,,
d nnmher nf demerit uoints for specific traffic
violations. Thus if a driver,5 even after an official -warning,
continues his iunsafe practices his points
accumulate. When they total 12 the point system
acts to remove him from the highways.
"The good driver, on the other hand, has no reason
to be concerned with points at all,'' Peele .declared,
"because the safe and intelligent driver has no points
and gets no points. Actually, the point system. af
fects only those who will not or cannot drive safely.
North Carolina is one of 26 states having similar
programs for driver control. The point system has
been termed by leading motor vehicle administrators,
including Dr. Wallace Hyde of the North Carolina
Department of Motor Vehicles, as the fairest and
most impartial way of dealing with problem drivers
yet discovered.
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NO PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
A visit to the Marshall school a few days ago re
vealed that the children have very little playground
equipment, l v v. , .,
When we approached the Island we could see
hundreds of energetic, playful children running about
and also noticed that many were forced just to sit
on the steps or stand around in 'groups talking be
cause there was nothing else to doi There were no
swings, children?' slides, horseshoe pits, etc.
Many of the children arrive by school buses ear
; j and must V stand around and wait for the bell to
ring. These children need and want to be able to
play together and have a little fun before starting to
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would indeed be a worthwhile project for some local
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7"7 T: , SEPTET.IBER 1059 S
V.'A.y September, the last summer month, is upon us,;
and when it is over, only three months will remaiir in ,
1959. Needless to say, time continues to fly. v -f
' Autumn begins on September 23 this year, which ,
is late for autumn, and school for millions of young-
sters opens during the month.' College football begins
late in the month, and, generally speaking, a welcom
ed Fall, with it3 cool weather, will be ushered in,
The official end of World War II fell on Sep
trmber 2, v.ith the authoritative surrender of
,T.-rn, alihrtv-h tT a f:ht:r.jr actually ended August
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September 2 V 1969
Dear Mr.' Story: '
Belw' in few words I've
written which ,'mdgiht help ve
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. i ."ONE SIMPLE ' -WORD
CAUTION"
' Hotr many of "an" driver have
jven" , Hhia word consideration,
since ( our- school buses started
carrying; our children to and from
school every dayT
We .all know the hours, morn
ings ; and afternoons, that these
buses will be traveling our roads.
Let's' all watch for the buses load
ed with our future men and woav
en, try to help them to reach tnan
and womanhood; and permit them
to reach home as they kissed their
parents 'goodbye" in the morning.
Don't You be the one responsible
for some saying their last "good
bye" to mother. Give our, bus
drivers as much courtesy as pos
sible, reduce our speed during
tfhese few hours. Some of our
roads are very treacherous for
instance, "Redmon Road." We
should all give our children and
bus drivers a "Brake."
Speed is never as important as
our I children's lives. Let's all
please remember this.
MRjS. NATHAN WEST
Marshall
Joyce Tweed Now
At jGardner-Webb
Springs ' Gardner-
Webb'5 College, boasting a, record
626 'torolhnent, has one student
from Madison County.
. Late applicants and special stu
dents are expected to boost the
school's total to 550. The current
figure includes 358 men and 168
women from eight states and 'one
foreign country. Native ; Tar
Heels number 462 from 48 conn-ties-
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SMam. vocational choices are
business administration and sec
retarial work, teaching, the minis
try and -vocational' Christian work,
and engineering. A great ma
jority are Baptists, with some 20
other denominations represented.
The Madison County student is
Joyce Tweed of Marshall, fresh
man business major. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Tweed of Route 2, Marshall.'
Walnut Beta Club
Meets, Elects Its
Officers For Year
' The Walnut Beta Club chapter
met Sept 16, in the Home Eco
nomics Department. Officers for
the following year were elected as
follows: President, Nicky Rob
erts; vice president, Betty John
son;, secretary, Janice Plemmons;
treasurer, Nancy Stackhouse; re-,
porter, Delba Fortner.
The main business for discus
sion, was the induction of new
members to take place next month.
She following committees were ap
pointed by the president to plant
for fiiia event: Installation, Nicky
Roberts, chairman; Nancy Stack
house, Johnny tRigsby, and Judy
BlankensMp ; ' Imtiaifcion, IB e 1 1 y
mson, cnairman; ueina ; ort-
, Rowlla Rice and Betty Me-
,Th" remainder of the meeting
as" devoted to the discussion; ' of
thebyJaws concerning the future
meetings Of the chapter.' " The
meeting ' was adjourned '.by the
president, Nicky Roberta..'' Mrs.
Harold Worley is sponsor. - '
Next Library
Board Lleeting
In October - ;:";
. . In Iceeping wih the plan of
holding quarterly,' instead of
monthly sessions, the next meet
ing -of the Madison ' County Li
brary Trustees will be held on
Monday, October 5, at 3:30 in the
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X.II IS '. FOOTBALL
SCHEDULE
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Sprinkle$uct
Revival In. River
Rouge, Mich.v
' The Rev" Everett Sprinkle, cf
Marion, N.. C, and formerly of
MoMi'Kall wiill ka nmrfvlnff In a.r
revival meeting at theK Goodell
Street Missionary Baptist Church,
282 Goodell Street, River Rouge,
Michigan,' with services each eve
ning at 7:30, from September 20
for two weeks. t
The Rev. W. H Guinn, the pas
tor.' extends to each person living
close enough to attend, a hearty
welcome.
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Hot Springs Football
Schedule
Sept 25 Marshal at Marshall
: ; 8:00 p. m.
Oct. 2 Christ School at Christ
' School, :00 p. m.
Oct 8 Thusday) Walnut at
- Marshall, ' 8 :00 p. m.
Oct 16 East Yancey at
.Buimsville, 8:00 p. m.
Oct 23 T- Edneyville at Mar-
- shall, 8:00 p. m.
Oct 29 (Thursday) Rosman
" at Marshall, 8:00 p. m.
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VVith , rtlrs. Sprinkle
'tPhe.iT Grapevine Home Pemon-
traiion Club ; met . Friday; with
Mrs. ; JRell "i Sprinkle, ; a member
who haa been . sick for eometlme.
Mro.' E." B. Proffitt led the devo
tions, using h ,23rd Psalm. .All
membes repeated the Lord' Pray-
er, V'kf fM'i&iMiM
. A business ;' session . ,'iwas" held
with ,the minutes beng read and
approved, , Mrs. r Proffitt gave the
treasurer'a ' report kr Xt'iS.
. The , following off iceri were e
lected to serve for the next two
years : Mrs. Ei B. Proffitt,' presl
dent; Mrs. James H, Arlington,
vice president j Mr. 'Kenneth
Hensley. secretary; ' Mrs. Alene
Cody, treasurer, and Mrs. J D.
Gosnell, reporter.
Mrs. Marion Wilson, home
agent, gave Very interesting and
helpful demonstration on guides
to good eating and ' helpful Units
to meal planning. She used a
flannelgraph board and showed
mixes to shout ' cuts in meals
which save both time and help to
save a balanced meal.
Each member received a lesson
sheet with recipes and short cuts
to meal - preparation,
A social hour was "held with re
freshments being served.
The next meeting will be held
October 16 at 2 p. m. All mem
bers are urged to attend and vis
itors are welcome. September 26
is Achievement Day being held in
the lunchroom alt Marshall school
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Church Picture j
Plates On Sale - v
" Goid-Wmmed " commemoratiye
niktnii -mM, the old Marshall Bap
tist Church bufldiiig ptotured on
the front and seventy-five word
history of the churcih on. the Pok
are now beW sold by membere of
;The;''l!iatos;,;, iFotowareind
are for decorative use only, it was
pw&&',iwlM-:tb of the
ti1tth -will BO o . the Building
Fund fox the new church which
is now being erected on the tome
site. . '
'These plates make a lasting
remembrance of the church build
ing which was built in 1905," one
member said.
Anyone desiring to purchase
plates may do so by contacting
Mrs. Kermit Cody, Vota Vote
Class president; Mrs. L. B. Ram
8ev. Mrs. Eva Sains or Mrs. Clar
ence Jenkins. The plates are also
on display ajnd are being sold at
the Belk-iBroome Store in Mar
shall. '
Resolutions to reform come from
those who have been detected, .
A low neckline is about the only
thing a man will approve of and
look down on at the same time.
Social Security is paying bene
fits of $183.00 per month or more
half of present retired individu
als or couples.
IBananas are not suitable for.
food, if allowed to ripen on plant.
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mose .have , returned . from Dur-
ham,' i. where they accompanied , ; ,
their daughter," Janet, who re-entered
college ;iiere,' . ;'-''f'&
;A The ; Ladies': Civic Club 'met .-in. ,;i y,'
the library . Monday night , t j
.''The. Missionary ,' Society of the,il
Presbyterian Church met t the l1; ,'?
home, of. Mr,' Palmer Tuesday i
ntokti
1 .Mr " and j ' Mrs; ; W, j; M,' vPalme?
have returned ,frora . vieH
rieVt n
Caroli-
Ohio land points in South, Caroli- v;
Ofl,rlday:ii4'l:September: 23, '
a mefsuring-'pavtiy wdU be; fcald,a?3..s,f.
the home of Mr. and . Mrs. B.' W. ' :
Ponder, t The' jparty i being held ,
.to ,;benefit he! iBaptist (ChurA' !
BuUding program. . ';. ,
after! unrgoing inajor stuery
at Moore General HoapiUL His .
condition is repozlted improved. ;:.!
Tbe WSCS held 'its i. regular -monthly
;meeting at the Metho
dist Church. Tuesday night . ..
A revival is scheduled to start
October . - )1 - at lUhe Methodist
Church, , . The Rev. Mr. Greene
will 'assist the pastor, the Rev.
James WM3 i,
If youave items for this eolr
umnj phone 2691 before Tuesday,
at 2, p. m.
Returns To T.P.J.
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' Lawrence Ponder, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lorado Ponder, of Mar
shall RFD 1, returned to Tenoea
see 'jPelytecbnic Institute, Cooke
uiel Tenn.. Tuesday of this week;
Mr.jjPonder had been at h home
due to. Aback injury which caused
himf-.to abandon football at TPL
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