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r J 1 1 H- Vj:' ,p ' J CD J1 $2.50 A Year In Madison A Buncombe Counties $4.09 A Year Outside These Two Counties VOL. 58 ' NO. 42' 1 : '8 PAGES THIS WEEK Marshall; n. Thursday, October is, 1959 10c PER COPY r V I r ! Upholstered (Furniture Plant to Open In Wars ill In A Few Weeks Eugene Reese Named Plant Manager; Installing Machinery It was announced this week that a furniture plant would open in Mars Hill within a few weeks. All types- of upholstered living room furniture would be manufac tured at the plant which will be located on Cherry Street in the . building formerly occupied by the Mars Hill Skating Rink. This announcement was made by C. E Mashburn, secretary of the cor poration. The new plant Remco Manu facturing Company. Inc. was granted a charter by the State of North Carolina on September 30. Mr. Mashburn said that a re stricted line of upholstered fur niture would be made from raw materials. The finished product will be shipped from the plant, it was explained. Eugene Reese has been named president and plant manager with the operations being under his di rections. Approximately 10 employees. will be used during the initial operations, it was stated. Machinery is now being install ed in the 6500 square feet of space and the plant is expected to be in operation in a fow weeks. 75 Attend Walnut PTA Meeting Tues. The regular monthly meeting of i the Walnut PTA was held on Tuesdav evening at " 7:30 in the , lunchroom of . the 'school with UTira 5 MiMbtvI Tinton nresidincr. JLvfr&JJ Ewr CeorgeJi.lufl. pastor ., Church, was in charge of the ae t votions, after which . the reports of ' he various Committees were read. f Air. Lloyd Roberta, chalrmani of - the committee for the Hallo we'en festivities, made his report As a result several ox tne mem bers present volunteered to help on the committee and definite plans for the Hallowe'en festivi ties were made. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Claude Landers, Mors. Car roll Tweed, Mr. Hartford Tweed and Mrs. Nolan Adams. The meeting was enjoyed by about 75 members. Annual Leadership Conference Of VO At Mars Hill Tues. Presidents Listed; Pagean To Be Part Of The ' ; . . Program The Annual Associations! Lead ership Conference of the Wont an's Missionary Union of the French Broad Association irtll b held Tuesday, Oct. 20 at the Mara Hill Baptist Church; beginning at . 10:00 a, m. Since thia la the oti- : ly day of the year set aside for our officers, committee chairmen, and leaders of oat young people' , organisations to come together to hear, reports, of' progress of our work; and plan our activities for the new year, we eerneatiy urge every president and . her officers to be present 'All pastors are io- ited.vv;.-fU-Xii'' .:'i The f oHowing r are presidents for Vh coming year. ' .f Seech Glen Mrs.1 Coye Ja- merson; Bull Creek Mrs. C. R. Corn j California Creek . Mra. Herbert Hawkins; Calvary Mrs. EaJrh nolcome; Enon' Mrs. L r Crayton; Forks of Ivy J' i. Clifton Cook; Gran .'view ' I' s. i;!ph' Carter; Hut Fprings r Xlfa re"e r-Ais; laurel AWARDS MADE, OFFICERS NAMED TO ROUNDTABLE Presentation of awards and new officers featured the fjna general session of the High School Editors Rountable at Western Western Carolina College Satur day. Irene Hinds of Cullowhee was named president: Pat Bost of Pleasant Gardens, vice president Beth Briggs of Mars Hill, Round table editor, and Roy Patton of Canton, assistant editor. First placed awards in printed newspaiper classifications went to, Pleasant Garden. Brevard and Enka; in mimeographed newspa per classes, first place trophies were awarded to Etowah, Mara Hill. A. C. Reynolds and Enka. The roundtable is co-sponsored by the College and the AsheviJle Citizen-Times Publishing Compa ny. The awards were distributed as follows: Printed newspapers, 10 or less teachers, Pleasant Gardens, first place. Printed newspapers, 29 or loss teachers: First place, Brevard; (Continued To Page Eight) Harvest Festival At Red Oak School On Friday Night Jrhel.Red.Oak-Eilemeutary School is sponsoring ; a Harvest' F estiva Friday at 8 p. m. There Will be door prizes." g -concession stand, and such games as dart throw ing, fishing; and grab bags. . ' The main event of the evening will be fne crowning of the win ning king and queen. Contest ants for this are: First grade: Sandra William, Terry Sprousd Jr.; 2nd grade: Jean Freeman Dale Bradley; 3rd grade: Judj Kay Patton, D. C. Whitlock; 4tr grade: Janet Rice, Gary Roberts, 6th grade: Fredia Bryant, Jimmj Meadows; 6th grade: Patricia West, Stevie Franklin; 7th grade: Na taken Collins; 8th grade: Jo bie Cole. U. S. Air Force Team To Visit Mars Hill College The . USAF Recruiting Service announced today .- that the Ah Force Aviation iCadet Selectionj Team under the supervision of Captain Dorse FV; Pendleton, J is scheduled to visit Mars Hill Oollece on i Wednesday, October; 21, 1969, to J interview and test young men interested in an avia tion career in the U. S. Air Force, y Young men interested fat a flying career between ages of 19 and 26H. tingle, with; no - dependents, having high moral , standards, a high- school graduate or ; higher education, able to pass the mental and - physical examinations - are eligible for tMa program. f .v .'Captain Pendleton stated that this is a chance of a life time for young men who possess the quali fications and nsve a desire to get into the U. S. Air Force Aviation Program. Those interested should contact. Captain. Pendleton or - a member of the Selection Team at 0tfeen between the hours of l1:' " a. r., and 3:C0 p. m., for ' tt to data I..',.- ' i i i Air Force Avis'.', n ( ' t MERCHANTS MET THURSDAY NIGHT; ELECT OFFICERS W. F. Holland Is Reelected President; 18 Members Attend The Marjihall Merchants Asao ciation met Thursday night, Octo ber 8 in the Citizens Bank Build ing with eighteeen members pre sent. W. F. Holland, president, called the meeting to order and the first matter of business was to elect officers for the ensuing year. W. F. Hallond was reelected president; Dr. Ed Niles, vice pre sident; and Jim Story, secretary treasurer. ,y Dr. Niles, chairman of the Road Sign Committee, gave a re port on the various sites suitable for two large signs on the by pass which would invite tourists to Marshall. Dr. Niles stated that he would have a more complete report at the next meeting. it was also suggested that ai smaller road sign be erected near Meadows Store on the Leicester highway. This matter will also be discussed at a later date. The Association then discussed the new street lights which have been ordered and it was unanim ously voted to extend commenda tions to the REA and the board of aldermen for ordering same. Ohristmas street lighting was also discussed and it was voted (Continued To Last Page) WINTER COVER CROPS DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 20 Farmers within the county who are " yet 'interested inr, enuring Government cosUsharlng' in the establishment of a winter : cover crop, were reminded today by No vile Hawkins,, chairman of the Madison County ASC Committee, that October 20 is the last day on which approvals for. help- on the practice can be secured under the ACP. Seeds on which AGP is available under the winter cover practice are: Hairy Vetch, Annu al Ryegrass, Rye, Barley or Oats. Mr. Hawkins said that as of to date approximately 1150 farmers had been approved help on ' this practice during the past 6 weeks and urged all farmers to ade quately protect ftieir land which nad been row cropped this year with a protective cover of some kind during the winter months. In conclusion, the ASC chair man pointed out the fact that the farmer's cost in establishment of a good cover crop is very small compared to its value in leaching protection, the adding of humus and nitrogen to the soil, protec tion against wind and water ero sion and winter grazing benefits. CLAUDE CODY HAS EXCELLENT GRADE "C" DAIRY According to Harry G. Silver, county agent; Mr. Claude Cody of the Foster Creek Community has an excellent grade C dairy set up at' a very reasonable price. - ' Mr. Cody built a bunker type silo this year using locust posts cut from bis 'farm 'and lumber cut at bis father'a sawntilL1 ' Mr. Cody's silo is 60 feet long, 12 feet wide and 5 feet deep. This silo has a ca pacity of approximately t0 tons. Mr. Cody stated 'that he used a total of 4 days for 2 men in con structing:' the silo and that his cash expenses were $13.75 for pa per - and nails to line the silo; $10.90 for a black plastic cover to cover the silage in Lis sl'o. This' year is Mr. Cody's fst experience with silage.' I'.; r t 40 tons of corn silajre in 1 ) ly constructed s'.'o, v ' t a - lionary cu". r, c:.x. ,' - ,' (Cor."'.?.".- 1 To F. v i ' ) LIKE NC 27 CORN FOR SILAGE Many farmers throughout Mad ison County have been trying N C. 27 corn in their silage program, according to Harry G. Silver county agent. , Last year a num ber of farmers in the county tried N.C. 27 for, the first time. Every farmer using: this variety of corn for silage was so well pleased witAi their results that they plant ed NjC. 27 again. This year sev eral other'" farmers switched to the N.C. 27.. and most of them have expressed their satisfaction with the corn. Mr. Boyd Bill of the Middle Fork community plant ed BomeU-S. 282 and some N.C 27 . Mr, ..Bill stated that in cut ting the silage corn, he cut a sec tion in thS jfield and that in cut ting !ftecorn going one way he is cutting U. 282 and when he turned his. cutter, on a return trip," ha Was cutting N.C. 27. He said that , he could certainly tell a difference in the corn, that the NXJ. 27 turned off a greater yield and wats standing up much bettei than the US. 282. He also stat ed that the NjC 27 had a better stalk ' and .... was a later variety than US. 282. Last year silage samples were taken from a .number of silos n the county and' sent to the De partment of Agriculture for a quality analysis on the silage N.C, 27 compared favorably with other " varieties . tested . under this program from '. the county. Mooing Cow Rescues Dr. Ditunrio Near Hot Springs Thurs. ' Dr. John Pitunno Jr.,' popular Hot . Springs .; physician, arose bright , and J- early , last . Thursday morning,' reached for bis. gun with the intention to bag a . few mli-L rel .Jbefor. Ive&jt&utl --Towta Silver Jl int-? he went but game was scarce, i Further and further into the mountains the 'good doc tor' walked. AS ' luck would have it, it started raining and the fog descended. ' - Presently he found himself somewhat confused as to the direction, back home. More walking but in the wrong di rection. The fact was, the doctori was lost. Presently the mooing of a cow caught bis ear. The doctor (Continued To Last Page) MHC LIONS MEET GW BULLDOGS AT MARS HILL SAT. The Gardner-Webb Bulldogs, fifth ranking junior college foot ball team in the South, invades Mars Hill Saturday night for a battle that ! mav well decide the championship of the Western Car olinas Junior College Conference. Despite a non-conference 40-6 lose last week to Staunton (Va.) Military Academy, Mars Hill leads the WCJiCC with a 2-0 record. The Lions have beaten the other two teams in the league, Wingate and Lees-McRae. s ? , Gardner-Webb boasts a 3-0 sea son record including a 7-0 confer ence victory & over Lees-SIcRae. The other two Bulldog wine were over Chowan and Georgia Milita ry Academy. A conference game between Gardner-Webb and Win- 7,77. VL. IT Wn Appalachian region This year gate, scheduled for last Saturday,! no JV .T7o7 L-JT -WAS JWBbjWUW , uwuav- V rams. .'J.;.;:;V t:! -St-1 'r- 1 The winner at' Mars Hill Sat urday night win be In agood po sition ; to take the - conference championship despite the' fact that the four teams in the league play each other twice, fl'iV" Each of the teams will display a young giant in its line at Mars Hill Saturday night. Gardner Webb has a 270-pound freshman tackkle, Gene I" mulct of Shelby. JIars Hill w Jones, a 6-(i, t.iclJe from TI a Uo : mtor with Clay und sophomore vl"e, S. C ' "1 also match ' :. C n-h Don 3 8 hiXt Of i ; t rt) ,. l;i aciisoM Fund Drive To Start $mu BEEF SALE IS DISCUSSED BY LIONS MONDAY The Marshall Lions Club me Monday night at the Rock Caf with 16 members present. Lioa President Howard Barnwell pre sided. The annual beef sale was dis cussed and it was decided to dis play the animal in Marshall on December 5. 12. 19 and 24. The final drawing will be held on De cember 24, it was announced. Pro ceeds from the sale will be used tn furnish Christmas baskets for the blind in Madison County. Lion uniforms, including caps, were distributed and will be worn by the Lions on special occasions as well as at a regular meeting quarterly. Semi-monthly bulletins were al so adopted by the club with Jim Story named Bulletin Editor and Roy Reeves, Publicity Chairman. The bulletins will be mimeograph ed on one side and printed on one side. An attendance "gimmick" was also started at the meeting here Monday night. 16 Madison County Students Enlisted1 At Berea College '.j iSdxteen Madison. 'aCo'untyii dents are among the 1,195 regist ered at Berea College; Berea, Ky. for the first semester. ' Including the 805 students enrolled in the College's -Foundation High School the institution's students num ber 1500. The Madison County students are: JLayten itevfts, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Davis, Connie Sue Ramsey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Ramsey, Harry Ray Waldrap, son of Mr. and M)rs. Otis Waldrop, and Martha Anne Woody, daughter of Mrs. Bertha Woody, all of Hot Springs; Cora Lee Boone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mack Boone, Andrea Lee Cody, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Co dy, Linda Gail Greene, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Green, Minnie Ellen Harmon, daughter of Mr and Mrs James Ralph Har mon, Joy Louise Hensley, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hensley, Othella Maye Rice, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ever ett Rice, Vader Shelton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vader Shelton Sr., Linda Gail Wilde, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. T. H. Wilde, all of Mar shail; Terrald W. Fox, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ned Fox, Clifford Met calf, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Metcalf, Lela J. Metcalf, daugh ter of Mrs. Zade Burleson, all of Mars Hill; and Ruby Sharon Tom berlin, daughter of Mrs. Maymea Drake, of Weaverville. , ' i iBerea College la a liberal arls college with a Foundation ' High School, the college and high school both Serving primarily the South- foreign art represented on the campus. FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Marshall at Cane River Tonight (Thursday) 8:00 p.m. Hot Springs vs. Ea?t' Yancey at Burnsvuie i( Friday Night 8 o'tkxk) Walnut (Ct") oueity TWO INJURED IN MADISON AUTO WRECK A careening .automobile plung ed off a Madison County highway early Sunday morning into a creek, slammed headon into a boulder and injured the driver and a passenger. iMarv Peterson Marti ne, 31, of Burnsville, listed by State High way Patrolman Nl Felchnian as a passenger in the vehicle, was re ported in fair condition in the re covery room at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville. She suffered head injuries in the 3:25 a. m., wreck, according to a hospital report. Kenneth Lee Hillard, 2!), also of Burnsville, was admitted to the same hospital with chest injuries and neck and ear lacerations. His condition was said to be satisfactory. Feldman said the crash occur red on U.S. 19 near the Middle Fork road some five miles east of Mars Hill as the car, headed toward Burnsville. ran off the right shoulder of the highway. It traveled some 258 feet, crossed the highway diagonally for anoth er CO feet, then jumped a 15foot embankment to plunge headon in to the creek, the patrolman said Hilliard was charged with reck less driving. Sinclair In Piano Recital Monday A MHC Joan TrncTaTrnSslructof ef piano at Mara Hfll College, will be presented in . a faculty, recital in the- college auditorium at 7:30 p. m., Monday. The public is in vited to attend. The program will include selec tions by Mozart, Beethoven, Schu bert, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy Revel RameauiMacDoweU Scar latti and Castelnuovo-Tedesco. A native Texan, Sinclair studi ed at Louisiana State University, JuiLliard School of Music, East man School of Music and has com pleted most of his work toward the doctorate in music at Indiana University. He joined the Mars Hill faculty in 1957. EID Clubs To Continue Subscription Project Hot Springs High School Homecoming Ceremonies On Island Very impressive and coloful 'Homecoming Ceremonies for Hot Springs High School were held en the Island here Thursday . night proceeding the Hot Springs victo ry ever the Walnut' High School Panthers-v"i- Following prayer by the Rev. Jimmy Rogers, pastor of Hot Sorirurs Baptist Church. Miss Linda Burgin, a junior, attractive and talented daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Burgin cf Hot Springs was crowned Homecoming Queen of 1959 by Joe R. Hender son, Mayor of Hot Springs, ner escort was David Davis, son of Mrs. Erranett Davis and the lat Mr. Davis.' David was crooned 1959 Football Einr, and was r -sented a football ly l'r. E . Reeves, princ-al cf t'.e -.'. JTie crowi.lf arer as 1 '"e Cheryl Denize r.--cs, a": dsnr-.tcr- of Ti-: ' -1 1 -" : rr..-v(.$. Driver of t' i s i q'-.r-T V f C " ; wkmi Area Chairmen Are Named; Budget Soon To Be Announced The 1959-60 Madison County United Fund campaign is expect ed to start in the near future when the "machinery" has been completed. Officers of the organization met last Thursday at thd REA Build ing here with former president, H; E. Boilinger presiding. Pre liminary plans were discussed and the following area chairmen nam ed: Marshall : Frank T- Moore, L. Richard Mellin. Mars Hill: Adam G. Dycus. Hot Springs: William T. Whit ten, R. Neill Ross. Walnut: Miss Ruth Guthrie, Mrs. Gilbert Stackhouse, Mrs. George Blue. Spring Greek and White Rock chairmen will be named later, it was announced. New officers of the UF are: Dean Shields, president; Jamesi Cox, vice president; Miss Mae Fleming, secretary; Robert B. Chandler, treasurer. The following compose the pub licity committee: Jim Story, chairman; Dean Shields, Vernon McCarthy. A budget committee was named and members of the committee are ' expected to announce the budget in, a few days. Several new members are ex pected to be named to the board of directors within . the near fu ture and the annual drive should get underway within a week or two. . ' ' ' Included in the budget will b s Salvation Army, Red Cross, Girl and Boy Scouts, White Cane, ' Carolinas tJnited and the various local health agencies' on the coun ty level. ,, As soon as the budget is adopt ed, it will be publicized both in this newspaper and over radio.: U Madison, Buncombe Leaf Leaders In '89 v Madison, Buncombe and nine ; other counties produced two-thirds, - of North Carolina's total tobacco crop in 1889. Among the top 11, Madison , ranked sixth and Buncombe Sth. Rockingham County was fore most. 'V-A'i It was jointly announced this ; week by Marion Wilson, boms ec- . enemies agent, and Jim . Story, d tor of The News-Record, that the. project to I solicit new aubscrip tions td The News-Record would continue during this month. A. , percentege of the monies collect-. ed for the ' new' , tubscription would be reimbursed to the vari ous clubs throughout the 'county. I This plan was started in Sep tember and will continue through. October, ft ws announced. "This project should benefit ev ery club In the county prov ' I members will participate," 11 Wilson said. ' ' "We are delighted with 1" ' terest already ehdwn a" 1 I ! it n ill sV o give us a 1 cu V.on as we.i as i i t . no ssid. 1 - i F:'