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VCL. C3 i. ,NO,37 8 PAGES TIII3 WEEK MAHSIIALL, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTERII? 13, 1C0 , ' I2.S0 A Tr In Madison A Buncombe Counties $4.00 A Year Outaide These Two Counties 10c PEIt COPT UNITED. FUND MARSHALL PTA HERE THURSDAY ARE NAMED '.':i 1 County Agent Urges County t To Vote In Sept. 3Q V ' . Referendum " Hie people ' of Madison Ckraty f will Vote September 30 onwheth er -Ho continue a .program of re search vital to citizens of North "Carolina, .according, to Harry G Silvers, County Agent., i i In the hands of the voters will ' be the fate of the Nickles for Know-How program for the next three , years, If n two-thirds fa vorable vote results, this research and education program at N. C. State College will continue. -' Many leaders in Madison County . have a 'hand in guiding this pro- gram, as members of the Agri- cultural Foundation at the college, Any person who buys feed or - fertilizer is considered a member. v Madison County's director for ' on the foundation' board of 100 members is P. R. Elam, who has served for ' six years, Silver stated.. - ' 4' What has this program, started by Che Tar Heel farmers in 1961, meant to the economy of tSie state? . Hand re. d s of millions of dol lars,' sy ' ' To tobacco production ad harv- - esting alone,' the know-how furni shed 6y nickles has meant many millions more in prof it , Nickels - are i battling v the' major i tobacco . foes of black shank, nematodes, : supported the development Of : irr igation of tobacco, which can in- : crease per- acre yield more tfhaa $300. And they've backed progress on bulk curing, which will bring ' tremendous J changes jin y tobacco - harvesting and curing. Bulk' cur ing las been tested this summer , for' the first time on a private farm near Laurfcuburg stated Harry Silvers, County Agent Kickle funds $1,164,825 collected through 19E9 are di scontinued To Last Page). ; mzzlzzz Coivn Trycn, . 21-7 Fcr Firol Conference Urn Victory Is First Of Season; .Great Team Effort , ' ' 1 r Displayed '"' ' A couple of ' long touchdown v runs by halfback ' Max Edmonds, Friday .enabled Marshall High 1 tn turn back Tryon. 21-7, irt Pisgah Conference football clash, r. A crowd of some , 500 . f ana watched Marshall's . 130 -pound . speedster race 41 yards .for a touchdown behind good downfield , blocking in the second period, and then again in the third period when he weaved 50 yards for his X second touchdown, , ,,-. ' Coach Ed Mbrton's v Tornadoes halted a Tryon drive tfn their own 15-yard line in the first quarter when Kenneth Ponder intercept ed a Tryon pass. Later,, in the quarter, Marshall got a great reak" when 1 Ponder's booming punt was fumbled by a Tryon back a nd t Tit e - Tornadoes recovered. Marshall . quickly marched to Tryon's 10-yard line as the first quarter nded.; v i. 1 J ' i On the second play of the second period, Billy Kay Candler bulled over left guard from the five.td score. The extra jjoint try : wa fumbled. . i I , .' ' ' . Jsst when, things ' looked dark' (Continued To Last Page) JUL. JlVvaL cf r l c! DRIVER HURT IN ACCIDENT - O. ' W. GruMbs, ' 70, of ' Hot Springs, suffered head cuts and a hip injury about 8 a.' m., Mon day when the oar he was driving went out of control and smashed head-on in an unoccupied auto parked on a shoulder of N. C. 213 about a mile east of Marshall. Grubbs was admitted to Memo rial Mission Hospital in Asheville for treatment According to Highway Patrol man C. w. Pearson, .Grubbs' car, owned by Greeneville Milling Co., of , Greeneville, Tenn., for 'which the driver .is a salesman, ran one car off the road, traveled a con sweratoie distance on the wrong side of the road, veering 'first on to the left shoulder and then onto the right shoulder, before hit ting Che car. ... The parked car .owned by Gale Wallin of Marshall RFD 6, was knocked down an embankment Total damage to the two vehicles was estimated at $500. No charges had been filed Mon day pending completion of the in vestigation. kev. Fred Brown To Preach At Baptist Church Here . Sunday The Eev. Fred Brown, of the public relations department of Mars Hill College, will deliver the morning message at the Marshall Baptist Church Sunday, " Mr. Brown is well-known here. having spoken o the Brotherhood organization recently, s t ASC COUNTY ; CONVENTION IS SET.F0R SEPT. 23 "On Friday, September 23, at 10:00 a. m., the ASC delegates, who were, recently . elected by Che farmers within the county, will meet in a County Convention for the purpose of electing a County Committee to nead the . County ASC work during the coming year. The' newly elected County Com mittee will ( begin" their tern of office on October 1 and serve for one year or until, their successors are . elected. , The nrinclval duty of the County Committee ia to ad. minister at the county level the farm program assigned to it by the Congress' and the Secretary of Agriculture in "accordance with the prescribed . regulations t ; and procedure; - ' TTiree. Are Arrested On Liquor. Counts - f h : , ,: Two Buncomlbe'County"men and a - Madison County , companion we're arrested in the Reema Creek section of Buncombe County Mon day afternoon on charges of pos session of non-tax paid whisky. H. P. Lunsford; 84, of Weave ville; iT.ilert-E. Sawyer, 89, of V'eavervrje PVFD 1, and LctVr a. ri. :i, si, a r.i i; n,'-.e " i u n i : i . ru.-r r y 'v ' 1 rr.-:; :. .ry kcarlrj I- .... V. T. C ' . r.ct Ir . Budget Committee 'Will Be : Appointed Soon) ,? -- Plans Made A ' meeting of the Madison County United Fund directors and other leaders was held - at the REA, building hero last Thurs day. Dean Shields, president of Che UiF, reviewed the reports of the past campaign. Following his re ports, several directors and oth ers present discussed UiF plans for the mw drive and it was thought that the new setup will "divorce" the five national health aigencies from Che United Fund Budget It was explained that each of the five health agencies had been of fered substantial checks but had refused to accept them "because of policy." ' The directors thought it much better to completely ignore Che five agencies in United Fund and, list ' only ' the agencies which will cooperate and accept United Fund monies. Among those who will partici pate and help in the UF cam paign include Salvation Army, American Red Cross, White Oane, Carolines United. Girl and Boy Scouts, , and others. ' Definite plans as well as a bud get will be made in the near fu ture, according to Mr. Shields county president' MECHANIZATION IS IMPORTANT ON FARMS NOW Harry G. Silver, counly agricul tural agent) said Uhis week that the production and sale of livestock and nvestock",productsnhiughowf the United States is very compet itive, - Increased mechanization is often necessary In order to en able farmers to show a profit in their livestock operation. ' ' During 1S60 Madison Counr farmers have harvested more ton nage of cor silage than ever be fore in the county.. Silage harvest is a very demanding job that re quires a lot of labor and if a farmer has a large tonnage of si iage to harvest, it is almost a ne cessity, for him to use mechaniza tion.. (During the past seven months- the following Madison County farmers have purchased forage field harvesters in order to enable them - to - harvest and store silage . for their livestock program: O. G. Ramsey, Solon West of Halewood; Hall Bruce of East, Fork H. B. Ferguson and Billy Woody of Spring Creek; B. K. Meadows .of '.Spring Creek; Jack . (Continued on Last Page) , iFre'd . Tilzou k honored Dy. !in r Plant To Bear Nam f - ; Of Marshall Man Fred t OX Ttlson,' of ' Marshall, was signally honored by the Olin Mathieson Corporation on August 51, at a Retirement Banquet held at tne oeaview country Club m Atlantic City, New Jersey. ' The occasion iwas given in rec ognition of the 35 years of faith ful service Mr. Tilson lias given' the company.' ' iMr. THson, who as ?orv ' ire& ypara 1 yond t' " r. ". will Kwie as I '.. t I ' ; t cf I,iJus'.ril " ' ".'4 Tie Marshall Paren-Teacher A Sociatlbn' met in the scl.. cafe teria September 5, at 8:16 p. m, for the first meeting of the 1960- 61 school year. - ' v fortyfour parents and teach ers were present Devotions were given by the Rev. C. D, Sawyer, pastor of the Madison Seminary , ,B a p I s t Church. - Following is a list of the com mittees for the 1960-61' school year: ' . Membership Committee: Mrs. Liston Ramsey, chmn.J ' Mrs. Eva Sams, Mrs. Jerry Rice. ' 1 ' ' Program Committees Mrs. s Wal ter Ramsey, chmn. ; - Tommy White; Mrs. Elymus Ponder., Publicity Committee! Mrs. S. L. Nix, chmn.; Mr. Deart Shields, Mr. Don Payne. , Cbngress Publication ; Commit tee: Mrs. Craig Rudisill Jr., chmn.; Mrs. Pauline Mrs. Jimmy Sprinkle,1 Ditmore, Finance Committee: Mrs. Jerry Rice, chmn.; Mrs. Bud Fox, Mrs. Vader Shelton, Mrs,-1 Ed Gentry, Mrs. Fred Robinson, Mrs.' George G. Roberts, Miss Eloise - Ward, (Continued To Last Page) - Water Situation - Bad; Improvement Is Expected Soon Following several inquiries, concerninie the muddy . condition! of . Marshall's supphr, of water, this newspaper asked an alderman about the situation. i ' It seems that a valve at Che re- servior , was broken, and in order to repair- the . valve, the water had "to be drained frcn the re- serviory ' thus making 1 iue ""sipply muddy as well as limited. 1 The valve was repaired and the reservoir is againg. being refilled. ; It is expected that the condition will definitely, improve in the next few days. ', i Raymond' Ramsey Safety Instructor Mr. Raymond Ramsey, WiWlife Protector, Marshall RFD 2,. has been certified a official 'Hunter Safety Instructor, becoming- aa essential 1 part of ' a ' nation-wide program . of firearm safety edu cation and of the Hunter Safety Program of the N. C. Wildlife Resources, Commission. . He is a vailable to give information, as sistance,, or guidance to others of the emmunity ' interested in Che program. ' 1 - QlANGE IN ASC GRAIN SUPPORT PROGRAM CITED Effective immediately farmers In this state will not .be eligible fof price support oi grain if any crotalaria seed is found to be present in the grain.' This, accord ing to Hv D. Godfrey, is a new requirement In ASC's Price Sup port program necessitated by the determination Chat crotalaria seed havq toxic properties which make grain containing these seeds dan gerous for consumption by poul try or livestock. This change in ASC's Price Support ' Programs, according to Godfrey; applies to corn, grain sorghums, and soybeans. Other grains' may be added to the list when' the presence of crotalaria seed becomes a problem. ' Arrangements have been made with the Grain Grading Service of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture to examine sub mitted samples from farm stored loans .. and . purchase agreement grain to determine if crotalaria seed is present The results this , examination showing the presence or absence of crotalaria seed will be shown on the grain condition . report ' forwarded, ASC county offices with the grain inspection certificates for com, soybeans and milo. . v. The Price Support Program on Chese grains will be carried out through ASC county offices as in the past by providing warehouses stored loans; farm stored . loans uftf . purchase algreements. v ASC county "offices iheve definite -re quirements Which must be met by the. farmer in order to be eligible forgrain in order for it to be placed under , loan. Complete in formation on .rhese Joan programs as well as this new restriction on crotalaria I seed ' may be obtained from any vASC. county office. PTA Committee To Collect Clothes For Needy Children The welfare committee of the PTA of the Marshall school is col tecting good used clothing and shoes for Bchool children of all ages from the first through the twelfth grades. Persons with anything to con tribute are asked to bring or send it to the school. A storeroom has been provided in the school where garments are being kept until dis- tributed. , " . - ' the . Olin Mathieson . Cbrporation who presented Mr. Tilson with a beautiful gold-trimmed folio "In tribute to his ability to give and earn friendship land ' loyalty among those with whom he work ed." Also in the. folio is the fol lowing' tribute: :-t "Tilson became 7 a' Mathieson man on March .12, 1925 and the connection iwas .firm. : Even, ap proaching retirement date cannot effect the spirit of that affilia- "Starting with the srtment in Cl.artv..i 'ncss career has i f 9 de- ',m's of f WHITE CANE DRIVE TOPIC AT LIONS MEET The Marshall Lions Club met Monday night at the Rock Cafe with Lion H. E. Bolinger presid ing in the absence of Lion Presi dent, Delmar Payne. Main topic at the meeting con cerned the oncoming White Cane Drive. In addition to 21 members pre sent, seven visitors also attended. Five members of the Biltmore Lions Club were present and two Marshall men, J. Bewley Tweed and Boyd Baucom, also attended. RESULTS OF ASC ELECTION GIVEN A total of 848 farmers visited the election pools this past Thurs, day and cast their ballots for the farmers whom they wanted to re present their community as ASCI Committeemen for 1961. ASC Office Manager, (Ralph Ramsey, pointed out that the num ber of farmers participating in their community elections this year was considerably under that of prior years and that the light er than common vote could be con tributed to the busy harvest sea son in which farmers found them selves, ' 'i ' 1 ' The fanner receiving the high, est number of votes in the com munity becomes the chairman- of his community, committee and also the delegate to the County Con vention in which he will help - to elect a County Committee which will head the County ASC farm program, , Farmers receiving the second, ' (Continued To Page Eight) 1 John F. Kennedy To In Asheville This Saturday In Asheville Saturdey Senator John F. Kennedy evival sr;.:i'i3 ATIIADISON A series of revival services vl?, '1 8t tVe f.7adisoi Semfofti , " t C'.-"r,.'i on SanJiiy ron-j :t -I f. "fti r '? v .. .1.. . Over $3,000.00 In Prizes To , Be Given Away By Merchant 1961 Car Grand Prize The Marshall Merchants Asso ciation is again, sponsoring the annual Shop-In-Marsh)all Promo tion and from all , indications, the event this year will be the great est in the town's history. (Practically every business firm and many individuals have con tributed to Che promotion with more than 42 firms giving tickets to customers. Like last year's promotion, which was so success ful, a ticket will be given for each $1.00 purchase or paid on account Grand prize this year will be a new 1961 model car (make to be annouced later). In addition to the grand prize, other valuable prizes will be given away at dates to be announced later by the As sociation. , Starting tomorrow morning (Friday) and continuing through Saturday, Dec. 24, tickets will be given by firms Ilsced in the center of the double-page adver tisement in this issue. In efforts to make: Marshall the practical place to do your shop- iping, local merchants are busy or dering thousands of dollar worth of Fall and Winter mechamdise. Prices will be slashed ia many cases and citizens 'from Madison (Continued on Last Page) " FOOTBALL SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY Edneyville at Marshall, Clyde at Mars Hill ' , Hot Springs at Cane River vv ' , ., SATURDAY NIGHT -1 Lees-McRae at Mars Hill College (AH Games at 8:00 p. m.) y. ft Sri V . . f Speak At McCortnick Field; Caravans . ' Planned Will Senator John F. Kennedy, Denv ' ocratic Nominee for, President of Che v United :tStates,. will, .make a, public , address. ' at ' McCormick . Field, 'is 'Asheville, Saturday,, September 17, 1960, at 1:30 p. j m. His address will be open to '. the public and .everyone ia invited to attend, ,)," It is expected that a caravan will ; brginate in' each of the Counties of Western North Caro - Una to proceed to MoCormick Field,' arriving by twelve o'clock, " Noon. , ' A motor caravan will be form ed on the Island and also in Mars Hill Saturday morning and they will leave promptly at 11 :0!) o' clock en route to rr rvei park ing spaces at X". C It was stated has leaders that all c' son County are i "e caravans v." i 1 v "! 1
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