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Sanford 1 To Address
Joint Session1
.' Today
. The curtain , rose ' Wednesday on
Jtha 1961 General Assembly sess-
1 ion" with the issues - of . cangresa
ional rediatricting and legislative
'reapportionment ait center stage.
Gov. - Terry Sanford Deft Aids
('""first ifloar office An rthe 120-year--
olJ Sflato .Capitol, and come up
taira for the ceremonies canven
; ing .the . .Legislative, He joined
: friends of tfaanilJ.es V legislators,
along with Jabbiets. and state of-
facials, in the crowd that took in
;the eemnanfaSriV'J"; - , -
- J The, governor, whose' bold pro-
gram tf or a "new day"wdlll! be con
.stdered by . the' lawmakers,' sat
:-. dowa in front in the bouse as
psaker Joseph AL Hunter' J
called (for team work during the
: session ahead. - -
"Working together we can 00
much, Irak (working as individuals
. '(the great program of our gover-
. sior will, he a flop, Stmt declar
ed. Turning to Sanford, he( added,
"We don't nraint that to Wippen."
i .3 Hunt and-, other House officers
.'ramdiunted at a Jik 6 Democratw;
caucus were elected imlthont a
hitoh, , after '-. thev ' 120 -member
' House was sworn in by AasocdsJbe
' Justice R. Hunt ' Parker 1 of the
Btaite tSupreme OoutiL j PaMcer al
so achntoistered the oath to Hunt
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. Across the hall in .the Senate,
,' IA. Gov. H. Ooyd Phslpott aalled
the upper house to order. Asso
ciate Justice Carlisle Biggins ad
ministered the oath to the 60 sen-
atom. Sen W. Lumsford Crew of
- Halifax was elected pre&tdanit pro
, tern, and) took bis oath from Jus-
trice fliigtgjba.. ' . '. '- '
.Both bouses qadckly announced
' joint (resolutions notafying iUm
governor that he General Aasenv
bly wiaa organized and ready for
business, and dnyitimg tkn to ad
dress a joint session 'at noon,
Thursday. '
Money Matters -
y Sanford will deliver his budget
message to the joint session, and
. the lawmakers '- iwilk 'receive the
budget prepared by former Gov.
' Luther . 'Hodges and the Advdsory
- Budget Oonuniesioin.. . ; i
Gov. iSanford baa indioated be
: wili have ideaa of bis own on the
matter of state spending and tax-
Sen.- Bobert . Morgan 1 of
' Cleveland introduced a joi it res
olution, quickly .passed by fie Sen
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Session
1961BURLEY
FACTORIS
ANNOUNCED
Tar Heel farmers m3i bave a-
bout . 6 (per cent more acres on
whaoh they may plaint burley ito
bacoo in' 1961. ' This 6' ,'iper Cent
Increase was announced by Novile'
Hawkins, obaoirtnan of the ,
county committee, ''Vbo' said- hat
I960" buxfiey r: tobacco t allotments
frill bs i factored ; "serosa the
boards'' to -a (figure 6 per cent
bwher than last year.' t This in-
crease waa made possible by jea
improved supply and demand ait-'
uratuon as" far as barley itobaooo
is concerned. The burley tobacco
allotment to this state last. year
was 10,201 acres. .Madisoin Coun
ty is ffiie largest buofley (producing
wmnty in Nortb Carolina. Her
sbwre of tihe state quota for 1960
was 2572.81 acxes, 'r
Dar Heel burJey lanmera in a
referendum held Feb.- 24, 1959,
voted 994 (per cent on favor of
marketing quotas for , the next
three oreps. " Another referendum
wXl be held sometime thia fall
to determine if faumere favor the
continuing ' of marketing quotas
for the iperiod of 1962-64. -
iHawkiins explained tfnat burley
tobacco'" r -grown principally
Kentucky, '. Tennessee, . Vingima,
Ohio, Indiana, Missouri end West
Virginia, as well as t In North
Carolina. Burley fanners dm 4bese
states will haVe itiheir 1961 crop
supponted at near 90 per cent of
parity, but not to exceed the 1969
level of 57.2 cents, provided' they
plant iwithin their acreage taillot
ment eind otherwiise comply with
she program. -
; iln ooncCiusion, the oounty chair
man said that county A9C per
sonnel were now applying lihe
factor and establishing allot
ments for dndiviUual farms and
that fammers could expect to re
ceive offdeial .written notice of
their 1961 tobacco allotments on
or near February 25. : T ',
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Chandler Now
At Citizens Bank '
Jonia . H. Chandler,.: of Mar
shall, bas accepted a position with
the Citizens Bank here. He be
gan his duties on February 1. '
Mrs. Chandler is managing the
Chandler Hardware Company in
Marshall. ; - J ' ,
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Clyde M." Roberts, left) Senator fi-om 30th District,
and L. B. Ramsey; Madison : CounyLepresentative, left
Tuesday for Raleigh to attend the opening of the Legis
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CIVIL COURT ENDS
ON WEDNESDAY
The February term' of superior
court ' for the . trial of aval : i
tioaw, commenced , here t Monday
morning witih Judge .W. K. Mc
Laan. of Asheville' ipiresidins, It
adjourned Wednesday ait noon.
Several , cases were , heard and
three divorces were . granted.
Judgments' in the . cases are ex
pected ito- be signed by Judge Me
LeanFrfday, it was. stated. ' ?
ACP YET OPEN
TO.EARIIERS:.
, During -the initial vAOP signup
period of ' January - 16-31 some
750 farmers . within the county
Ciled ' written - request ' for A CP
cost-sharing under , the 1961 agri
cultural f Conservation Program,
aicearding to Ralph W, Ramsey,
county A6C office manager. , He
pointed out . that the severe wea
ther oondiitionis iwfaidhi ipreviaiiled
through most of the sdgnup peri
od prohibited many, famtere from
Oiling their request and' that those
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Farniers Federation
100 Bushel Corn
Banquet Feb. 11
The Farmers Federation ..will
hold dibs annual 100 (Bushel Corn
Contest Banquet on Feb. 11 at ithe
George Vanderbklt Hotel, Ashe
ville. . The guest speaker at the
meeting will be G. 143. (Dobbins,
District . Agricultural . Agent. .' All
county agents and winners in tlhe
contest of the 4-H and FFA mem
bers and ladult ' farmers' in 1 the
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Piiqra CARE OF
PINE EEEDIlNGS
ise::ortant.
Jooaes M. Stewart, assistant
county agent, l-cports that a num
ber of 'Madison County farmers
have -ordered. , wtttite pine seed
lings..' ; . These seedHingfl are now
being delivered in the county. In
order: to . get ' good ) survival of
these eeedlins there , are .several
precautioma itihat flammers need to
take in hamlliwr itlheae trees. ;
'.One of the first precautions" is
to prevent the seedlings from' dry
ing out toy jwri-A'ir water into 'the
Open Vnd 0 ' 'Hr:!"e nitain-ihg-?re,
.o-'fi pk-.
age around, iv the ground to wet
the most of Sbrfe roots (thoroughly.
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C&D Issues
New Facts Digest
In North Carolina
' North Carolina is the nation's
leading manufacturer of. textiles
and tobacco ' and the second
largest grower, of peanuts. ' The
new ; tiovernor, xenry oamoro,
won a i battlefield promotion in
the IBiaittle of the ' 'Bulge. The
travel industry is now ibhe third
largest dollar producer.
These facts and many interest
ing statistics are contained in the
1961 edition of "Facts About
North ' Carolina," just published
bythe Dept of Conservation and
Development's AdNnsritkdng ; (Divi
sion, and , Sree: on request. . , ine
facts v tare digested in a 4-patge
pamphlet as a supplement to the
full-color pamphlet . ."The , ,Tar
Heel State," also published for
free distribution. 1
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CON. W1DTENER
IS NAMED TO
DCCOMJUrTTEE
Washington, D. C. Congress
man Basil L. Whitener has been
appointed a memiber of the House
District of Columbia , Cminwee.
His seleotian was announced m
Washington today by ; Chairman
Wilbur Mills of the iHouse Ways
and Means Committee.
Cororressiman MiiKa stated that
Whitener's appoinbment was for
mally approved by the House
Ways and (Means Committee. The
Committee has charge of making
assignments of all (Members of
the House of .Representatives to
the various standing iHouse com
mittees.- ". . . -
The 'House District Committee
bas general jurisdiction over the
District of Columbia, The police
and ire departments, together
with all phases of tihe government
of the City of Washington, eubw
under con trol of the Oommititee.
It la .commonly referred to as the
"Washington City Council" due
to the fact that it controls all leg
islation ' for' the benefit of he
city. I"
As' a result of Whitener's as
signment to 't!he , House District
Comfnattee'' he will bs serving on
two major committees in the 87th
Congress. He is a member of the
House Judiciary Committee which
originates ' a majority of all leg
islation reaching the Floor of itheT
House of jUepreeentati'ves for ac
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E. V; JPLEdubKS '
IS NAUEDTO'
POST
The Rev. Erskine V. Plemnrons
was named missionary.- of the
Buncombe iBaptist .Association at
a meeting of the. executive com
mittee of the BufiKComhe Baptist
Association iMonday T nigtat. in
the . First Baptist Church of Aahe-wlle..'-'
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iMr. Plemmons, who (resigned as
pastor ' of ' the Woaverville Bap
tist Church on Sunday morning,
succeeds the Rev. Robert Hughes
who left the association' last June.
He expects to assume bis new
duties March 1.
Mr. ; Plemmons is ' a native of
Leicester and bis wife is the for
mer Miss Doris Lance ; of Cand
ler. He came to Weaverville from
the iRanlo iBaptiet Church in Gns
tonia in 1959. He bad served as
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BAPTIST
40 Firemen
Fires On Sunday Night
RESURFACING,
NEW GUARD RAIL
LIKELY SOON
As the resulit of a request by
the board of mtldenmen of Mar
shiaill, an encouraging letter was
received here this week from W.
M. Corkill, Division Engineer,
State (Highway Commission, with
regards , to the resurfacing of
Main Street (See editorial). 1
Mr. CorU's letter follows:
(February 2, 1961
Mr. J. IH. Davis
Business Agent
Town of Marshall
MardhjaiH, N. C.
Dear IMr. Davis:
In reply to your Oetter of Janu
ary 18th, this da do advise tibat we
agree with you that Main Street
In Maoshaill does need resurfac
ing and also iflvat the guaird rail
on the' (North end of the, street
needs (replacing. .. J i
We hope , that iwe will be able
o get both of ifihese projects com
pleted this ewrtmer.' I appreciate
your writing me about this. '
" I Very truly yours,
" W. (M. CORKILL , '
r tXivision Engineer.
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Information Wanted
'"k ;.'.--fmV'i.-"""l ilvyv....
.Anyone Blowing '" the iheiia-
bouts of the following (registrants
suspected of i delinquency, pCease
notify Local (Board No. 59, Se
lective Servdqe, 'Marshall, N. C.
Eulas Grant Thomas, Route 1,
MiarehaB, N. C " . J , i
J. C. Willis, Route 1, ; Mars
HiU, N. C. ' r .,
- Richard Bobby English, Route
1, (French Broad, Tenn.
Two Cars Involved
In Wreck Last :
Week Near Walnut
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To clarify the account of the
wreck last week near Walnut
when four teenagers were injur
ed, Dihe article did not stats that
there were . two cars involved.
One of (the cars .was driven (by
Dennis Fisher, of Marshall RFD
1. In the other car were Misses
Pat Lunsford, Reaa Thomas and
Nancy Henderson.
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Suspect From Georgia In
Madison Jail Charged .
With Arson
By BOB MATTHEWS . :
Citizen Staff Writer - ,
... "Mr.;.
Fire broke out in three build-,
ings on the Mars Hill College .
Campus Sunday might, one com
pletely destroying the old audi '
torium and authorities Said evi
dence pointed to arson. ' r
The first fire broke out about
9 p. m., in Ihe (auditorium and
While firemen were battling 'it,
fires started m the basement ? of
nearby Spiliman Dormitory and -;
the Owen Building (formerly the
Mars HiU iBaptist Church),
Put Out Quickly , v
The latter two, firemen said,
had each apparently . been inten
tionally started fin piles of rags.
Both were xtapidly, extinguiished .
with a minimum of damage. '
The entire central area of the.
campus; was ; roped .off and fire
inspectors from' Asheville and Ra
leigh were being caled in. ,
v iMale students were stationed
in every building of this 'Baptist
junior ooUfege and equipped with ,
fn'refightkig equipment as a pre
caution. , - , , '
The : college faculty was called
into session even while the a- 'i
to rium was afkunenit JDr. I o t
Bljitkiwelll, presidejit, did,ii)i.t di
vulge' 4he details' of the discus
sions. - .' 'j
40 Firemen On Hand . j
- Forty firemen from four towns
battled the auditorium - blaze,
which swept napidly through the
57-year-old -wood and brick struc
ture and left it for a - time an
uncontrollable inferno. '
The fire there was discovered
about 9:15 p. tn., when flames
and : smoke began pouring . from '
the southeast comer of the build-.
ing. , Wooden floors and partitions
fecKthe fire into a naging bilaze
and firemen were able only to
keep -it from spreading , to other ;
unitsl " , - v ' i; k
The structure is about 100 by
100 feet in dimension and is a '
single-story building in the center
of he campus. Nearly two hours
elapsed before volunteer firemen
from Mars Hill, Weaverville, Ju
piter and Marshall could aay (they
were bringing the fire under son-
troL , (By tihen, onCy parts of ex
terior bride 'walls .remained,':
The building housed a 500-eeat
auditorium, two photographic
studios, movie projection facili
ties and t utility rooms, all of
which were destroyed.
It was still in use as n audi
torium, although ' is to be re
placed by' the Robert Lee (Moo :
Memoriafl Audiitorium under oon
struction. 'College boys, many return i; r
to, the campus after the wot1.
end, assisted firemen m con 7
ting the blaze. One, George '
Jr., 20, of GraSiam, N. C., 1
temporarily overcome by s
and taken to the -college i
ary for treatment.
- Shortly after . the fire
auditorium broke ',
began fM.W.g f i 1
ment of (n:,Ki.i -U.ry,
a lar-e fr- 1
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