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T&rm 1- Increased 21.4
Per Ct S. In 3 Years; '
1 SCI To Ce Better
,- Maduson County v farmers s Are
showing (more progress in produc-
. ing gross income than the na
tional farm average, dliarry G
Silver, county ; farm agent, , said
.- here .tin's -week. . Figures released
by the T mdard Rate" and. Data
Service slow .that- Mail! sow ffn.r-m
income 3 ."creased 21.4 ;a ;a-cnt dur-
. ing t';e past three years while the
fiftf'OT 1 avera.'je vat xn ' 8,6
pei' t for Vie . '".e rr-tWd.
aoco prndn d onr 163.7-a-cu-s
-taled 4,!)SC),C28 pounds and
brought $3,253,710 in I960 OLh-r-
crop sales of vegetables,, corn,
hay, aed fruits brought In $18Gy.
109. r Thus, our crop income ex
ec " "IT! p"i-cent of the total.
LiV i lc and jpnu'i.ry income
ti : !- 1 $2,2V0,U1, or 37 percent of
the total. Laverock and livestock
prod wet income was divided as
follows: poultry, $3
,6 j ejrgs,
V ( T ; Tiullv, $"05,0(i0 ; of cat
tle, 5.j2,D75 ; other, cutueitic'ud
'nsr veal calves, cull cows, dairy
fie'fovs rmed land shipped, $142,
FPO; ies p, svcine, wool, .meat,
IHO.L'O. P " r income including
1 1 ' '.1 '1,1 shrub
i ! i u. ai ts , tad l.oney,
(, "'""rient payments -bc-
1 TO 1
is il
.TTZ3
I i,l of J. 1 O'Ll y t . 'i
L.icco prices slioulj be . a'oo
1960's because . the .disappearance
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QUARTERLY ASC
CONFERENCE SET
FOR OCTOBER 5-6
Quarterly ASCS ComfercmiRe at
which newly elected County Oom
miitteemen and Off ice. Personnel
of iDistricts 10 and 11 will attend
will be conducted in Asheville at
tne Ueorge VanderbUt Hotel -:; on
Thursday and Friday of .this week.
Thursday's meeting will be devot
ed to orientation, of County ASC
duties and responsibilities in ad
ministering ASCS Farm Pro
gnams withiii4Sieir counties. A
portion of the first day's meeting
will incHude discussions on recent
agricultural legislation and State
ASC Committee policies.' - Ftri-
day's meeting wull be devoted to
detailed discussions with ASCS
Office Personnel on .' procedures
and instructions to be followed in
the operation of the Agricultural
Conservation Program, Price Sup
port Prog-rams, ' and Production
pud Adjustment Programs.
Persona expected to attend
from Madison County are: Emory
Robinson, Andy N". Woody, and R.
C. Bi-i'--"-?, 'Itmibers of the County
ASC CmmUfoe, and Ralph Ram
soy, GeneM Fox, and Anna Mae
Tipton from the ASCS Office.
m -
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r--"e
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C":3Ti7.C.'i,C;'
im:; native-.
111-Year-OId Mrs,' Rogers
Received Greetings From ;
Two Presidents 7
; . ; ' : , ,ttJt,
, Mrs. iMatilda, (Aunt Sis) '.Rog
ers,, oldest living- North Carolina
citizen, celebrated flier lllthl birth?
dlay anniversary Sunday. , '1'-.4
Although Mrs. Rogers is now a
bed patient jit.:, Waynesville rest
home, (he still, is able; to read and
Tier mind .is alert. .. Ana she still
eats (three' fuM meals day, ac
cording to the ifx)Iks i k,dtf "the rest
home home. " ' , ' it
For t!he past "1Q years, since she
reached the (age of J00, she (has
received messages from the presi
dent" of the United States 1iwo
from President Truman and" eight
from President Eisenhower.
. In addition to , the 4 messages
from the White House,- Mrs,' (Rog
ers Also received greetings from
each of the SO states last year
bundle after "bundle of them and
m;irny from other countries, each
wishing her good beialih.
' Mrs. Rogers is the matriarch of
a large clan she couis de
scendants five sons, fyisr dauph-.-",
f" i, 7.)
c
Marshall Native - Formerly
. Head OF Civic Group In
Fairbanks,1 " Alaska
Ed Lewis of Shelby has led: a
varied -career since Juis cotlege
days at Boone. ' , ' i. 1 .
E. D. attended Appttlaenian in
1948-49. Later e was graduated
with- honors from the University
of ' Montana.- with an AB degree
in Journalism. He 5s, also a igrad-
V (Continued on Last Paget
EIol Swings Edges
Harry Br!ggs, Bill Smith
- Star Before Large : v
Crowd Friday
About 6UU football . fans ' were
treated to a spine-tingling .battle
on the Island 'here . last ' Friday
night between the ' Hot Springs
Blue Devils and the Marshall Tor
nadoes. The Blue Devils emerged
the winners, 24-21 on tJhe out
standing running of Bill Smith,
not Springs fullback. .
Hot Springs started Hast,: re
covering a fumble on the second
play of the game on the Marshall
45. Bill Smith streaked 40 yards
to the Tornado 5-yard stripe and
Fred Sharp, on a quarterback
sneak, plowed over for the i" ,- t
TD of -the game. L'ar:' "'s : e
; the extra point t. j
Lr'i-r in t'e .rfer, C '.s C-
: i T-, ' ". c r a- i " i
A sharp upturn' in Cue sale of
Series ' E and II S.ivi.i cs Bonds
during August pushed tilie' cumu
lative sales for: this year ahead of
1960 sales. - ' .
, Aujr'ist , fcales were over - ;17
greater than tihey were in August
of a year ago." Totlal sales for the
8-monthi period, January-August
inclusive, were $32,243,267. TMa
te a i 1 1. increase - over sales for
the comparable period of a year
aigo .and" represents;. 12.5 of
North Carol in 'a quotja4 of 51.6
million dollars'- , . '
, Craig L. Rudisil'T, Jr.,1 Mad'son
County Volunteer Savings (Bonds
Chairman, expressed much , (plea
sure with the current sales trend
of bonds. . He said", ''As more peo
ple recognize 'not' only , the many
advantages Savings' Bonds offer
but (also the' need, of greater bond
sales, am eure ve will maie our
ftinmua,! quotas both tin .the county
.ani -North i Carolina." '''
: iMadisoh - County ales for - Au
gust .were f (8,132. For the year
ealesf 'amounted to4. $112,998. Tliis
is 66.3 ' of the . county's 1961
juot. of, $170,280.' i"' , ',
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Tucker To lsah
At Method; t :, ,
Rally Sunday
f ReV. i Clyde ; Tucker, who lias
been the southernmost Protestant
missionary; in the world and pas
tor of the southernmost C.Tethoi! '
Churc!h In the world wi'Jl speak e
the Asheville District Woild JI
sion land Witness Rally at Central
JTeUii t Church in. Asheville at
7:30 v. m., Sini.'ay, October 8.
1', . :: t j .' '.-rs ' and le: !
et's i i : ' T ' ' t chunhes i
". ' ' .:;! CO!!:.' ' -
1 :
. i 11. I a, Ci i "
Miijbionary St.rttary, of -SUiUs-ville,
will also participate.
Attend UNC-NCS
Game Saturday -
Among those , attending he
UNC-NCS football 'game in Ra
leigh:: Saturday . were - iBernard
Ramsey, iMtw tand Mrs. Zend , H,
Ponder and children, Herbert and
Emagene, - Hr. and Mrs. L. T
Ponder and 'Mary Emma, Mrs.' E.
C. Clark," Tommy NixK Mr.' and
Mns. . Eldridge Leake and ' son.
Larry, all of Marshall; Bill Zink
and Tony Ponder of Mare Hill,
a
4
ny Moore's two-yard plunge but
Marshall came roraing back with
Briggs and 'Robert Lewis eating
op chunks of HS esuate to the HS
29 yard stripe. Candler then heav
ed a perfect pass to Robert Mar
ler who caught it on the 10 "and
scampered over for a" Tornado
Touchdown. Briggs plunged ov
er for the extra point. Late in the
second quarter -1 Bill .Smifli broke
off tackle and van SO yards to
the Marshall 35 yard line. Sharp
then .hit Dewey Ethertow ' with a
delayed pass. Etherton took the
pass 'on the 18 yarl line and had
clear sail i ' into the end sone.
Hot Spi-1. s led 18-7 at liialftime.
An on-siJe kick by Brisrj-s oy n-
ed the third quarter tiiw" .'. "
for .ITarshall as Kar-1 f '
possfs-aon. Tl.e Tui-; a.',. '
I a ?;
ve fa
11
local 1,.
unnounr
staff 1:
caimpair
tional
Handic.'
Carolina.
,Accor
first "w
year is
dent ?i .i
sis si
ha l
is P
and t
noun' 1
Octder 1
prog-ram i
Ej,1
6 of j
local en
dicappe 1,
that V 1
jVj t! i
handic. ,
good a s.
workers.
ism is I.
h ' ".
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rious c..
of o. i
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" According to Harry Q, Silver.
county farm agent, Madison farm.
era are learning that a plow and
hoe are not necessary tools in the
production of corn. -.: -1-. : .
FERTILIZER HARROWED IN
; Over 120 acres ' of .,. corn were
grown in Madison' County in 1961
without any cultivation,' . : Most
of .ttie 120 acres 'were not side-
dressed. - All the 1 fertiliaer .was
put down before planting with a
lime spreader.. The rate of fertiiii
jer materials was 180 pounds of
nitrogen, 60 pounds of phosphorus,
and 120 pounds of potashv This
could be obtained by' ' using 500
pounds of 2-12-12, 100 pounds of
0-0-60, and 500, pounds of am
monium nitrate. - . "'!
SPRAYED BEFORE CORN "!
CAME VP
After the corn iwias planted and
before it came up it was sprayed
with two and one-naif pounds of
Atrazin or Simazin W 80 in 80" or
more gallons of water per acre
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ATTErJTION LOCAL
"n.CIIANT5 OCT. 7
crroTion deadline
' y, Oct
-r eat- '
.as r
i fo"
tf '
r 7 is the dead
f the 'Iilarshall
an event, it
a r a-''" cf
a 1
ODARD .
vi 3i mis.
.JAU-QUEEfJ
rry . Crigs, King) - Gloria
, Keece la Band ,
; Queen i- .4- 'ih"'
Amid coJorful piageantry and
music,; Miss Jani' Woodard, at
t lor, and daughter : 'of "iMir'. amd
Tu'is. Railph Woodard-, of MarshaU
KFD 5, .waa rowned 1961 MHS
Football Queen at elaborate cer-
. monies prior to the "Hot Spring
" " rahaU football game on the Is
land last Friday night - Miss Vet
Ja Hagan, 1960 Football . Queen,
crowned t!lie new' queens -
Kiss-. '..Wanda iBalwin, dangihter
c f Mr. and Mw.' James Baldwin,
cT 'Marshall HTD.l, waei runner-
up to Miss Woodard. Other con.
testants, for the honor were M issu
es Diana MicElroy, Anov Tiflaon,
' 1 Ronnie Buckner. J
illarry - Briggs, senior, son of
" 'r. and Mrs. Frank f Briggs of
arshall RFD 2, was1 -ohoosen
).Lball King. R. L. Edwards,"
. .iivalt (presented tlie King with
, football, . ""'"v.,;, i'1
"iiiirg half'ane activities, the
1 Tirl Q ,.cn was crowned.
.'r. r v 'nt to y.l.ii Gloria
r, and daughter - of
. Taul Beece, of the
. ' n. "ie wa'
' I t T'prd, r. "I
' ; ' 'IV i
and
The
under t.ie .., .; . -Smith,
v.i'l le a.. - t'.e i.
of western NorSh Caiuruia to .par.
ticripate in Band Pay at Mars
Hill College Saturday afternoon.
Attend Auburn-
Tennessee Game ,
Among those attending (the U.
off . .Tennessee Awburn ' football
game in Kmoxville -Saturday ; were
Ernest. Teagne, Koscoe Sprinkle
and Dr. and Mtrs. ' Ed Niles and
family, ' , 4 "
Self -Slavery
The jnost - frequent double play
in this nation today is that from
pay window to worker to install
ment house. . 1 1 '
Time For What?
The fellow who passes on hills
and carves - must want to leave
the , impression fliat he is hard-
pressed for- time.. :r'-'. -i.-- '-- . ,
2 W..173..LII UL3ilG3"rJ
Former Vo-Ag. Teacher To
Stand Trial Here
, Next Term
A Madison County grand
jury
has returned a true bid
E. Mclmtire, former vocat
eulvre -teacher fct Mars
II'
IT ' h S.-hool, c'.arped wiU t
cf s -e worth of tools a;
nent from tae s -.-; 1.
'St H Y. Ton.' rf 'I T"
- 1' ?.t rr---t cf V. 1 ;
1 t? t'. ' ' - e t. 1 -:.j
lea- 1 - -
ON ESTABLISHING
COVER CROPS
-,, Duo td the' late 'harvest season
on tobacco and silage; the Gtcober
1 closing date for (making applica
tion ' ?to establisih winter cover
crops , under 'the i County A OP
cost-sharing program has been ex
tended to October 20 according to
Emory tRobinson, CHaiinnait of the
County , ASC Committee.,,. - The
Ohairman pointed out' l9ia t many
acres of cropland is left unpro
tected from, wind and water er
soin eaclfi winter on farm withe
in Madison County and unrged all
farmers .with a need' for this pita
ctice to take advantage of the
help available to their farms. ; by
putting a good 'protective winter
cover on each acre of land which
was cultivated, in 1961. Seeds for
whic!h A CP cost-siharing is avail
able are rye, barley,' oats, vetch,
and annual ryegrass. '
: In conclusion -.Mr.2 RoWnsoiv
said that farmers, who hlaive yet
land on. which ,. they would) like to
establish a - winter cover, should
visit the ASCS Office at Marshall
for t'ne dii-iHs and the filitij c'
their Tei'ie.'-t, if interested in t'
available ACP help. ,
Jim Er-'j Trr:'
i:
Her 1
coi.i'ue- v. a .; . i
and fire 4i .i i . uu
the trailer.
t A few-months-oTd child of tliie
Eads lnd a babysitter were in. the
trailer when ? the stove exploded
but managed to escape without in.
jury. " The babysitter, also1 a neigh
bor," gave the - fire alarm to the
W.C.C. volunteer fire department.
i. Harley Shelton, ' college engin-
eei?,. and. his crew were able to
save mucn of the tnaiier's farm
tare and some clothing. ''-
Marshall OES To ;
Meet Monday Night
The -Marshall - Eastern . Star
Chapter v will have initiation at
its regular meeting Monday eve
ning1 lat 7:30 o'clock, in the Ma
sonic Temple. .'- . ' '
Miss Aldeen Waldrup is worthy
matron, and Clyde H. McClure is
worthy patron.
A social hour will be held ax
the close of the meeting.,
on n inventory were cameras, a
pair of binoculars, ice cream freez
er, typewriter, vacuutn cleaner,
amplifier, speaker land Jiand tools.
The true L'.ll sets (the di.te of
the al'c1 t'-o't i J -e 5., Dur
U. 1 ". '1 V a e was a c-i-
ti-oversv :
f 1 cf
C
ret
u
Judge P. C FroneLerger
,'vi.' Presides j' Sentences
I;,' K Listed'i.' - ; i
4, j . -,, - - , i
!The Octobpr term of superior
eourt ' for5 . tlba.; atrial of criminal
cases started here: Monday (morning-with
Judge P- j!-Fronberger.
presiding. - Court .. was adjourned
for "the: -term - on . Wednesday- at
noon
The case involving" Troy Cain
anl , Junior .'Roberts, charged with
murder and arson in (the connec
tion' with the fire at Barnard .last
January, was continued until the
December term.- Two meo were
fatially burned -and ' three dwell
ing destroyed in , sub-freezing
weather . in tie above mentioned .i
fire. Cain is a ire&ident. of Ashe
ville and (Roberts lives at Walnut.
: Tommy Payne,s Clintoa Riddle,
end jRay- Riddle,, charged with
calf killing, were eaoh .sentenced
to. 3-5 years, daid sentence sus
pended for iv years on eond-ition i
that each defendant pay $100 to
the prosecuting' witnesses. Each
defendant was also fined $200 and
court costs. - ', n', -
Xoyd Soott, Abandonment an;i
non-support, $100 per month un
til chiklrea are 18 years of (ape.
Clarence IUffe, epeeding, two
years, suspended for five yeaa on
curd! lions, anj costs.
IV ' y Joe Blackwell, r' ' s
driviii, pleaded puil'y, c t
costs.-; - ;' :
JIubent ' A, Treadway, -.' . :
drunk and no or-emM's
7 mont'lis on roBdi.
r.'len M. r ' i, . '
at Western !....
toler 13 and 14.
. -Davis Ann -Massey, a .
wiU be inominated 'by J . ;
ard for vice presideiit .f fie
Roundtable. .Jani will pre. . t a
(wading, j 'I'm ' the Fellow Y. lio
Made the World Safe for Democracy.'.'.-
She is editor of the school
jlpaper,-
Other students .who wall attend
are ' Selma Clark,' society edi tor ;
(and Sheila Rice, circulation ri.iti
ager.", K ?, " 1 ,
- 'The group will be accompanied
by Mrs, George ! Shupe," faculty
adviser. v 1 , ' '
mi vffiiuiz
HERE IIOi'iDAY
i Gastonia - Congressman Ta
a. L Whitener" will make of filial
visits to 6 of the 7 counties ia the
11th " -Congressional .DisUiat mot '
week.' His schedule to vi I ji
shall and Madison County "1 be
Monday, -October 9 1 'a. m.
to 12 noon, Ma.
n Co
t-
house in Mar-'
. "Tre will 1 e f
any of tl-e 1 -my
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