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riEVs-nccor.n '.j News'' Record MARSHALL, N. C. o NONPARTISAN IN POLITICS Second-class mail privileges authorized at Marshall, N. C. ' ' B. L. STORY, Ovmer and Publisher , J. I. STORY, Managing Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES OUTSIDE MADISON COUNTY 15 Month , . 16.00 On Year ?4.00 Six Month . $3.00 Three Months $2.00 ry r ir'i'T, THE iwi, 0 r Mtn. Home AFB, Idaho ' May 1, 19G1 Mr. Jim Story, Editor The News-Record . Marshall, N. C Dear 'Mr. Story: ; Airmail ......... 30c Per Week SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 IN MADISON - BUNCOMBE COUNTIES 15 Months $3.00 One Year i ... ..$2,601 I 'Wish to congratulate the dti Eteht Months $2.00 1 zens committee and the citizens of Six Months . ...$10 1 Mars H iM In their protest of the Four Months fl.00 firing f Mr. Neill. ' v, , I can truthfully say that they r'' u EDITORIAL IRRESTIBILE FORCE AGAINST IMMOVABLE OBJECT As the prolonged dispute over the ouster of Ralph E. Neill Jr., as principal of Mars Hill Hign School continues we wonder just what ultimate re sults await our people. The Mars Hill people, by and large, who support Mr. NeiU, seem far frdm retreat ing. This was shown vividly here Tuesday at the meeting in the courtroom and the demonstration on Main Street. They believe they've been wronged by what has been termed "four or five brainwashed men." They pleaded with "Mr. Zeno Ponder, a mem ber of the board of education, to "do something, please!" They pleaded with him to intervene and try to persuade the Mars Hill School Committee to reconsider its action. Mr. Ponder stated that they had the "wrong sow by the ear . . . that he had no control over the Mars Hill Committee nor did he have anything to do with its decision." In other words, Mr. Ponder told' the group it was "out of his hand" . . . and that the Mars Hill Committee acted legally and were not compelled' to give a reason "any more than a juror is compelled to give a reason for a verdict." He left the door open, however, for a meeting of the protesting group with the 'Mars Hill School Committee. This meeting is scheduled for later this week. It remains to be seen whether or not the Mars Hill Committee will change its previous action. At present, it seems to be the inevitable irre sistible force (the Citizens For Better Schools) a gainst the immovable object (the Mars Hill School Committee). We believe it is the wish of practically every cit izen in our county that some peaceful, sensible and agreeable solution be found. -oOo- WE DETEST ANONYMITY yr-As"a rule, we completely ignore anonymous let- , ters. We consider them written from persons who are too "chicken" to sign their names or are ashamed to be associated with the writing of such "ghost" let ters. We often receive such anonymous letters, some of them complimentary; some not. As a rule, most of the letters are written by people who wish to slander someone through the columns of the newspaper, yet are too afraid to sign their names. This week, we received a letter from "A Read er," postmarked Mars Hill. Our first thought was to completely ignore it and throw it in the waste bas ket but after reading said letter, we thought perhaps best to "air" it. The letter follows: Mara Hill, N. C. May 6, 1901 Dear Mr. Story: I find it very odd that you Should take BUch stand &r Mr. NeiU -when you didn't bother to even eay a kind word when Mr. W. W. Peek, Mr. (Bernard Brdgman and Miss Basel Sprinkle were fired aU extremely capable people, weH-liked by every one, except the Ponders. Two of these people were from your home town of Marshal! and one a fellow church worker. Had Mr. Ponder given you your orders not to print anything? IVe? heard finis was toe reason, but I hate to think you were that small. Axe you taking a stand for Mr. NeiU because he has the college and the so-called elite backing him? The above had just as many people backing them but Mr. Pander bad threatened their business and hey were scared, like you. I understand being fired was a blessing to these people a all of them have much better jobs. I'm sure iMr. 'NeHl will do the ; same. You can be m upset as you pretend to be or you couldn't have been as unconcerned when the principal at (Marshall, the superintendent and the supervisor were replaced by Amateurs. -The latter two affected all the children in Madison County not uo miwxv HI1 Hit ' 1 ...- : A READER Let me assure the writer that we regretted to see Mr. Peek, Mr. Brigman and "Miss Sprinkle leave our town and county.- All three are very close friends of this writer and we have had many conversations con cerning their leaving. At least two of them asked ns to refrain from editorializing their leaving. To be sure, we could have written many Jdnd , words about all three of them.- ' :vy.y vvy. ): -r . As for Mr. Ponder giving this writer orders not ' to print anything, let me assure you that he has never intimated such a thing and if he should, let ns again assure you that we do not take orders from him nor anyone. So, (whoever told you such a thing-, please ' disregard it You are correct in assuming that we are not that small. .? ..v.y -r-y Z yy . The college or the "elite," as you write, have nothing to do with our stand. We wanted to know 1 fcr what valid reason Mr. Neill was ousted. We still ( ;fc Lr.ow. We don't know about Mr. Ponder r l;r.:rj ether peoples' business but he has cer- , - - v r tl rc4-:ei this newspaper. You speak . . ... f ? . i we were scared, would we 1 Trr. Neill's ouster? Furthermore,, y Its under our own name nor - . y. :?cr.9 to free with the : ' ' - ' ' r-c'.Ive crit- ".". :t, ':t facl3 ' : " i Icti:n. will never ifind a' better principal than Mr. Ralph E. Neill Jr. He was MY principal during my four years at Walnut High School. He was highly respected by both stu dents and parents. Politics have run our schools 'lonir enough. I think that' dft is about time the people of Madison County did something about the situation. My enlistment with the United States Air Force is up in 1963. When I return to Madison Coun ty, I would like to see our schools run the way rtfcey should' be, M$y the people, and for the people." I want the people to know that I am behind them in everything they do about .the sdhoo) situa tion. . ' Yours truly, A2c McClelland Bice Draft Board : Needs Information On These Men - The Local iBoard is to the pro cess of obtaining current inform-1 (aon n all registrants. Correspon- denes mailed to the following re- gistrants at their last known ad dress" bast been returned by the Post Office as aimdeliverable. Re gistrants are (required to keep the Local Board notified at all times of current mailing address, and their current status. It is re quested that anyone knowing the whereabouts of these registrants notify the Local Board, Marshall, N. C. Town Officials Organize Here , . Thursday Night The newly-elected mayor, and board of aldermen met Thursday night in the City Hall and for. mally organised. ... Alderman J. C. - Uodson was named - clerk and treasurer; : Al derman Dcflmar Payne was named Water Commissioner, and Alder man Caney Ramsey was named Street Commissioner. BRIGMAN CHAPEL DORIS GOSNELL, Correspondent Mars Hill Appalled! Mars Hill, N. C. May 10, 1961 Mr. James Story, Editor The NewsiRecord Marshall, North Carolina Dear Mr. Story: I am the wife of one of the thirty teachers in Mars Hill who feel tlhey can "no longer carry out their professional duties under the present conditions." They know that with existing condi tions they could and same.st- RosJindale, ; Mass.; .Frank H .Roland Norton, 68 Vi Ciiaven St, Ashevdlle; Monroe Wilson, Mar shall; J. Stanley Robinson, RFD 2, Mars iBill; Maloy Bind, RFD 1, Flag Pond, Teivn.; Mack Shel ton, 1457 W. 52nd St., (Cleveland, Ohio; Charles R. Kent, RFD 2, Candler, N, C; Roy Junior Gos- nell, RFD 2, Marshall; Junior Lee Moore, RFD 1, Hot Springs; Johnnie B. Fore, RFD 2. Mar shall; Riohaird Vlance Ponder, RFD 1, Box 20-A, Aiken, S. C; Jeter Lewis, RFD 4, Marshall; .Stephen B. Norton, Box 95, Seal iRock, Oregon; James D. Henstey, Arm strong Ave., Hendersomville, N. C; R. J. Moore, RFU) 1, iFletoher, N. C; Jasper Shelton, RFD 1, Weavervdlle, N. C. ; Glenn Arthur Rice, SO Ruth St, Ecorse, Mioh.; Ernest David Cagle, RFD 3, Mar- Arnoflid Creed Seay, 107 Le- roy .St., River Rouge, Mich.; Ray Riddle, 1713 Elsmere, Apt. 9, De troit, Mich.; Bill Rice, RFD 4, Marshal; Wtayne Pairicer, 99 E. Henry St, River Rogue, Mich.; Charles D. Shelton, 45 Montvale The Sunday School and prayer meeting at Brigman Chapel sure doing nicely. Rev. Garland Hammond from Church Hill, Tenn., will preadh at Brmain Chapel 'Saturday night Mr. Walter Goanell and daugh ter, Christine, went to Miarshall Tuesday. Miss Doris Gosnell of Warren Wilson College spent the weekend with her parents, Mir. and Mrs, Walter Gosnell. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gosnell and daughters, Christine, Doris, and Diana visited Mrs. Dewey Ak- ins and daughters Saturday. (Mrs. Muncie Gosnell, Mrs. Carl Williams and daughters, Brenda Kay and Jan Lee, visited Mrs. Walter Gosnell Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Belt of Greeneville, Tenn., visited her pwrents, Mir. and Mrs. Walter Gosnell. Mr. and 'Mrs. Landon J. Gosnell of Ashevdille spent the week-end here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gosnell and Mrs. Herbert Shelton. Miss Frances Gosnell spent Thursday nigtot with Daoie Akins. would be removed from their positions without just cause, ns Mr. Neill was removed. I am also a member of this group of Citizens for Better Sdhool jn MadSaon -County f mam circles reierrea to as a "mob')'. I will continue as a mem ber f ?this grop as long ail they stand united td tight this grave mjUAtiee dealt our school. Nine ty-eight per cent of our group are intelligent. Christian adults join ed together to fight for something we feel is worth fighting for our school. In your1 last editorial and we appreciate your editorials you concluded by saying, "We Stand. Embarrassed . . ." Mr. Storyi we in Mkwrs Hill stand appalled And we are beginning to toonder if we stand "alone. We constantly receive word from cit izens in other parts of the county saying, "Keep up the good fight, we are behind you." Well, how far behind? So far behind that we can't quite see them yet We keep hearing the word 'compromise" used. How do we compromise under such condi tions? ' It wall be interesting to see if w really have a "government of the people, by the people, for the people" here in Madison County. Cordially, BARBARA D. BENNETT (Mrsi William C. Bennett) Gosnell, 2819 Jay Ave., Cleveland, Ohio; JBoyce Willis, 204 road way, Asheville; James D. Chand ler, 237 iRiverside Dr, Ashevnlle; Homer Juy ' Taylor, BaUton Dr., Apt 204, South Norfolk, 14 Va.; Junior (Elbert Gentry, .RFD i In m, S. .C.sPrJKBoyes ffiesi '58 College St. Ashevale; Grad Roberts, 14 E. .Ciootte, Kdver Rouge 18, Mdh.: ; Ansee Auwyer, Barnard; John B. Hensley RFD 1, Box 255, Mars ; Hill ; Marvin, Clenn Dodson', iRFD 1, Marshall; (More Names Next Week) Pisgah Girl Scout Council Meets Wed. In Asheville Marshall PTA Officer. Shown above are the officers of the Marshall Parent-Teacher Association who were installed May 1. They are, left to right: Mrs. Jerxy Rice (installing officer); Mrs. George B. Shupe, president; Mrs. L. B. Ramsey, 1st vice president; Mrs. Bill Hunter, treasurer; and Mrs. S. L. Nix, secretary. Mrs. C. L. Rudisill Jr., 2nd vice president, was not present when picture was made. - , --Staff Photo Vance Davis Receives Honor At High Point Lions To Observe Governor's Night At Candler, Saturday Western Norith Carolina Lions Clubs will bold the annual Dis trict 81-A Governor's Night pro gram Saturday, May 13, tat .7 p. m., in the iCandler School Cafeteria. The Candler Aub will be host for the dinner meeting honoring F. Gudger Oabe of Candler, whose term of office expires m July 1. Principal speaker will be Wal lace I. West of Wilmington, N. C, an international director of Lions International. Officers and members f : 87 clubs with some 100 members in 12 western mountain counties are being invited to participate.. Every garment which is Dry-Cleaned in our up-to date process is automatically , ' , ! MOTH PROOFED r . - .t ' SV-. and ha the ' "'' ' ;, SIZING RESTORED h r r;v..,;.-'.y ' - . "' The only cost extra to you is (35c) for each h BLUE CEDAR TREATED PLASTIC BAG . i It You Desire These ' p f j. ,- v - ,. ;. .: -f-. , - THEf LAUNDRYMAT WILL SAVE YCUR TIME, ' , WATER, HEALTH, and by using the Dryers MUCH IRONING WILL BE ELIMINATED ALSO CO!PLETE SHOE REPAIR & ".i. C C t H The semi-annual meeting of the Pisgah Gdri Scout Council was held Wednesday, May 10, at St Paul's Methodist Church, Ashe iville. The business session re quired council' approval of the budget and plan of workVor itbe coming year, and a progressive re- por on the camp deyelopmenit pro- graim which will offWaHy t un derway on Saturday, May. 13. Service pins were awarded to 29 persona. Outstanding wmong the recipients were a 20-year pin to Mrs, James Garrison, and a ten year pig to Mr. Harry Matthews of -Canton, retired executive of Champion Paper and Fiber Com pany. The group was entertained with a marionette show by iCulkt whee Troop No. 238 (with Mrs. Charles Seeger, leader. Madison County District iwas represented by Mrs. Otto McDevitt of Wal nut, Mrs. Vader Shelton and Mrs. Overton Gregory of Marshall. Homecoming At Doe Branch Sunday The Doe (Branch Church will have its regular bomecoming serv ices 'Sunday, May 14, beginning at 10:00 a. m., and continuing throughout the day. Everyone is invited to attend. Sleepy Valley CD Club Met May 4 The Sleepy Valley Community Development Club met Thursday, May 4 at the Church of God. The president, Mr. Carter Parks, pre sided. Singing led by Mr. Clar ence Lawson. Mr. Elbert Goods led the" devotions. In -the absence of the secretary, Mis. ' Mauley Holt, the minutes were read by Mrs. -Dewey foster. ..' , . . .. - The 4-fl Club reported that I they bad met and (reorganized J since the last CD meeting with ant attendance of 22. They also set their meeting dates as the 1st and 3rd Tuesday nights in eadb month during summer. .. Mir. Silver gave a talk on hour to take care of tobacco plant, beds and gave information- on how to control weevdls in alfalfa. 28 at tended the meeting. ; Tbe next meeting. wiH be held at Antiodh Methodist Church. Everyone is invited'-- y :!:y ''A The CD Committee met Monday, May 8 at 7:30 at the Salvation Army Center. The business ses sion consisted f eeveral helpful suggestions by Carry Silver and James Stewart Each group of committee discussed their pro projsots. Ilectlrg adjourned. -Dis-ni'.;sd ty Terry Cowan. -:'::l7.y j:c.lt, T r"'"':r Vance Davis, of Hot Springs, was inducted into the Hdgh Point College Scholastic Honor Society at a banquet and initiation cere mony May 2. This is the highest scholastic honor a student can a chieve at High Point. Vance, a senior, is the son of Mir. and Mrs. Glen Daivis. He is president of .the student body; be was voted the most outstanding young man in the senior class, served as treasurer of his sopho more class, Speaker pro-tem of the House of Representatives, and a Junior Marshal. He was nam ed to The Order of the Lighted Lamp, an hororary society com posed of students who have ex celled in scholarship, character, and leadership. In addition, he is a member of Sigma Phi Epsilom Fraternity and Kappa Chi Fel lowship, a pre-minristenial organ ization, v - Vance, upon graduation "from High Point College, will enter Yale ..University Divinity . School in September to continue bas)edu cation as a minister. - r 'v ' Marshall Juniors To Give Play Mon. Gospel Singing At , Hopewell Sunday The regular 2nd Sunday after noon Gospel Singing will be 'held at the Hopewell Baptist Church Sunday, Miay 14, beginning at 2 o'clock. Ail singers and listeners are invited to come and take part The members of tbe Junior class of Marshall High School will pre sent a three-scene comedy, "Hen ry's iMail-Order Wife," on Mon day night in the school auditori um. The play will begin at 8:00 o'clock and a small admission will be charged. Recitations and readings will be given between scenes by Bar bara Crowe, Jani Woodard and Sheila Rice. Vota Vita Class To Meet Tuesday The Vota Vita Sunday School Class of the. Marshall Baptist Church will meet Tuesday eve ning at ifflie borne of Mrs. Cecil Sprinkle. Mjs. Hettie R. Blank- enship, class teacher, twill have charge of the program. How Uae Of Water May END YOUR CONSTIPATION As you grot trow older, your system be-', ' gins to dry out. This is true ot your . riioMtive mum. and it may lead to ' . constipation. Serutan, taken daily with plenty of water, produces a smooth gel that provides the proper moisture, bulk and peristaltic tirnu--, latioa to help end your constipation - . worries. . . .i Seiutan is the all-vegetable lax ative aid that moistens hard, dry food wastes and forms it for easy, regular elimination. SerutaM is entirely dif ferent from harsh chemical pills, salts, bran or oils. Take Sbsutan daily with water and enjoy regular elimination or your money back. LADIES' and CHILDREN'S GPORT WEAR By JEANIE l Shorts. Shortie Shorts Jamaica Shorts Bermuda Shorts , AH Sizes $1.98 to $3.95 MISSES' and CHILDREN'S -v SLIM JIMS ; All Sizes and Colors LATEST IN STYLES $1.98 to $3.95 ( ; LINGERIE The famous KATZ rand ' 5 ' Shortie & Long PAJAMAS, , , ' all sizes $2.98 to 3.C3 Shortie & Long GOWNS, , j all sizes ----- . $2.C3 to C4.C3 Ideal for Graduation Present 5 Gift Wrapped FREE ; - - At .-y'v'' . . :i LL,
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