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C, L : J i - NO. 4 8 PAGES THIS WEEK MARSHALL. N. O, THURSDAY, JANU. Y ZZ, 1SC0 10c PER COPY $2.50 A Yu In Madison & Buncombe Counties ' M-00 A Year Outside These Two Counties a-. - POP FARMERS ARE OFFERED NEW INSURANCE PLAN COUNTY FARMERS n:;cEiVEMORE tlDLK MONEY lOGODurlGyniloteGni ay, Feb. 1 Farmers Urged To Attend; Many Subjects To " Be Covered Cattle sales from Madison County farmers in 1969 equaled $948,000, states Barry G Silver, County Agricultural M Agent Of this income $192,267 was received from the four steer sales sponsor ed by the Cattlemen's Association for 1109 head of steers and the feeder calf sale of 158. Calves added $17,965 to eteer income. Flans for the 1960 sales will be explained at the Annual ' Live stock School by Mr. Sam Buchan an and A. V, Allen, Extension Service Livestock Sipeciafldsts. ' ,'.:' Outlook information on the cat tle situation is more " fcnportant today for . cattle ' farmers than during the past eight years. Te cattle numbers, price outlook in formation for the next few years will be explained and discussed. Feeding and management prac tices followed by fanners greatly affect their: profits. ".These sub jects will be covered .at the Live stock School to be held at the MarsaJl Court House pn Monday, February 1, at 1 :30 p. m. All intre&ted farmers and business men are urged to attend the school. - , ' 1- V ASC OFFICIAL REC0MNDS SOU TESTING The AGP program for 1960 : provides several , instances where tp)wint shares wifjh -the farmer the coat of : conservation' practices requiring application of lime or fertilizer. , Novile - Haw kins, chairman . of ! the . Madison! County ASC, says that although a soil tesjt. is not. mandatory un der any of these practices, it is strongly recommended ' in every case. , IHawkins further brought out the fact that several counties in the State have bad or are having drives to encourage 100 percent soil testing prior to any planting. "This", Hawkins said, 'Just' fur- , ther emphasizes . the need for a scientific knowledge , of soil needs and the following of soil test rec ommendations." - - "."v.'i'-' - The conservation practices under the AOP wlhich should be preceded by a soil test ; include ; establish ment of permanent pasture, addi tional vegetative cover la , a crop rotation, - application of liming : materials - on " farmland, improve ment of permanent pasture and others. Everyone of these . AP practices ; recommendes that the farmer take soU test to determine needed soil treatment. " ,' The need for lime on Madison County soils is great and even with cost share assistance avail' !le through' AGP, only fraction of our needs are being met In these soil testing drives which are ""g - carried on' throughout the e, A?C is joining with other ' . 1 agencies in recom-'t-ng il sampling, furnishing I sr. j cartons and giving in- ' n on the proper method of ' ' " ; s ! Jes, Hawkins said. : 7AFI i ILiU iu . . 1 YOUTHS HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENT T Three persons were , Injured, none seriously, fa a car-truck ac cident about 2:30 p. m., Monday on N. C. 191 some 500 feet South of Burlington Mills! - Given dispensary treatment at Memorial Mission1 Hospital "lor cuts and bruises were Jackie Rob erts, 21, and Eugene Swann, 19, both of Marshall. Robert Reeves, 20, of Marshall, , was admitted to the hospital for treatment of deep face cuts, .The injured men were passen gers in a car being driven by Leonard Franklin Ponder, 19, of Marshall RFD 1, who escaped' un-J injured. - r - Patrolman W. D. ... Arledge .said Ponder 'a car crashed into the rear of a truck being' operated by Cal vin Wilson Lewis, 36, of near E lizabethton,' Tenn., who also - es caped injury. The patrolman said he charged Lewis with failure to give a stop signal and Ponder with following too closely. Arledge ; said .- damages to the truck totaled about $100 and to the car about $500. Wreck Tuesday In Mars Hill1 , Injures Two k Ben. Frtsby Sr., and Ben Priaby Jr., both of Marshall, were both injured in a ear-ruck wreck in Mars Hill Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Friaby received cuts and bruises and Ben Jr., sustained a back . injury. The driver of the truck was . uninjured. - ; iMr. ;-Frisby's car - wae badly damaged. ' , COUNTY 4-H COUNCIL MET . HERE JAN. 16 ' The Madison County 4-H County Council met Saturday, Jan. 16 at 10:00 o'clock in the French Broad Electric Membership ' Building, ki Marshall, for its regular monthly meeting. ?'4i..x-) ' 1 j1 The president, Craig Burnette, presided;, the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was . led by Rozella Rice; the 4-H Pledge was led by Johnny Rigsby; ' Rosalia Race ' led the grodp m singlg "God Bless America ;",Naomi Honeyctitt gave the devotions on the 4-H Creed; roll call by Norris Gentry; muw utes of the November " meeting were read by -Nonas Gentry in the absence of 'the council secre tary, and were approved. Old business included the dis posal of the extra litter bags not! sold by clubs. Officers from 4W- ferent dubs volunteered ; to 'sell these remaining Mtter- bags. Vol unteers were Woody Amtnone of the Mars Hill I Senior I dub; (Continued To Page' Eight) ; LIONS EIET HERE L'OIMY luGIIT ' The . irarsTiail Lions Club-met JToray nhrlit at the Eotk Cafe nt Ilovar.; . . ; 1 r . - ' ' . ' - 1 1 y Madison County, farmers are now assured of -the services of another agency of the U. S. Dept of Agriculture, beginning with the 1960 crop. . According to an announcement made this week by C. K; Withrow, . District Supervi ror of the Federal Crop Insurance Corp., Madison County is one of. the 3 North Carolina counties ad ded to the all-risk crop insurance program for 1960. Withrow states "Our all-risk crop insurance on tobacco - which has been available in Buncombe County since 1953 has proven so popular with the farmers that the Department of Agriculture was talked' into ex panding the Burley tobacco pro gram. Many farmers along the Buncombe County line have been asking to nave the same protec tion as Buncombe County and I am happy to hear that the request has been approved." The Federal Crop Insurance program covers disaster brought about by all kinds of weather dam age such as drought, drowning by flood or rain, disease,' freeze, fire in the curing barn or storage, wind and many other unavoidable causes of loss. This type of in surance is available only through the U, S. Dept. of Agriculture and operates on a non-profit ba- . ... . ..." 1 - . .-' ..- . sis. .,' -. Withrow and some of his ex perienced Fieldmen are now in the - (Continued To Page Eight) : BRIDGES LIKES TREATMENT FOR PARASITES v 1 Andrew" J.' Bridges, beef cattle and tobacco farmer of Hayes Run' in Madison County, says his cattle really look better and seem to do better after treating them for worms. - Bridges used phenothiazine as a drench to treat 25 head of steers for worms. The drenches were made op- with the phenothiazine powder and water, with the rate I ... . t. -M 1.1.- individual animal. The individual dose can be given with a special liquid syringe or, what most far mers use is a ten to twelve ounce drink bottle. (Phenothiazine can be given in three ways, As a drench; in the feed and, as a bolus. The drench is the most economical form and, tike "the bolus, individual dosages can be given. The phenothiazine that is placed in the feed has proved seccessf ul with some far mers but the individual dosage and how . muah each animal consumes is hard to determine. J ' Each year, j-Madison '. County beef and dairy' cattle Suffer from internal parasites. The animals fail to gain and do not respond to f feed because of internal parasites. Phenothaaine is cheap . insurance against reduced 'growth and loss due to. worms. This product is available in . drug ; and feed' and seed stores in this area. r.G3 -A quarterly area conference for ASC employees will be held in 6 J"9 Vaiili'K.t in ..i-Vi".1 9 on Fc'.ruary 2-3, ac- " t r V. T ""y, C A"C C : ' "i- '. ' i ic 1 ! ' - , ' -v ;.j I ' ' ' ) r makes final appeal foh march of de::s 1 Mrs. Otto' MoDevitt, chairman of the March Of .Dimes Drive in Madison County, i reminded the public that this is the final week of the drive and' urged all-out ef fort front the public. - f Letters ; have . been mailed to the churches and it is hoped thl special offerings will be. takw throughout the county this Sun day," Mrs. MoDevitt said. . , ' MERCHANTS TO MEET TONIGHT W. F. Holland, president of the Marshall Merchants 3 Association, announced that there will be an important meeting cf all merchants tonight (Thursday) at the Citi zens Bank at 7:30 o'clock. , 'It is hoped that every mer ohant will be present," Mr. Hol land said..:. , ''.'.. THREE RECEIVE APPOINTMENTS TO RC POSTS A trio of Red Cross. ; appoint ments wejre announced Tuesdj by M. . Giiman, Buncomibe-JVIiadi son chapter chairman. '.At the same time, he,. mnced a reorganization of . f- un. -1-ed volunteers in wnlh bloo'' gram aides will wi k v" rate management f. porting services, Mrs. J. H. Pr named chairman oo. Mrs. Gordon Spencer is"t J.jlew supporting services chairman and Mrs Robert C. Parker will be in tdiarge - of all uniformed blood program volunteers. r' ' ' (Mrs. Priedeman, a longtime vol unteer and former board member, succeeds Mrs. John P. Bradley, who wilt continue : her duties ' as board member, nominations com' mittee chairman and a member of the chapter executive commit tee. The new chairman, of volun teers has worked as a Gray Lady, staff aide and as chairman of the service groups ' (now supporting services). Mrs. Spencer and Mrs. Parker wiU , divide the duties formerly handled by Mrs. Emanuel Robin son, "Who continues as a board member. - l 1 . Mrs. Spencer has been . vice chainman of the Junior Red Cross. Un(der her 'Jurisdiction will be nine divisions: social welfare aides, nurses aides, staff aides, canteen service, - production service,- motor service, .entertainment and supply service, : Gray Lady service and arts and skills serv ice, ' " ' Mrs. Parker, a registered nurse, was previously nurses aide chair- man. . She will be In charge of uniformed volunteers -working ei ther for the Bloodmobile or in the Blood Center at chapter headquar ters.-' n for. the following quarter. Tm ployees are given an or; ' ' to raise 8' y q ' e 1 u' any pr ' hs t" '.. r -r 1 1 a risen in . t' r - According to Harry G. Silver, county . agricultural agent, Madi son County dairy farmers are making ' steady progress. During 1959 a total of 38 grade A dairy. men received from Biltmore Dai ry farms $379,913.49, enough dol lar bills if placed end to end to reach 3,666 miles. -The nine grade A' dairymen selling to Southern, Coble, and Anderson Dairies sold over $55,56? worth of milk, . and Pet Milk Company paid' Madison farmers $111,000 for grade C milk received at Greenevllle and; New port, , Tenn, The total milk sales from the county equaled $546,480 or 9 of the total gross agricul tural income from, the county. This income represents an in crease Of $48,930 over 1958. -Successful dairying "in rough mountain terrain such as Madison County farmers have to farm re quires good .management, . bard work, intensive use of all smooth land available, and heavy oapital izatioiu "".---.'. - Dairymen of the county have enjoyed ' ' excellent relationships with the business .establishments of the county, the ASC, Farmers Home Administration, and have shown excellent response to the efforts of - the Agricultural Ex tension Service workers. . In an effort1 to produce clean wholesome milk - the dairymen have , spent thousands of dollars for sanitary equipment, ' concrete, .- cleansers, and extra bedding They are proud of their product and grate ful to the milk drinking public.' "iNGTON, lb i'LANNED .":''. ' 1 ' t.'i1 v New " York ' Burlington . In dustries, Inc., the nation's . larg est textile . concern, and James Lees & Sons Co., a big carpet maker, said Tuesday they plan to merge., Directors of , both v companies have sanctioned the merger, ac cording to the two companies. Un der J the - plan,.: Lees stockholders would receive two and - one-ihird1 shares of . Burlington common stock for each Lees share held, : Shares' of Lees preferred stock which are outstanding would be redeemed. If the plan is approved by Lees shareowners, Lees would 'become a subsidiary of Burlington. ' Jo se L. Elastwick, Lees president, would , continue as principal ex- ( Continued To Page Eight) , . . v -' '"" MARSHALL TEAM COPS Ml TOURNEY LEAD By DICK KAPLAN , The Marshall Red Raiders of Marshall staged .: a - large scale cammando raid at the 'Asheville Bowling Center Sunday by sweep ing into a commanding lead in the team division of the WNC I wli-ng Assn., Handicap Tourna i '. fore a large turnout on the 1 afternoon shift, l' Captain c Davis' forces fired their ;,1 bombs on-lanes 1748 s 3,C:3 tally and a 107, pin " .".'i-sj against the Red v -i E regard's 'C Shift CBptained by Bill i tk second spot ' ; ' s. ' t i;'3ay of p'n ? r.-.Uers r "- ' 'c ii 8"! - f 1 1 ' DR. RAMSEY IS RE-ELECTED TO BD. OF HEALTH Dr A.' Mi Ramsey was re-elected as the dental member of the Madison County Board' of Health at the regular Board , Meeting held at 1:00 p. m., Tuesday, Jan uary 26,1960. at the Madison County Health Center. Dr. Ramsey has served as chairman of this board Since its inception in 1949, hawnur ,r been, elected to serve a three-year term in 1949, a four year term in 19&2, and a four- year term in 1956. Dr.. Ramsey) presided at the dedication of Madison; "County's new Health. j-- .. n j. Y-4.fl e iiko v-ewvei; on 5juuuy, Other Items of business at the' meettog included a summary, by Dr. Margery J.' Lord, County Health Director, of major activi ties of the Health Department since the , previous Board of rr ia. a.: , ai.. , men These were work in process on the State Annual Report, plans forN f.. preschool climes in the spring to to ' wnrtod out w!th Mr. Grover 1 . , SupOTvieor, eontmuance of Well-.within enta ?van'T frw, complyVith the pro- month and Eye Clinic-and Chest! m , a.,,,,. ."7..,,..,:, . y XRay Olinio bi-monthiy. The ma-i .'. ; .- -ry jor-discussion . of the, meeting! ,, concerned the sani'tation needs 'of fAI TTTV IfPfiTf A f the -Madison County school lunch rooms. Dr. Liord emphasize me nnnrrvwnr itrvn Tat excellent cooperation of the Mad- JK l Y mK IN ' ison County board of comirmssion.,""" A, IflliX ill ersland the school authorities in, Iff A DC IITI I TITO?? Uek-forts .t4iivDrove the school lUllliJ IllLlj I UliO.- v lunchrooms. She pointed out thatl - s . . two of the .school lunohrooms were J The Madison County ; Medical in very good condition and that Society met at the Mara Hilt High the major sanitation need at four'sdjooi cafeteria Tuesday evening other lunchrooms was approved' Dr. John Gerdes, a promi sewage disposal facilities. Jnent "Asheville dentist, k was the 'Attending the meeting, in ad- gu69t speaker. He was introduced dition to Dr.. Lord' and Dr. Ram- Ky Dr. H. E.' Bolinger, of Mar sey, were; Mr. Fredl Anderson, ahatl. . Mr. Wayne Brigman, Dr. Lee Knight, and Mr. Ed Niles. MILAM WALL IS RECOMMENDED FORMAACAWARD A former Mars. Hill High star who overcame injuries to become one of the finest halfbacks in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Milam Wail Monday was nominated for the . most outstanding - player a- ward to be presented as a high' light of the 2nd annual Mountain Amateur Athletic Club Banquet at the Battery Park Hotel in Asheville Friday night. ' ' , Wall, a 190-pound junior, at the University of North 'Carolina, now . calls - Winston-Salem home but has close relatives in Madi son County and due to his superb prep' play for Clyde Peek at Mars Hill is regarded as ' eligible . fdr the award. , Others nominated for the award (Continued To Page Eight) SURVEY BEING COMUJuD BY n it f if A t'ioroogh survey of I 3 II and i- .-ueta vicinity v j s ed V 's wec ty t!srea ' . - ' ? ri 1 I : - r : ? s, ? ! c Be Supported At 90 , Of Parity, - There will be 310,279 acres, a vailable on which Burley tobacco may be planted in' 1960, This al lotment is slightly larger than last year's allotment of 309,919 acres The small increase in 1960 acre age, according to W. E. Matthews, chairman of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation State Committee, will be held" in reserve for establishing allotments, for farms that have mot grown Burley tobacco during the last five years, for correcting errors, and for adjusting inequities. For most farms in this state 1960 Bur ley' allotments will be the same as in 1959, Matthews said, Tarheel Burley farmers ' in a referendum, , . held February 24., rf mketi quota9 &r tha next eH Matthews further explained that ' Burley tobacco is grown principal ly in' Kentucky, Tennessee, Vir- Missouri, . w, Vir.. J and West Virginia, as. well as, in m thejJe , b'avfl 1960 crops supported at 90 per cent of nantv. tmwvbvl tlunr nlmn Dr. W. 0. Sams and Pr. ' W, Otis Duck reported on other, med ical societies from other districts.; There were t eleven - members present. ' ' O 4 o ' UNITED FUND : honor roll: O o MARSHALL Welfare Dept. - . Service Motor Sales, Inc. , . 1 , ' National 5 & 10c Store W. Bank of French Broad i - Marshall High School ' ; . Marshall. Dept. Store 1 ; - - Sprinkle-Shelton Co, , V County ASC Office ) 1 The News-Record . ' ; V .' - Citizens Bank r ' t Post Office , ' l . Courthouse ' , ,' s L i ' A & P MARS HILL . - - Citizens Bank "V Davis Florist ' - " Gibbs Dept. Store Adam G. Dycus Insurance Agencj Mars Hill rhamacy ; Mars Hill IIarJ.Tara ' J The Lita tVi ; -'Mars i:;,i : i r This Year's Crops To