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More than 65 Madison County
- women, most of them from Mars
Hill and Marshall, met Monday
night at the courthouse here
where definite plana -were initi
ated for a countywide non-partisan
organization of League of
Women Voters.
Mrs. Charles 'D. Davis, of Mars
Hill, chairman" of the ; Steering
, Committee, presided - and two
plana of - organization were dis
cussed by foe group, headed by
Mrs. Walter P.-Smith, of .Mars
Hill. . , - - .
: Mrs. Smith explained . the basic
. plan of the League of ' Women
Voters and alio pointed out an al
ternate plans which is not affili
ated with the -national group.
- Both plans were discussed and
the group voted, jto, take, 'the al
ternate plan for' the county's or
ganization. ' :r-v '
Officers were elected as foi-
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President, , Mrs. Charles D. Da
vis; vice - president, Mrs. R. R.
Ramsey, of Walnut; ' secretary,
Mrs. Walter P. Smith, of Mars
Hill; and treasurer, Mrs. F. Ray
Frisby, of Marshall, v
Unit officers will also be elect
ed in various areas with Mars
Dill already organized. Unit of
ficers for Marshall, Hot Springs,
Walnut and other communities
. will be announced later, it
explained. . . "
was
. line - oxecutwe . vommuiee as
scheduled to meet at itfhe home of
' Mrs. Charles Davis in Mars Hill
on July 25 where further plans
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DIDLE SCHOOL
TO START JULY 24
' Plans are being made for the
' Marshall Presbyterian - Church
Daily Vacation - Bible School,
which starts 'here on July 24 and
continuing through July . 28. -
All interested in attending the
sessions are asked to contact Mrs.
Arthur M. Ramsey, Marshall, by
July 21.
Financial Statement
On page 2 of this paper you will
find a .Financial Statement of the
Town of Marshall. ,- ' .
Mrs. Charles D. Davis
Elected As President;
- Plans Discussed -
:rsldl Tcsn Dofcafa l!ot
Goings a Donlicy G2C3, 3-2
Large Crowd Roars As The
Players Hit Ground;
Score t 3-2 ?
More than . two hundred fans,
most of them from Hot Springs,
roared with laughter last Friday
night as donkeys and players fur-
' nished a night of enjoyment and
thrills on the Hot Springs dia
mond. .
Shortly before 8:00 p. m., play
ers from bottt teams were given
'instructions as to how to handle
V. fir donkeys but the instructions
dMu't work. The donkeys proved
! ; t they had more sense th. n
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CONSTRUCTED
AT GOOD TIME
' Several Madison County farm
ers are now in the iproceaa of
building silos. 0. 6. Ramsey of
Halewood, Hardy Merrill of Bull
Creek and Jack Payne of Little
Pine are some of the farmers wiho
have either completed or are in
the process of building new silos
to store silage ifliis fall. ,
These farmers are building silos
at a good time, says James M.
Stewart, . assistant county agent.
Now ; when labor is easier to ob
tain; machinery is more available
and when farm work is slack,
makes it a good time to build a
ailo.
iBeef cattle and dairy farmers
will find that this operation' is
more profitable when they have
plenty of quality feed available.
Silage is the way for Madison
farmers to obtain a large quanti
ty of excellent feed for their live
stock. This silage can mean more
pounds of beef and milk produced
more' economically. ;;j ;y ik'-'k$ 4
This year, the farmers will find
harvesting and filling silos easier
with more than thirty field for
age harvesters in use in the coun
ty. Farmers who want to store ai
lage for Che first time, or expand
their silage capacity, Should con.
tact the county agents office for
assistance in figuring the size and
bill of materials for their silo,
liECUGII ACP
. The planting of forest trees on
marginal, .Sloping, or eroded land
provides the best means available
of ;" preventing 5 loss v of topsoil
through wind or. water erosion.
Tree planting is a valued conser
vation practice under ASC's Ag-.
luoultural Conservation Program
According to H. V. Mangun of the
State Office of the Agricultural
Stabilization '. and : Conservation
Service, North Carolina farmers
established 148,178 acres of trees
during the. years 1959-60 under
the Agricultural !. Conservation
Program and, the Conservation Re
serve Program..
The Division of Forestry of the
North , Carolina Department of
Conservation l and Development
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SLOW UP AND .,
LEARN TO RELAX
Modern life has its complica
tions. It proceeds at a very rapid
pace. With the airplane anihila
ting distance, the radio and tele
vision bringing instantaneous re
ports on events, and other charac
teristics of our present-day living,
the human body and mind is call
ed upon to adjust itself to a fast
er tempo fnan ever before.
EiW HJorment, as proWems loom
f r
!on, worry and anxiety
i or f "ure of tlis or
, !' ; ! - 'y strain".-
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Continuing with this issue, many
Marshall merchants are offering
drastic specials on certain items
during next week; (July 10 to July
17). In next week's issue, dif
ferent specials will be offered. '
Be sure to read each advertise
ment carefully and take advantage
of these -i great savings during
July. - ,
Merchants offering these
specials are members of the Mar
shall Merchants Association. They
cordially invite , you to. do your
shopping in Marshall and SAVE!
TED It RUSSELL
NOW MEMBER OF
WELFARE BOARD
Mr. Ted R. Russell, of Route
2, Hot Springs, was sworn in Fri
day by the clerk of court tas a
member of the Madison County
Board of Public Welfare. Mr.
Russell replaces Mrs. Hattie ' L.
Henderson of Hot Springs whose
serve a three-year term on the
Board, and is the member appoint
ed toy the other two members of
the Board. ...
The three-member1 board Is
composed of Mr. Wayne Brigman,
cfiuairman; Mr. Rex Allen, and
Mr. Russell. One member ,of the
board is 'appointed by the - State
Board of Public Welfare, one is
appointed by . the Madison Coun
ty Board of. Commissioners, and
the third member is selected by
the other two.
Mr. Russell was county account
ant of Madison. County for six
years ?iul t? v - holds la position
with the State Highway Commis
sion's Maintenance Department,
here.
Four Injured
In Collision
I Four persons were injured about
11 :S0 a. tn., Friday when the car
in which they were riding and 9
milk truck collided 11 miles north!
of Marshall on a curve of N. Cj
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State Highway Patrolman v C
W. Pearson investigated the acci
dent and said that it appeared
that both vehicles nad been too
near the center of the highway.
Miss Bonnie Elizabeth Benson,
24, driver of the car, and her
three companions, all of RlFD 1,
Deko, were taken to Memorial
Mission Hospital in Asneville for
observation and released. ' -
Miss Benson suffered contusions
of the left knee; Lucy Benson, IS,
contusions' of the. chest and face;
Doris Benson, 19, lost several
teeth; and Nancy Bale, 14, abra
sions of both kga.'A:..-;v
' James Earle Hollifield, driVer
of the truck, was headed for Mar
shall on his way 'from Tennessee.
He was uninjured although his at
tempts to pull .the vehicle into ita
proper lane resulted in - it going
over a 10-foot embankment into
the Laurel. River. : ;;
Whitten Confirmed
At H.S. Postmaster
. The Senate Tuesday confirm
ed William T. Whitten as post
master at Hot Springs.
Delayed E!rlli
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DAIRY GRADES
FOR PAST SIX
MONTHS POSTED
At the end of ' each six months
grading period the Milk. Ordinance
and Code specifies that the grades
for all dairies and retail milk pro
ducers be published in the local
newspaper. Therefore, Dr. Mar
gery J. Lord, r MadiBon County
Health ; Director. 1 announces ; the
following grades as of July 1
1961. All products of our local
plants are grade "A" as determin
ed by inspection records and lab
oratory analysis. " ,.
In addition to the local plant,
four plants from outside the coun
ty market pasteurized milk here:
Pet Dairy, Coble Dairy, Blltmere
Dairy and Sealtest Dairy. X Lab
oratory examination of all milk
products continues them on grade
'' Ralph Anderson, the only pro
ducer dairy selling milk to the one
local .plant, is grade "A" accord
ing to the records. We also have'
41 grade "A" r producer dairies
selling milk to' processing plants
outside this county. '
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LAFJB SALES
Sheep producers who market un
shorn lambs should maintain full
records on their Sales in order to
make proper appMcation for pay
ment under ; the wool incentive
program, Andy N. Woody, Chair
man; of Madison County Agricul
tural Stabilization and Conserva
tion . County : Committee, pointed
out today. '
Failure to keep full records in
the past has caused difficulties
for producers in obtaining their
unshorn lamb payments under the
program, Woody stated. The sales
records for lambs sold must in
clude the name of the buyer, his
signature, and the number and
Bveweight of lambs seld, phis the
description "unshorn.'"
-Lamb feeders . who huy lambs
Should also keep accurate records
of all their purchases of unshorn
lambs, including dates of pur
chases -and number, and live
weight' when inurohased. Ade
quate records must be maintain
ed by producers in order for them
to certify to he accuracy of the
Information contained in payment
applications. Inadequate report
ing of lamb purchases on payment
applications has presented prob
lems in administering the wool
program. y'';'-V.Vv-r" --'" ' .-" -
Lamb (payments are made to
producers who have owned lambs
30 days or more. The payments
are based on the wool incentive
payment The amount jpaid to
each producer is based on the
wclit gain of Iambs during1 the
period of his ownership. Tull in
formation is necessary so that
ea.h frorlucer can be fc'wti l.'i
rr per t' are of the pay
t on
. t of 1 -j .
koi ' i sl.ould be k?:
! " e at home or t
1 t t t'.e co": 'y
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CONTROLS ALGAE
IN WATERING
TROUGH HERE
An unusual event was discover
ed by Mr. Jeter P. Ramsey of
Madison County when he placed a
large number of minnows in a wa
tering trough that was filled with
green moss. The moss had grown
in the watering trough so .thick
the livestock couldn't drink from
it, states Printess W. England, As
sistant Agricultural Agent.. Mr.
Ramsey was afraid to use chemi
cals for its. control because of the
danger to the livestock. -
'He caught some minnows and
placed them in the trough and the
moss disappeared. He concluded
that the minnows were eating this
algae and the water is dear for his
livestock to drink. Mr. Ramsey
did not place these minnows in the
trough for this purpose but for
the purpose of fishbait for the
future.
Revival Starts y
Tonight .On Island i ,
A revival will start on fne Is
land here tonight with Dr, Luther
Horn, former superintendent of
Eliada Home for Children, bring
ing the messages. ' '
; Services will be held nightly"at
7:30 o'clock.
Dr. Horn announced that no
Sunday ' morning service will be
held.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
BIBLE STUDY IS
PRESCRIBED FOR
OUR INSPIRATION
There are a great many people
in the world who do not believe
everything that is in the Bible
There are others who take every
word and punctuation mark liter
ally, and attempt to live life
strictly - within the confines of
what they consider to be the Bi
ble's rigid teaching.
We have me quarrel with either
philosophy.. -The main purpose of
our writing is that we think tne
Bible holds great possibilities for
every citizen. One need not be of
any particular denomination, . nor
need he be of any : particular
creed.' - -'----
The iBible has enough good log
ic, good sense and inspiration to
attract and benefit 1, whether
they be Christians or not. We
sometimes overlook the fact Cvat
the IBible contains a great source
of happiness and peace of mind
for ttose who are troubled and
confused in the fast pace of life
today. . o-.
The old enstom of Teading the
Bible periodically is not followed
by many Americans today.' How
ever, we suggest you take your
EXle of the shelf each nigM, or
as often as you oan, and read
something from it. You wall be
surprised er you lave
. '.t tack to your r lory
! va'a-'s of tue LX'e end its
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Top Reporters
Covering Libel
Suit Case Here
' iSome of the states 'best report
ers, and staff writers are "cover
ing" ithe libel suit now in pro
gress here.
Included among the top news
men are: Stanley Moore, editor
of the Morganton News -Her aid;
Robert Seymour, State Editor,
Asheville Citizen; Fred Shebeen,
Charlotte Observer; Howard Criss.
Well Jr., Associated Press; Roy
Thompson, Winston-Salem Journ
al;'. and Dave Cooper, iRaleigh
News & Observer.
Asheville Police
Arrest Two In
Theft Of Auto
Two men were arrested Thurs
day on. charges of larency of an
auto from the Wood Motor Co.
lot, Asheville .police reported.
Detectives J. D. Baker and J.
E. Lettemwtn reported they : had
arrested Ferner W. "Williams, 18,
of Rtij6,. Asheville,' and Eulas
Grant Thomas, ' 23, of Marshall,
and charged them with taking a
1951 Chevrolet from the car lot
Wednesday night in Asheville.
WNC Counties Split
Among 4 On SHC
The 13th and 14th highway di
visions were split among lour
State Highway Commission mem
bers Tuesday when Chairman Mer
rill Evans divided up the state s
100 counties among the new com
missioners.
The present 13th Highway Di
vision of Madison, Buncombe, Mc
Dowell, : Burke, MHchel, (Ruther-
fordton land Yancey counties is
split up among Yates Bennett of
Yancey, Jack Kirksey of Burke
and Clint Newton of Cleveland. ..
Yates Bennett is in charge of
Madison County.
era Hill Coyo Tcins Hro
Off To G::d Gtcrl 7E:i3 Vc:7
EXCESSIVE 1
SKOIONGSAIDTO
FOSTER CANCER
The cigarette smoking contro
versy involving Jung cancer
and heart disease continues to
rage. There is no final, definite
answer as yet as to the correla
tion between cigarette emo!.!. ,!
and diseases, but there are sc:r e
interesting warnings, which 1 v?
been recently repeated. . .
Fl.t, it is est&V.:s1d t!ft
t'.ose wlo smv'.a two acl;s t!
c', -r- a day lave a desi r.-'
friv.t i 'I ctn; t " ". h is t ;?e t" '
:t t' a v y i'h t r i.I.e as 1. -
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Cobb Says
Both Sides Rest Today;
Argument To Jury
Underway
The 1900,000 libel suit against
William E. Cobb, which has been
in progress here for the past three
weeks, is nearing an end as both
sides "rested" this morning. Ar
guments to the jury by counsel
started at 11:30 this (Thursday)
morning with Mr. Cocke, attor
ney for the defense, speaking.
Each side is tallowed two hours,
it was stated. Following argu
ments to the jury, Judge J. Frank
Buskins will charge the jury. V ,
The jury is expected to receive
the esse for deliberations by Fri
day morning, it is surmised.
Below is day-by-day account :
of the trial, starting : with , last
Friday: t,v. !r!. :
Friday's Session '-
As is customary throughout
the trial, many witnesses are call
ed to testify to two general ques
tions; 1. If they were registered
in the Marshall precinct on Octo
ber, 1969; and, 2. If they voted
in the special statewide bond e
tection on October 27,. 1959.
' " The main witness to Hake the
stand on Friday was C. Dedrick
Bowman, part owner of the Bowman-Rector
.Funeral t Home, here.
During his 2M hours of testi
mony, Bowman named 18 persons
whose names he said appeared on
the precinct registration but who
wore detad before 1&56. the vear
in which a complete : re-registra
tion of voters was held. -
He also listed more than SO per
sons who died before the 1959 bond!
election, whose names also : ap
peared on the books.
'Bowman said under cross-examination
that ibis ; Information)
came from records in his . office
and could be verified by death
certificates.
' Another witness, Faye Martin
Calloway, 21, said she had never
registered to vote in the Marshall
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v The Mars Hill Babe Ruth and
Little League baseball squads are.
both off to a running start as they
attenmpt to defend their champion- ,
ship laurels which they have tak--en
each summer since f e formar
tion of the two leagues in 15 3o.
Strong pitching kas r j-rsrel'
to be the key to sueo s 3
ers on both teams 1,e."3.-: '
no more than two n."s ; :
in any of t' e -. '3 1 '
far.