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MARSHALL, N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1959 10c PER COPY
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Contracts To De Let For
1961 Highway Projects
Madison County To Have
Four Primary And
Urban Projects
The State Highway Commission
has received a progress report and
scheduling of 105 Interstate and
Primary highway projects to be let
to contract during the next two
years under the federal govern
merit's contract controls.
Based upon Federal aid appor
tionment predicted reimbursement
schedules for the next eighteen
months, it is estimated that the
following primary and urban pro
jects in Madison County can be
let to contract for 1961:
US 25-70 from Weaverville
to Marshall (grading and struc
tures for 9.6 miles in Buncombe
and Madison counties).
US 23 Climbing lanes from
Mars Hill to the Tennessee line
(grading and structures for 11.0
miles in Madison County).
NC 63 General improvements
from end of present pavement to
NC 209 in Madison County.
US 212 Paving and general
improvements on the route from
White Rock to the Tennessee line
.in Madison County.
Man Injured In
Accident Sunday
A , Wtfliam A. Carter, 22, of Alex-
- " "ander JIFD 1. was iniured in a
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- Hospital for treatment ' of facial
cuts, knee bruises and for obser
vation.
Carter was quoted as telling
Sheriff Ety Y. Ponder that he lost
control of - his car on the Ivy-
Branch Road. The car swerved
front the highway and smashed
into a telephone pole.
Mars Hill To Have
Two Bookmobile
Days Each Month
The Bookmobile was received
with such interest and enthuiasm
by the citizens of Mars Sill last
Thursday, it has been agreed that
they need two instead of one visit
each month.
On Thursday, November 19, the
Bookmobile will again visit Mars
Hill and park on the north side
of the Baptist Church from 2 to
4 p. m.
Marshall Bookmobile
Schedule
The Marshall Bookmobile sche
dule will remain the same. The
first Monday, and third Tuesday
are still Marshall days.
Den llensley Doing ; Sought
In Ofcboting tear :r.irsli:!l
Lawmen' front two states wan
dered through the Bald Mountains
on the Tennessee-North Carolina
state lme Wednesday looking for
a man wanted for questioning in
connection with a shooting in the
Big Creek section Sunday night
. They were looking . for Don
Hensley, 50, of Flag Pond, Tenn.,
ATadison Sheriff Y. Ponder
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tim cf t!.e' thu ' Jjnior Can
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EDNEYVILLE
IS OFFICIALLY
NAMED CHAMP
The Edneyville Yellowjiackets
were officially declared football
champions of the Pisgah Confer
ence Tuesday night and will play
the Andrews Wildcats in the first
round of the state Class A play
offs. J. W. McCrary, coach of Ed
neyville, said tentative plans call
for the game to be played Friday
night at 7:30 at Canton.
Edneyville was warned cham
pion at a meeting of league offi
cials and coaches at the Sports
Mat.
Undefeated but twice tied in
loop play (Marshall tied Edney
ville in the first game of the sea
son, 0-0), the Yellowjackets
(4-0-2) won the title with a per
centage of .833 compaed to Clyde's
.812. Clyde finised 6-1-1 in league
play. Their only loss was last
Saturday to Edneyville.
The conference by-laws declare
that its champion will be picked
on a percentage basis with a tie
game counting (as half won, half
lost A forfeit game is counted
as being won.1 Edneyville was
credited with a forfeit victory v.
er Mars- Hill. '
CAMBRIDGE, MHC
DEBATERS TO
MEET TUESDAY
The two most outstanding mem
bers of the Mars Hill College
forensic team will compete a
gainst the Camibridege University
Debate Team here next Tuesday
at 7:30 p. m.
Stanley Jackman of Concord,
N. H., and John Stanton, both
second year students at Mars
Hill, will test their oratorical
skill against the Brithishers,
Warren Evans and Henry Julian
Grenfell.
The topic of debate concerns
the controversial labor question
of the closed shop. In forensic
language it is stated, "Resolved
That requirement of membership
in a labor organization as a con
dition of employment shold be il
legal."
Jackman and Stanton will de
fend the affirmative statement ,-
the Cambridge team, currently
making a' tour of the United
States, will take the negative
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MARS HILL LIONS
TO PLAY G-W AT
SWANNANOA SAT.
The Mars Hill College Lions
will close out their 1959 football
season Saturday might in a vital
game with Gardner-Webb to be
played at the Owen High School
Stadium at Swannanoa.
A win for Mars Hill would as
sure Coach Don Henderson's team
the championship of the Western
Carolinas Junior College Confer
ence. The Wingate Bulldogs, who
gave the Lions their only defeat
in the conference, helped them
selves and the Lions toward the
conference championship last Sat
urday with a 20-0 victory over
Garder-Webb which dealt a seri
ous blow to the title hopes of the
Boiling Springs team.
Mars Hill now has a 4-1 con
ference record; Wingate's is 2-2;
Gardner-Webb's is 1-2-1, includ
ing a tie with Lees-MeRae. The
Bobcats are out of the title pic
ture with a 1-4-1 record.
The game between Mars Hill
and Gardner-Webb, originally
slated as a home game for the
Bulldogs, was shifted to Swanna
noa, where it will be sponsored
by the Swannanoa Men's Club.
Game time is 8 p. m.
MARSHALL LIONS
CLUB PURCHASES
4-H CLUB CALF
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The Marshall Lions Club , help;
ed . support the Madison County
calves by purchasing one in the
Fat Stock Show and Sale on No
vember 4. The Lions paid $410.00
for a 1,000 pound prime steer
grown out by Lois Allen of the
Middle Fork section. A prune
steer grown out by Larry Fergu
son, which placed third out of the
125 entries, was bought by the
Colonial Stores at 60c per pound.
Joe Ferguson entered a choice
calf -weighing 1,025 pounds which
was purchased by Winn Dixie for
1358.75. The other entry from
Madison County was a good steer
entered by Lawrence Allen of the,
Middle Fork section. The steer
entered by Lawrence weighed, 915
pounds and was sold to the Amer
ican Emka Cafe at 38c per pound.
Each of the boys and girls who
entered a calf in the show and
sale will receive a cash prize
given by the following business
firms in Madison County: Ham
marlund Manufacturing Compa
ny, Teague's Mill, Citizens Bank,
French Broad Ohevrolet, Chand
ler Hardware, Serivce Motor Sales,
Pacific Mills, Marshall Depart
ment Store, Coal, Feed & Lumber
Company, and The French Broad
Electric Membership Corporation.
Classroom Teachers
Association Met
Here Tues. Night
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Teachers Association met . Tues
day night in the lunchroom of the
Marshall School. ' , ' .
The. president led a discussion
on the possibility of a merit rat
ing tot teachers. :., V'V "-?':"''
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unit served refreshments. y
'Schools represented included
Marshall, Beech Glen, Mars HiH,
Walnut and Hot Springs.
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FARMERS URGED
TO REPORT ON
ACP PRACTICES
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The OountV 'Agricultural Con
servation Program through which
the government ''shares the cost
with farmers in performing need
ed soil and water conservation
practices is -'rapidly coming to a
close and according to Ralph W.
Ramsey, ASC onfiee manager ior
Madison County, a few of the
1930 farmers who have taken part
in this, year's. program have neg
lected to maelc their penormance
reports. Ramsey .pointed out that
one of the responsibilities of the
farmer reeeiviny help under the
ACP i to make written report
with the ASC office as soon as
the ' approved practice has been
completed but not later than the
report date given on the approv
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He further explained that most
of the reports which bad not been
made involved fall practices such
as use of lime and the establish
ing 'of a 'Winter cover crop. In
Mindudinc" his remarks he said
that all farmers who had not made
a complete performance report on
practices ' approved under the
county ACP for 1959 should do
so immediately,; v;'
CHECK WITH ASC
ON FARM REALTY
TRANSFERS NOW
rw'h-oSuyin
ing jfarmland ' for which a)t acre
age allotment has been etblish
ed have a definite responsibility
for becoming familiar with the re
gulations of the Secretary of Ag
agriculture governing conf irnatkvn
and division of allotments ana jor
advisiwr county ASC . committee
when purchases ;r sales have
been made. According to woviie
Hawkins, chairman of the Agri
cultural Stabiliaation and Conser
vation. County committee, county
ASC committees are not in a posi
tion to know of all land sales in
volved until a request' for a divi
sion or a combination is filed by
the interested producer. The De-,
partment of Agriculture has m
ued definite regulations and in
structions on how allotments may
be divided or combined. County
ASC committees must follow these
regulations in all cases. Many far
mers have had some unhappy ex
perienced in the past because they
did not determine in advance how
the acreage allotments would be
divided before they bought or sold
land . covered by the allotments.
Hawkinsr further brought out
that the buyer and the seller nave
a . responsibility ' for notifying the
county ASC off ice as soon as pos
sible after land ifl sold and for re-
questing ; the county ? ASC commi
ttee to make a division of the allot
ment for the' farm if only a part
of the farm id. soldi ' If the pro
ducer owns other land, 'he must
file a 1 request - with the county
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Margaret Corbett
To Represent MHS
In Ashevills Parade
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' Margaret ' Corbett, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Corbett,
bqen selected to represent th
Marshall school in " the annual
Christmas FaraJe in Asheville on
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majorette, s
the basliei!
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COUNTY 4-H
COUNCIL WILL
MEET SATURDAY
The County 4- HCouncil will
meet this Saturday, November 14,
at 10 o'clock in the French Broad
Electric Building in Marshall.
This is the first meeting for this
year's newly elected officers.
Two former 4-H Club members
who are presently enrolled in
Mars Hill College have been ask
ed to be with us to discuss some
of their projects and accomplish
ments in club work. Both of the
invited speakers have been active
in 4-H Club work the girl in
Haywood County and the boy in
the state of Virginia. You'll en
joy hearing what others are do
ing in 4-H Club work.
Please contact other officers in
your club and make arrangements
to attend this meeting. your
group could win the attendance
prize. Remember to invite your
parents and other interested
adults.
WALNUT SENIORS
WILL PRESENT
PLAY SATURDAY
The Senior Class of Walnut
High School will present "Strang
er In The Night," a 3-act comedy
mystery, Saturday, November 14,
at 8:00 p. m.
Included in the cast are Betty
Johnson, Nancy Stackhouse, Hurst
Th&iw's," Jtaimy ' piemnHms,- Mary
Jo Roberts, Lewis Randall, Evelyn'
Randall,i: Carl , Marier, Pauline
Gosnell, James Lee Davis, Sha
ron Chandler, Delba Fortner and
Benny Thomas.
The stage crew is composed of
L. D. Roberts, Dedrick Freeman,
Ronald Massey, Ronald Roberts,
Walter Fortner, Robert Baker
Johnny Chandler.
The director is Mrs. Hettie B.
Rice, class sponsor; and Pauline
Frady Norris, student director.
A small admission will be
charged.
Football Banquet
Held On Tuesday At
Walnut High School
The annual football banquet at
Walnut High School was held
Tuesday night in the school lunch
room. Music was furnished by Mr.
John Lackey and members of the
Marshall and Mars Hill Bands.
The dinner was prepared and
served by Mrs. HaTold Worley
and the Home Ec. girls. ' J
The welcome was given by.
coach Tom Wailin. Mr. Jack Cole
presented the outstanding player
award to Ronnie BlackweU, Other
awards went to seniors, Benny
Thomas, Hurst Thomas, Jimmy
Plemmons, Lewis Randall James
Lee Davis, and Ronald Massey.
The Queen's Court included
Dorothy Johnson .' and , Bonnie
BlackweM, Resa Thomas and Lew-
it Randall, Betty - Johnson and'
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Lee Wailin t Age
Changes Court g
Decision 'Here 1 .
; J. Hubert Davis, Justice of the
Peace, announced this . morning
that the case involving Lee WaU
iin and tiro other Marshall stu
dents, who were found guilty of
simple assault, has been partially
changed. 1 . .
Mr. 'Davis explained t'-at' far
ther investigation into Vat . cf
Wailin r-vea'ed that 1 v ' oi.'y
14 years cf are inslta It. , ', f :
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Ponder Says "Absurd";
Roberts Denies Party
Action On Bond Issues
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PARTY HEADS
HAVE TO SAY
Roberts Denies
Clyde M. Roberts, chairman of
the Madison County Republican
Executive Committee, was asked
by this newspaper this morning
if the Republicans had publicly
opposed all but two of the nine
bond issues.
Mr. Roberts said, "To my
knowledge, the Republican Party
made no such statements. We did
not, as a party, oppose or endorse
any of the nine bond issues. We
left it solely up to the individuals
to vote for or against any or all
issues as they wished." When
asked what he thought of Pon
der's suggestion that "Roberts be
put in Cobb's place," Mr. Roberts
said, "No comments.'
Other Ponder Quotes
' The Charlotte Observer quoted!
Ponder as saying, "CWbb's accu
sations sounded like the rantings.
of a mentally disturbed person."
t i Other q'Sofe8nr "f roia Vbiftdt
published in today's Charlotte vo
server include:' - - , . .. st- . .
"I was surprised we didn't get
more votes." "There're 8,000 reg
istered in Marshall precinct and
we normally get about 1,600 in a
general election. Frankly, I was
disappointed that only about 900
in the precinct voted on the
bonds."
"Each precinct in Madison had
one Republican judge and one
Democratic judge in addition to
the registrar." "
"In Marshall precinct, Frank
Runnion was the Republican
judge, Oren Rice was the Demo
cratic judge. I was the registrar
myself. The tally "was signed by
them and me.''
"We'd welcome an investiga
tion. The boxes and the ballots
are here, and I doubt you'd find
even a one percent error despite
the fact that we don't have vot
ing machines."
ACCOUNT OF 1916
FLOOD ON PAGE 3
An account of the 1916 flood is
republished on Page Three of
this issue. This reprint is done
through the courtesy of Frend
Broad Electric Membership Cor
poration. Dr. A. M. Ramsey
furnished the copy of the paper.
Cow Street LinEits To C
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Clothe, Shoes
Are Needed Here
If yon have clothes or
that you doht need, the !'
Parent-Teacher A i
be glad to ac-''; t t' i ; '
bute them to school ' .
the first grada V
who need then.
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'Investigation Would Be
Welcomed,' Ponder Says;
"Boxes Are Here"
Republican State Chairman
William E. Cobb of Morganton
Wednesday charged that fraudu
lent voting in Madison County
was responsible for the defeat of
two bond issues in the Oct. 27
statewide bond election.
Cobb, in an open letter to Gov.
Luther Hodges, said "the entire
State of Norh Carolina has been
thwarted by ballot stuffing in
Madison" and1 called upon the
Govenor to "clean up the mess"
there.
Zeno Ponde, secretary of the
Madison County Board of Elec
tions who also is a county Demo
cratic leader, called Cobb's charges
"ridiculous" and "absurd." .
(In the Oct. 27 election, two of
the bond issues $100,000 for
armories and $250,000 for histori
cal sites were defeated by ma
jorities of 2,743 and 3,104. Madi
son voted 3,236 to 260 against the
historical sites issue and 8,232 to
252 against the armories bond
issue.)
iCobb sent copies of his fppen
letter to the Governor", to state
newspapers. He was unavailable
for further comment Wednesday
and it Was'jhofTcnowa whether he
plane to take the case before. t2ie
state jsoard of Elections next
Tuesday. - , '
Chairman Cobb's "open letter
follows in full: , '
"You, the Democratic, Party,
and every voter in North Caro
lina, including Republicans, have
been made as fools this time,
"Every two years Republicans
report that the elections was just
stolen in Madison County. Every
two years the Board of Elections
dismisses the charges as typical
of poor losers. Thii despite that
Mladison is the only county in
the state not permitting the Re
publican Party to nominate its
own election officials.
"Charges of fraud in Madison
now make sense to any fairmlnd-
ed person, regardless of politic, .
"Two state-iwide bonds have
just been defeated by fraud in
Madison. Not just Republican -
candidates, but the entire State
of North Carolina has been"
thwarted by ballot stuffing in
Madison. , ,i '
"Evidence lies on the surface
this time. Madison County, which
had no special interest in the
bonds', - cast more votes than
neighboring Buncombe , County
with' five times as many people
and important local expenditures
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