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V. i 1 1 v' ; ; i 1 . ' , ' ' t 1 Tnr A- rr 4i i a;-;.;. v: .1 t - .1 VOL. 68 NO. 48 10 PAGES THIS WEEK MARSHALL N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1959 10c PER COPY Friday Hensley Charged With Uurder Rites Held Sunday; Hensley Noiw In! Jail Here Elmer Cantrell Jr., 22, of Mar- Bhall RFD 4 died at 6:30 a.m. Friday, November 20, 1969, in a Greenville Tenn., hospital of a pistol bullet wound he suffered! Nov. 7 at Big Creek. Sheriff E. Y. Fonder reported Don Heneley 30, of Flag Pond, Tenn., arrested early Tuesday of lasrt week, has been charged with murder and waived extradition Friday morning for his return to Madison County. He is in the Madison County jail. He said Hensley was first held m the Greeneville jail andhadori ginally refused to waive extradi tion. After Cantrell was wounded, the sheriff said, a warrant was issued charging Hensley with as sault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, inflicting serious and permanent injuries. services lor Mr. Cantrell were held Sunday at 2: p. m. at the home of ttie grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. McKinley Tweed of Mar shall RFD 4. The Rev. Ervin CutshaU offici ated, and burial was in the Tweed! family cemetery. Friends of the family served as pallbearers. Survivors 'in addition to Mr. I and Mrs. Tweed include two daughters, Sherry and Doris June; the parents, of Marshall RFD 4; four brothers, Clyde, Den nis, Raymond and BiUy of Mar shaill IRFO 4; and the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Mandy Jane Cantrell of Marshall RFD 3. Bowman-iRector Funeral Home wa in charge of arrangements. CLOSING DATE FOR 1959 ACP DRAWS NEAR T $2.50 A Year In Madison & Buncombe Counties $4.00 A Year Outside These Two Counties YOUTH B SHOT FATALLY IN GUN ACCIDENT IN M PUBLIC HEALTH , NURSE TRACING PROGRAM HELD The regular quarterly .meeting of . the western ' District In-Ser- ivce Puttie Health Nurse Train ' ing Program was "hold at the Madi- . son County Health Department on Thursday, November 19 at 9:30 a. m. Public health nurses from four 'Western North Carolina counties comprise the district of which Mladison County is a part. The nurses, together with the District Nursing Consultant from the North Carolina State Board of Health, meet four times yearly for lectures and diecssion of topics pertinent to Public Health Nur smg in this area. The progam for the meeting was the discussion of tTne recently revised Public Health Nursing manual of the State Board of Health. Nurses present discussed various sections of the manual. ' Attending the meeting1 were Miss Mary Copeland, District Nursing Consultant; Mrs. Fannie Martin, Mrs. Rubye Bryson and : Mrs. . Nedra Kincaraion of the Haywood County Health t Depart ment;, Mrs, Mary Rows and Mrs. Gladys Hinsdale of the Henderson County ; Health Department ; and Mrs. Annie. Fox, Miss Garnette Hutehins1 and Mr, v Elizabeth Baker of the Madison County Health Department ; Wifh the 1969 Agricultural Conservation Program dosing out in just a few more weeks, ap proximately 89,095 Tarheel farm ers have signed up to participate in the program, according to fig- gures released today by Zeno O, Ratcliff, chairman of th State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee. Ratoliff reports ,however, that of this figure many farmers have qualifiled for Federal cost-sharing except for reporting performance of practices for wtrich prior ap proval was given . He pointed out that the Agri cultural Conservation Program i lor this year is still open to all farmers and urged farmers who have carried out practices to re port performance to the ASC county office manager in the county. Farmers who have not yet completed performance of pre viously approved practices were also urged to complete the prac tices and report performance. In Ratclifif's words, "conservation of ftie soil and water resources is so vital to the welfare of the State that we all must do everything we can to see that only good farm ing practices are carried out onl the land." Under this year's Agricultural Conservation Program, as well the program planned for next year, conservation practices which help to build up and store poten tial productive capacity in the soS art being stressed. This, Rat- A 16-year-old junior at Clinton Central High School, Clinton, In diana, died Sunday, November 16, 1959 with a .22 caliber rifle slug in the heart while shooting tin cans with a classmate. State police said Thomas Allen Sanelser of Hillisburg, Ind., died instantly when struck by a bullet accidentally fired from the gun of William R. Virtue ,18, Hilli- burg, at 3:30 p. m., three miles' northwest of Kempton in Clinton County. iSmelser was a lifelong resident of Hillisburg. His father, OpW Sanelser, is employed at the Allison Division of General Motors Corporation at Indianapolis and his mother is a second grade teacher at Scircle ville Grade School. Other survivors include five brothers, Don, Dale, William and James, all at home and Gale in the United States Navy; and the grandparents, Perry Huffer of Hillisburg and Mr. and Mrs. Edv ward Smelse rof Forest and for merly of Hot Springs, N. C. Funeral services were held Thanksgiving -Service Tonight At Presbyterian Church A community Thanksgiving service will be held tonight (Wed nesday) at 7:30 o'clock in the Marshall Presbyterian Church. The Reverend L. Richard Mellin, pastor, will conduct the service and preach the sermon. A spe cial Thanksgiving offering wiirbe taken to be used ,as in past yeara, by the Marshall Parent-Teachers Association for needy children at Christmas. Members of all churches and people throughout the community are most cordially invited by the churches of Marshall to attend the service and make this a time of "thanksgiving" by the community. COUNTY AGENT STRESSES CARE OF TOBACCO THANKSGIVING, HOMECOMING AT MHC TODAY On Monday, Nvember 23, the furley tobacco marketing season at I Madison County farmers probably 2 p. m., (CST) Tuesday, Nov 17 in the Goodwin Funeral Home at Frankfort,1 Ind., with burial in St. Paul Cemetery near Forest. Man Convicted Of Killing Doe Deer In Madison oi .nmm uarama lamuand are being taken out of production of allotted crops.- ! . - "Saving for the future has "al ways been a good poHcy Rat- cMff said, "but it's still better when applied to our life-eustain-kng topsoill" Raymond Ramsey and Clyde Huntsinger 'Madison County 'Wild life Protectors, apprehended Al bert Thomas of Asheville, with a slain, doe deer in his possession last week. He was tried before U. Commissioner, Lawrence Stoker in Asheville Thursday and found guitty 'of killkw and dos- vat in unduly mtporiani jeuiBff ado deer A flO-rfav tpn tence wad suspended upon pay ment of a fine of f 160 r Mr. Thomas is not the son'of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Thomas of Walnut ' Marshall Lions - Aren't Afraid O f. Cranberries C, - The. recent cranberry scare ev- iJBWy didn't scars members of the Marshall Lions Club. ( A delicious turkey dinner with 1 all the fixin's was served 23 mem- t bers at the Rock Cafe here Mon a day night Included in the serv I ing were 23 separate containers of cranberry sauce. , ' :- ; Whon the meal was' over' it was n va'( J that 21 members had eat- ' i 1 ' r cmr.': - rry sauce, with on ' t 1 - o 1 ' r KTfcten. One of those I -"rry sS'lce said !, but j Junior Red Cross To; Begin Activities In Madison County The Junior Red Cross will be gin activities in the Madisom County schools for the first time this year. They have gotten the program underway by beginning the enrollment activities. Stud ents in the schools throughout the area will be given the opportunity to join this nation-wide organiza tion. Contributions made by the students go into a central service fund which is used for local, na tional, and international projects. The program is designed to give young people the chance to express themselves through activities that will promote their own education al growth and provide valuable (Continued To Last ' Page) Farm Statistics Up To Date In 1959 Census Of Agriculture The 1959 Census of Agricul ture, now under way in Madisdn County, will bring up to date farm statistics last collected in 1954, when the farm census re vealed the following facts: The values of products sold in, 1954 by farm operators was $4,- 249,089. The value of all crops sold was $3,254,306 and included $3,183,226 for field crops $29,489 for vege tables, $35,624 for fruits and nuts, and $5,967 for horticultural specialties. line value of all livestock and livestock products sold was $919, 020, and included $228,204 for dai ry products, $255,601 for poultry products, and $435,315 for live stock and livestock products. The value ' of forest products sold from the county's farms' was $7fi,763. t grew tha best crop of tobacco on the field which they "had ever grown. Rainy weather with ex ceptionally high Wmidity . at har vest time resulted in many farm ers having to stick their tobacco in the field, and in exceptionally bad curing conditions in the barn after the tobacco was harvested This unfortunate situation has re suited In a very high percentage of low grade tobacco being placed on the market County', agent, Harry Silver, visited , the burley market in Asheville on after it : opened. On checking the first 43 baskets of tobacco sold in the warehouse, 23 of the 43 baskets had a non descript grade placed on; them by the t goverew' t $&$vLl. JEour oioer tww' j tooacco out . os the 43 wewL,. ed "wet" by the grader. A goad Portion of ttie non descript ' tobacco could not have been prevented by the farmer since it received . excessive dam age in the field and since some of the barn injured tobacco was prac tically beyond the farmer's abili ty to prevent..,, However, a good number of farmers had mixed (Continued To Last Page) asonic .History Traced At French Drccd ceting-Hcre The : history of Masonry,, with particular : emphasis on : North Carolina's role in that stofy, was traced here Saturday 'night by Charles S. Roth ; of AAeville at the French Broad Masonic Lodge's Old .Timers' Night - v Worshipful Master Jeter Met- calf of the lodge presided at the meeting, at which all members with 25 years or more of continu ous service received certificates of honor. S. W.' MoCJure, with 50 years of service, received a cer tificate for his half-century serv ice. F.oth, rerresentirg I.rt. Kermon Grand Lodge of England by the Guild of Stoneworkers, ' Freemasonry in North Carolina wax founded in 1787 'with Samuel Johnston as the first Grand Mat ter.' The state now . has 35& lodges with , 6194 active mem bers, he said. -,"' - , :v- , Roth said that the ' United States now has 15,809 lodges with a membership of 4,094,397. He listed 13 presidents from George Washington through Harry Tru man as menilierg. r t XisUr T.T. C. favors Jr., of t'.e Fren h EroaJ I-o ' i ' c' r. ' -"an t V e r -" 7 MANGER SCENE ERECTED HERE; DRAWS PRAISE The beautiful manger scene, purchased by the Marshall Mer chants Association, was erected on the court house lawn Tuesday night despite the inclement wea ther. In addition to the manger scene, the Christmas tree was al so lighted. Helping erect tne scene were Mrs. Roy Wild, Mrs. Kelly Davis,' Howard Barnwell, E. C, , league, Kelly Davis, Tommy Caldwell, W. F. HoHand, Robert Chandler, Harold LittreU and Caney Ram sey Jr.,; and Lincoln-Davia and RoyWaldroup of .the French Broad Electric Membership Corp., who made the lighting possible. Many people have already praised the ecene wWch adds greatly to the appearnce on Main Street for the Christmas holidays. ". : : ' HOT SPRINGS S0LIOTATI0n3 Christmas Lighting Cc-.test : Also Sponsored I y Lions Club The r : t 1. ' At J Hot Springs Li t T'.'jrs !ay with I t, rre.sul ' r. tr,e Mars Hill College's 1,100 stu dents and several hundred alumni and guests will observe Thanks giving and Homecoming at Mars Hill today (Thursday) with a va ried program of imiusic, pageantry, worship, feasting and entertain ment which began at dawn and will last until nearly midinigM. Central feature of the day will be the traditional Thanksgiving Day worship service in the sanctu ary of the Mars Hill Baptist Church, beginning at 10:15 a. m. Residents of the community and surrounding area are invibed to attend as well as the students and ftieir guests. The service will include the 33rd consecutive presentation of a Thanksgiving pageant, "Lest We Forget" written and directed by Dr. Ella Pierce, head of the col lege English department. The pageant will star members of the Baptist Studtent Union council and children of the community dressed as Pilgrims and Indians, depicting scenes from early Amer ican Thanksgiving observances, .Music for the program will be provided by the college touring ohoir, directed by T. J. Cole, amdj the campus choir and the college band, under the direction of Joe Naff. Another vital facet of the pro gram will be the taking of an of ( Continued To Last Page) Christmas Shopping Parade To Be Held Here Next Tues. (THANKSGIVING TO BE OBSERVED Practically all places of busi ness, in addition to banks, post office, courthouse and all agen cies will ibe closed tomorrow (Thursday) in observance of Thanksgiving. FLEET NIX SR. DIES SUNDAY AT HOME HERE Father Of Marshall Mayor Was A Native Of County Marshall, Mars Hill Bands To March, Big Crowd Is Expected Savings Bonds Sales Climb With New Interest Rate The people of North Carolina responded to the higher intrest rate of S- now being paid on Savings Bonds by increasing their purchases.' Daring October, state- wade,., aaJesj .of - Savda iBottds, Serle,E, a4d Series H combined. were up 6.3 per cent Over sales of test October. The Series H bonds showed the strongest increase, with sales be ing 23.6 per cent greater than they were in the same month of a year ago. Series E bonds were 4.6 per cent. Cumulative sales for the year amounted to $38,750,065.00 This is 76 per cent of North Carolina's 1059 goal of $51,000,000.00. Madison County sales for Oct ober were $16,197.70 bringing the total sales for the year to $188,-700.00. ISix counties have already achie ved their sales quota for 1959. They are Dare, Henderson, Hoke, Macon, Pamlico and Swain. (This report prepared by U. S. Savings Bonds Division, Greens boro, and released by C. L. Rudi- sill, Jr., County Volunteer Chair man, Madison County.) Fleet (Pop) Nix Sr., 72 of Mayor Clarence Nix of Mar shall, died at 2 p. m., Sunday, No vember 22, 1969 in his home here after a long illness. Services were held at z:60 p. m., Tuesday in Marshall Free Will Baptist Church, of which he was a member. The Rev. Ernest Strickland, the Rev. D. D. Gross and the Rev. Warren Reese offi ciated. Burial was in Pritohard Cemetery. iPallbearers were Charles Par- ris, Plato Worley, Eunie Brown James Marlor, Jake Blazer, E. Y Ponder, Kelly Davis, Romeo Fer guson and Fred McDevitt. Flow er bearers were women of the church. Surviving are five sons, Clar ence, Charlie, S. L., Fleet Jr., and Joe Mix, all of Marshall: five daughters, Mrs. iReeves. Fisher, Mrs. Fowler Shelton and Mrs. Jimmy Webb,. ,3saff,t - Mrs. M. G. Ramsey, Jr., of Enox- ville, Tenn., and Mrs. Clement Crowe of Asheville; two brothers, Jack of Hot Springs and Charlie Nix of Marshall; 16 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Mr. Nix was a retired farmer and a native of Madison County. Boovman-Rector Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements A Christmas Shopping Parade will be held in Marshall on next Tuesday afternoon, beginning at 2:00 o'clock. W. F. Holland, pres ident of the Marshall Merchants Association, announced that plana are being made to have both the Marshall and Mars Hill High School Band's participate in the parade. In addition to these two fine bands, the high school may sponsor a float, it was said. The Shetland pony, to be given away at a later date, will also be shown in the parade. The parade will officially open the Christmas Shopping Season in Marshall with practically all stores displaying hundreds of use ful and practical gift suggestions. I "We are expecting one of the finest Christmas Shopping sea- fatfhersons m tne "istory of Marshall and we urge everyone to shop at home where they can find almost anything they desire," Mr. Hol land stated. Most business firms are partici pating in the Christmas Promo tion will give tickets to everyone making a dollar purchase ormore (not to exceed 100 tickets for any single sale). Drawings will be held at the court'house on dates to be announced later, it was ex plained. Elsewhere in this issue can be found an advertisement with mer chants who are participating. Pfa 9fa BLOODSHED BOX SCORE ON NjC HIGHWAYS WOOL PRODUCERS URGED TO FILE CAiirc nnnmtTOT Raleigh The Motor Vehicles Department's summary of traffic deaths through 10:00 a. m., November 23, 1959: : Killed to date 1027 Killed to date last year 960 Lions, Uingate Share Junior College Title The football championship of the Western Carolines Junior Col lege Conference is shared by Mars Hill's Liom and the Wingate BulU dog ' A 1 13-0 victory over Gardner- Webb Saturday night at Shelby gave Coach Bill Connell'i Win gate team a tie with' Don Hen dterson's Man Hilliana for the ti tle, - It Is the fourth time Man HiU has won or shared in the championship -since the conference was termed In 1952. Wingate won the crown last year fhe first sea son it was member of the. con-; ference. J:y' '3 v v !,Vr .-.'I The battle for the championship! . ... i as a case or .one team, ciars starting powerfully and s' nvirsg down in the latter half of iv season "and the oilier tieam, : -a!i?, parting slowly and m '- i's 1 t t';--wirg in t'.e r.'. I " . ' V f ' ' le. -A" ' If 6-3 and the Bulldogs copping the return engagement 9-8. ' ' ; i'j' '-f"C -" :.. ':"? i-". '. . With only four of the eight ju nior colleges in the conference competing ' in Intercollegiate foot ball ' .those ' our must play eldh other twice each season to fill out an adequate schedule. v " r' ' I Final standing in the league for 1959 are as follow: . Team -' Won Lost Tied MARS HILL ' - 4 2- 0 WINGATE ,4 2 GARDNER-WEBB 3 . 8 LEES-McRAE 14' Conference results for the season were as follows: T.'i 19, Lees-McRae, 0; Gardnt r-V 7, Lees-J!cRae 0; : -Mars V I Wingate S; Mars IIIll Z l J.:or..-.e 17; liars II ill 6, Ci. ' WVb 0; Le-T'.r.-.e 13, V. : 7; ?'.irs r.:Z s?, u-t-y ' Car-'--'r-V,,'b 13, I 13; -a p. r : : ' o i ' l lr:1? r -V Sheep producers within uha county who have sold un-ehorn lambs or shorn wool since the opening of the 1959 incentive pay ment program year which began: on April l, ivsv, would oring or submit their sales documents to the local AS$ office if they wish to participate in tJh 1969 wool in centive payment program, says Ralph M. Ramsey, office manager for the Madison County ASC Com mittee. Ramsey explained that the shorn wool payment rate is the percentage required to raise the average national price producers receive for their wool during the marketing year up to the incent ive level of 62 cents per pound. This method of payment is design ed ; to , encourage farmers and ranchers to produce enough wool to meet the demand and at the same time do a better job in max- ' ketkig their wool. The incentive payments on . last : year's shorn' wool to producers Who properly filed their sales doc uments and signed their: applies tioni for payment amounted to , (Continued To Last Page) o UNITED FUND : HONOR ROLL O .fr , .fr . ( . .. 4 - - MARSHALL v j,- Citizens Bank - Courthouse Service Motor f ' . X," 'e r ... j C i : . r - ; t c ' ' : .. . lie. t