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VOL. 60..KO.' 17 Z.: 18 PACES THlS WEEK
'-fcceting On island Saturday
Crisp Speak" Directors Are
Named)- Pnre Winners
Announced
- The 13.000 members of the
French Broad Electric Member'
'ship Corp.," used 80,600,000 "kilowatt-hours
of electricity, William
T., Crisp, iRak3gTn attorney and
' counsel for the Tar Hell Electric
Membership Assn., said Saturday.
Sneakinc to 1.500 members of
the cooperative at their antaiual
meeting an Marshall gymnasium,
Crisp reviewed the history of the
cooperative and predicted that
consumption would soon reach
more than 100 million kwh.
Its assets, Cnap noted, are
now 15,945.000, wdth members'
equiby totaling $1,560,000. This
gives a capital iriargin credit of
17.7 cents per dollar, ito be paid
members. The credits were ob
tained from payments for service
to members.
Beginning this year, Crisp said,
the cooperative is paying credits
secured to members of the fami
lies of decreased members.
The cooperative, elected three
new directors 'Saturday, to serve
for two-year terms.
They are W. S. Willis of Mars
Hill, Elmer Buchanan of Bakers
ville and J. A. Bice of Flag Fond,
Tenn.
Following: Jure members of the
board of directors:
Madison County: M. i. Ball,
president; E. C. Teague, vice
president; J. H. Sprinkle, treas-
urer; W, B. WiHis; Buncombe
County: O. H. Tilson; Yancey
. County, C, L. Proffitt, secretary;
M. D. Bailey, Paul Higgins; Mit
chell County, J, C, Burleson and
- Elmer Buchanan."
D. M. Robinson is manager; C.
I. Yelton, Division manager; and
Mrs. Florence M.LBamsey, office
manager - - "
Entertainment at the meeting
was provided by "Cousin Jody and
His" Country Cousins' from the
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BOND SALES IN
COUNTY FIRST
QUARTER, $58,999
. ' North Carolina achieved 25.1
of Its annual quota in the first
quarter of this year according to
Mr. Craig L. Rudisill Jr., Madi
son County Volunteer Chairman
for the U. S. Savings Bonds Pro
gram, State eafles for the quarter were
$12,951,269 a decrease of 5.4
from the comparable three months
of I960.
' March sales of Series H Bonds
in North Carolina were up 22
while E (Bond sales were dqgC?
Mtadison County sales for the
quarter were $58,999, which is
34.6 of its annual quota of
$170,280.00. . This reflects an in
crease of 27.9 over thicr period
of last year.- ;
hi
Jaunty Towns (Elections
Tro Do C2old TuGsday
. Voters in Marshteffl, Mara Hill
and Hot Springs will go to the
.polls next Tuesday to elect town
officials. Candidates up for elec
tion or reelection re as follows:
Mara Hill: , Dr. Bruce Sans,
mayor - (incumbent) ; Aldermen:
Arthur Wood," Pant A. Tugjnan,
IE nice K.. Murray (aH incum
bents). - ''.
Hot Springs: Jos R. Henderson,
nip yor (incumbent) ; Aldermen :
II. Y7. Foster, Aubrey Ramsey, C.
G. P -.l.affer (&U incumbents).
! " - s'J : YTale Iluey and
T f Tfr, f.r mayor; Cosr '
. . ' ( "." 9 to le e'.t
: , ...t Cv.-Iy, Ec'.ir Tz; ' f.
- Z..::r.7 Jr, Fanie
s i J. C. Eo: on. -Mr.
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CIRCUS COMING
TO MARS BEL
FRLMAY12
One of the funest tented oir
cuses touring the Eastern United
States - this season will (make
one-day appearance, Friday, May
12, at Miars Hill, under Oivitan
Club Auspices, it wtos announced
by Dr. Wm. Powell. Under
Mammoth Big Top, Beers-tEarnes
Circus will exhibit at Mars Hill
High School Field with one hour
and half performances at 3:16
and 8 p. m.
The 1961 edition of the show,
according to their Advance Agent,
will .bring a grand sparkling new
program in mass entertainment.
A gorgeous, colorful panorama
of Spangleland is promised.
There will be performing ele
pTiamts, trained seals, beautiful
horses, prancing ponies, talented
ctanines, thrilling aerialists, artis
tic wirewalkers, ridiculous clowns,
and pretty girls.
The Show's 30th season on the
road is being highlighted with
such outstanding circus acts as
"The Arias", mid-air marvels of
Madrid, Spain; Gayle DeBiskie of
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MARSHALL BEARS
WIN BOWLING
CHAMPIONSHIP
The Marshall Bears won the
dhampionshiip of the Mountain
City Bowr Ijeague this season
and wereawarded la beautiful tro
phy last week at a banquet held
at Tingle's Restaurant dn Ashe
viMe. The league is composed of
12 teams of top-fltght .bowlers.
'Members of the championship
team tare Bobby Johnson, Captain ;
Don West, ' Fred Rector, Fred
Sams and Jim Sprinkle.
In addition to the team trophy,
Jim .Sprinkle won two trophies,
one for the highest 3 -game set
and one for rolling the seventh
'highest average for the year.
Captain Johnson won lan indivi
dual trophy for Second Most Im
proved Player in League.
Not only did the Marshall Bears
win recognition, but Marshall's
other entry in the Oeague The
Red Raiders also came from
the bottom of the league to first
division with a surge of excellent
bowling averages, led by Charles
Davis of Marshall and Max
Swilling, of Asheville, who join
ed ithe team midway of the sea
son.
Charles Davis won a 'beautiful
trophy for Most Improved Bowl
er of the year. Swilling won a
trophy for Third Highest Indivi
dual Average.
The Bears won a trophy last
season as the second place team
in the league.
GRAIN
DOES NOT AFFECT
OTHER GROWERS
The recently enacted 1961 Feed
Gwm Program applies only to
producers of corn and grain sor
ghum, Joet iB. Morgan, Chair
man Madison County Agricultural
Stabilization and Omservatkm
Co-nmittee, sail today. It does
not f ; ; 'y to producers of other
f 1 grains only.
Ti rpply to iniuiries as to how
a Ffiram aflects farmers ho
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ACP PURCHASE
ORDERS EXPIRE
ON APRIL 29TH.
Approximately 95 per cent
of the farmers who participate in
the 'Madison County Agricultural
Conservation Program receive
their Government ooat-ilaring
on their approved practice in the
form of conservation materials
furnished on Government puirt
chase orders which are issued by
the County ASC Office. ASC
Office Manager, Ralph Ramsey,
pointed out today that all pur
chase orders issued for seeds, lime
and fertilizers to be used' in per
forming! spring practices carry an
expiration date of April 29, 1961,
which means that they become in
vteCid if they are not cashed by
this date. Several farmers within
the County who secured purchase
orders for conservation materials
have failed to cash their orders.
Ramsey explained that all farm.
ers within the County who intend
to perform their approved pnac
.tices should cash their purchase
orders prior to their expiration
date and make a performance re
port with the ASC Office as soon
as the practices have been
com.
pleted.
FOR ASSAULT
ON FEMALE
Five Madison County mem
charged with rape were allowed
to enter pleas to lesser charges in
Buncombe Superior Court Thurs
day and received sentences of
from 18 months to .two years.
Billy Silvers, 24, and Bruce
RJamsey, 18, pleaded guilty to tre
pass and were sentenced to two
years each.
L. D. B-uckmer. 19. fiharlps T?n
Ldall, it wad Larry RndaH,49,
each entered guilty pleas to as
sault on a f emtele and drew sen
tences of 18 to 24 months.
'Mrs. Lennie Bamett of Merri-
mon Avenue, formerly of Mitch
ell County, .testified that the five
had forced her to submit after she
left Trail's .End, a nightspot on
Beaucathcher Mountain, with Ram
sey.
She said .they had threatened
to kill her if she "called the law."
Mrs. Bamett said she broke a
way from .the five, went to a house
and called a taxi and later went
to the Sheriff's Department.
Marshall Firemen's
Auxiliary Will Hold
Rummage Sale May 6
The Marshall Firemen's Auxil
iary wilt have a rummage sale on
Saturday, May 6 in the store
building on Main Street which was
formerly occupied by Model Gro
cery. The sale will (begin at 9 am.
Anyone having things they wish
to donate are asked to bring them
to Bowman-Rector Funeral Home.
If they are unable to get them to
the funeral 'home, they are asked
to call 3701, 3777, or 2641, and a
member of the Auxiliary will pick
them up either Friday of this
week or Wednesday of next week.
Marshall Chamber
Commerce To Meet
On Next Tuesday
The Marshall Chamber of Com
merce will meet next Tuesday at
12:30 o'clock' at the Presbyterian
Church. . ; -" 57..v:'iv-.'.;1-;
Mrs. Helen MoElyea, of Ashe
ville, will be guest speaker, it was
announced (bin week. '
AH members are , urged to
present ' ',-'v . .
be
New Subscribers
Added To Lloilinj
List In Last Few Days
- In addition to the renewals re
ceived to our subscription list in
the past seven days, Tie News
Record has' ad Jed r;-roxtr.&!.y
sixty-five new uHseii L'r.s, a'l .
the county. : '
It,. , , - ; .1
o
1,500 Turn Out At Meeting
To Protest Neill's Ouster
OFFICERS ARE
NAMED BY LIONS
HERE MONDAY
Annual Broom Sale Is Notw
Underway; Installation
To Be Held Soon
Members of the Marshall Lions
Club elected officers at the meet
ing Monday which iwiae held (at the
Rock Cafe. In addition to iJhe e-
leotion of officers, the annual Li
ons iBroom Sale was officially
started. Proceeds will benefit the
blind of Maddson County and the
public is asked to purchase brooms
when approached by Lions.
Following the report by the
nominlating committee, , ' the new
officers of the hub were elected
as follows:
President. Harry Silver: 1st
vice president, Page 'Brigman:
2nd vice president, O. A. Greg
ory; 3rd vice president, Kelley
Davis; sec.-reas.,x Earle Wise;
bsst, sec.-treas., Joe Eads; Lion
Tamer, Boyce Mayhew; asst., Jo
nah Rice, Jr. ; Tail . Twister,
Chlarles Davis; asst., Robert Da
vis. - , -New
directors electedf'were
Past
President : Delmar I rM,
Dr. Ed Nile anrf Baysaan,I
Wrecrselnamni wiS
remaining 6a'.i
are John Corbett and Charles Da
vis. .
Plana for the installation of the
new officers are underway with
Ladies Night to be observed at the
same time. Tentative date for the
meeting is June 26 atS&W Cafete
ria, Asheville. "More details will
be announced later.
County Medical
Society Met
Tuesday Night
The Madison County Medical
Society met Tuesday evening,
April 26, at 7 dn the Mars Hill
Community Building. : V;
Dr. W. F. Mathis of Johnson
City, Tenn., spoke on recent pro
gress 1m Ear Surgery and some
of the excellent results obtained
in restoring hearing to the deaf.
12 members of the Society were
present, with Dr. Otis Duck, pres
ident, presiding.
ars Hill College Announces
Final Plans For
Official announcement of the
plana of Mars Hill College o be
come a senior college were made
today by Dean Ralph M: Lee.
"According to .present . plans,
Lee said, "Mara HiH win begin its
senior college' program by adding
the third year in the faU of 1962
and the fourth year at the be
ginning of the fall term in 1963.
"The college will continue to
function as a junior college and
retain 4ts present accreditation
with the Southern Association of
Colleges and Secondary hools
while the transition is bem? nvnJe.
"As a senior college, Ma ?
r:'j
t (to
will continue its commitrr
fihe philosophy of a CI
liberal arts educational .pn
implemented by a broader
more intense curriculum .
professional courses in r
law, engineering, medical
Iogr end nursing ww -be c
ed, and 4erni!nal cove s .:
t.ir'i.l s. '..-"8 anj bi '
' '..
r "i V -9 T... ' r of
Spread OMity
By BOB SEYMOUR
Citizen Staff Writer
Western Union stock will go up
and mail carriers in Raleigh woM
be working overtime if residents
at the Mars Hill School District
have their way.
The 1,500 persons attending
mass protest meeting in Uhe foot
ball stadium last Thursday night
agreed to wire Gov. Sanf ord and
the office of Charles Carroll, state
unenintendent of public instruc
tion - and they agreed) to en
courage their neighbors to do the
same thing.
Cause of the meeting and pro
posed subject of the letters was
the firing by the local school com
mittee of Mars Hill principal Ralph
E. Neill Jr.
The committee met Tuesday
night land voted aginst electing the
poular .principal for another year.
A group of about 20 citizens met
Wednesday night of last week in
the home of Dr. and Mrs. Otis
Duck and agreed to call the pro
test meeting Thursday night dm
the school auditorium.
A full half-hour before the
meeting was scheduled to begin,
(the (auditorium was overflowing,.
At this point lights were turned
on and a .public address system
was set up at the football stadium.
M high? school band, directed
crowd was (finding seats. ; The
Rev.- Charles Davda, pastor '. of
Mtars Hill Baptist Church, gave
the invocation. Dr. Duck acted
as master of ceremonies and in
troduced speakers from each of
the six precincts in the school dis
trict. Rex Allen, a former county
commissioner, gave a brief po
litical -run-down on the status of
the county board of education and
local school committee.
Dr. Bruce Sams, Mars Hill
mayor and a former member of
ttie county board of education, ex
pressed ibis support for the move
ment to retain Neill, as did Dr.
Hoyt Blackwell, president of Mars
Hill College.
Dr. Blackwell congratulated
the persons present for a "won
derful demonstration of good citi
zenship and pledged to "link my
mind, spirit end efforts with yours
for the students and welfare of
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4-Year College
the Bachelor of Science degrees
wiU be offered by the new senior
college. Graduates desiring to do
graduate study at othei; snatttu-
tiona "meed have no fear of re
ceiving full credit for work done
at Mara Hull," Lee said.' 1
The decision to convert the (Bap
tist junior college Into a senior
college was reached after extensive
preliminary studies by committees
of the trustees and faculty. Final
approval - was given by the Con
vention at its annual session in
Asheville last November.. ;
Mars HiU was founded in 1856
btf ore public schools were " sta-
11' lied in this area, and lor many
ya.rs it offered a widely varied
program ranging from upper tgram
nr r-.5e and high school work
j ... 3 level courses. In 1S21,
i f e junior college movement
t r--" ' across the tt&iim,
1 1 .was a jus.ior 1-
.1 s
".....'I
(ac6.
a ul
t was con'.
ars Hill School Row Aired
At Courthouse Friday Night
PRINCIPALS
ARE NAMED FOR
COUNTY SCHOOLS
Superintendent Fred W. Ander
son this week announced the fol
lowing principalis Wave been nam
ed for Madison County Schools for
next term:
Marshall, R. L. Edwards.
.Hot Springs, Roy Reeves.
Laurel, Ray Tweed.
Spring Creek, Owen Fish.
Ebbs Chapel Ed D. Wilson.
Beech den, Hughey Ray.
Walnut (Not yet named).
Mars Hill (Not yet named).
Marshall PTA To
Have Supper In
School Cafeteria
The Marshall Parent-Teacher
Association will have a supper at
the school lunchroom, Saturday
evening, April 29, from 6:00 to
8:00 o'clock. s .
;"- It (was announced this week that
tiierewiilil be a choice of barbecued
chicken or ham. Those wishing to
take a plate to those who are un
able to attend may do so.
Tickets are on sale now, but a
spokesman for the PTA stated
this week that if anyone fails to
get one, they can get them at the
door on the night of the supper.
Superintendent Fred Anderson
Issues Statement About Heill,
School Committee, Others
ROBERTS CHILD
ACCIDENTALLY
WOUNDS SELF
A Woodfin chid was acciden
tally wounded Sunday afternoon
while playing at the home of a
relative near Weaverville, the
Buncombe County Sheriff's De
partment reported.
Christopher Roberts, three-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. " Alfred
Roberts of 34 Rhodes St, Wood-
fin, was admitted to Memorial
Mission Hospittal for treatment of
a .82 calibre pistol wound an the
head. He underwent surgery and
was reported In a critical condi
tion (Sunday .night.' V...?:i'7'.-;yj
Deputies said the' child picked
up a loaded (nstot while playing
m .the bedroom of tits borne of
his uncle and aunt, Mir. and Mrs.
B. L. Williams on Alexander Rd.,
near Weaverville. .
The weapon accidentally : dis
charged, the bullet strildnig the!
ctuii over tne Jolt eye.
The parents were visiting t!;e
Williams fami'y at the time of tl;e
accident, ! pu ' s e 'J. De-.
T,'L".lard T.le i. 1 lire J Co
cl.'sne ifivc ' 1. "
Mmsl
Full Statement Publisnea;
m m a a 1
Anderson Interviewed
Monday
Every argument has two sides
and both sides of the wuiDarD
growing out of the firing of Mars
Hill School principal Ralph a.
Neill Jr., were full aired before,
during and especially after a meet
ing Friday night in the Court
house here.
Representatives of the 1,600
persons who met in Mara Hall
Thursday night to protest Neill's
dismissal were invited to attend
the meeting .to hear why the (local
school committee had voted a-
gainet electing Neill to serve next
year as principal.
Backers Agree
(During the Tialf-hour or so that
the protest group waited for the
County Board of Education and
local school committee to Show up
for the meeting, they discussed
Neill's qualifications and agreed
that the school committee could
not find as good a man to replace
him.
The meeting was called to order
by county superintendent of
schools Fred Anderson, who told
of instances in which, he said,
Neill had failed to work closely
with bis office. .
Among the admittedly minor
grievances be mentioned weret
: .Neill's alleged refusal ; to buy
bread front a certain bread truck
driver "who "gave a pint of blood
to Mr. Ponder (not further indent-
dfied) when he was in the hos
pital."
Also, "somewhere along the line
Mr. Neill felt that he was not get
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Tells (Of Mistrusts; Says He
Deplores Adverse
Publicity
Fred W. Anderson, Madison
County Superintendent, this week
issued (the following statement to
The Asheville Citizen and to The
News-Record:
Fred W. Anderson, superintend
ent of public schools in Madison
County, was reluctant to make the
following statements: ' ' -"
"Mr. Anderson stated that the
publicity given bis home communi
ty, Mars .Hill, had in bis opinion
caused torepalrable damage to a
quiet and peaceful community. Mr.
Anderson said that be did aot.deny
that differences Uad existed be
tween his office 'and .Mr. Ralph
Neill and further stated that ill
will and mi struct had existed be
tween Mr. Ralph Neill and Mr. Rob
ert Lee (Bobby) Edwards, princi
pal of the Marshall High School.
"Anderson explained that when
he was elected superintendent of
Madison County schools two years
ago Cat he was asl.eJ 1 y r.e I : r.r J
of education to ut.
t
with the various Sv'.o. 1
and perfrom tl.e '
euperintent'isnt, ev. i
did not U.' e ..! j
ir;9.