f2.60 A Year In Madison & Buncombe Jounties
$4.00 A Year Outside These Two Counties
VOL. CD HQ. 41
10 PAGES THIS WEEK
MARSHALL, N. C.
THURSDAY,
CCT. 12, 1S81
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Highway 25-70 Main Topic;
Letter Sent To Bennett,
Commissioner -
In an effort to get the section
'-'Of ..Highway 25-70 from Ashevdlle
via Weavervfflle which will link
on to the Marshall 'By-Pass set
up for ' earlier construction ' and
' also 'in an all-out effort to improve
Che link from itihe-north end of
the (Marshall By-Pass to the
- Tennessee Line, meeting of the
minds of several influential dti
tens was 'held in lAsheville Tues
day and Wednesday. . .
Included in the -urgent appeal
: were James Stikdleatiher, Lamar
Ctodgerr Weldon "Weir Robert S.
Swab), Coke Candler, Bruce El
: more. L. E. Parker from Bun
combe Ooumty and . Iiston B.
Ramsey, Zeno H. Ponder and E
' Y. Ponder front Madisoni County,
A letter was eent to Tates Ben
nett, m member of the N. C. High
. -way Commission, -who is chairman
of this district and a carbon copy
to Governor Terry Sanford.
The letter follows: . -
- - t - ... October 11,' 1961
Honorable Tates Bennett .
Member at iflie N. C.
Highway Commission
Burnsvdlle, North Carolina ,
Dear Sixi ' . . ' -
We understand that the North
- Carolina , ffighw
at their next meeting' wall estab
lish priorities In the various high?
. way districts for the construction
of (primary .roads, .We are ex
tremely ttnfterested An : the eoav
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ULL B. RAT.ISEY
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Succeeds A, L. Duckett Who
' Resigned Last Friday
f , , . Night
Will B. Ramsey, who has ser
ved on the Marshall Volunteer
Fire Department since 1942, was
. unanimously elected as Marshall
Fire Chief by the members of the
department last Friday - night
- following : the , resignation , of
Chief A. L. Duckett -
; iChief Duckett explained ithat he
wias resigning because he and his
family expect to move from Mar;
shall in the near future. -,
s Duckett, who became Fire Chief
in December, 1955, has rejuvenat
ed the fire department which now
has a Rural Fire Truck in addi
tion to the truck used primarily
jn (the corporate .Brndts,-'?- ,y- ,v ..
In offenimig his resignation, Mr.
Duckett expressed hie appreeta
tion to the (firemen and others
who have cooperated in the im
provement of fire-fighting equip
ment, v. . - .i
. " In turn, he firemen expressed r
regret that he is going to move
from Marshall ; and commended
fwm highly en the splendid Job he
has done as chief. '
Ramsey, the newly-elected chief,
stated hat the same ' of facers
would remain with 'Don West re
placing him '(Riamsey) as Captain.
James Pen! and is the other Cap
tain. Other officers are Jim
Story and T. F. Sams, Assistant
Chiefs; and Joe Fisher and Char
les Crowe, Lieutenants. .
Chief Ramsey stated that the
fume schedule for drills, every
Friday might, would continue for
the present.
Gccd Government
Lr--.3 cf Vcrncn
To :!::t Tuesday .'
U. 't of the Good
LesTiie of Women
u- ' -y t ;vt, Oct 17
inoy ... Dcprovq'pa..
COBB GRANTED
MORE HIE
FOR APPEAL
State iBepaiblican Chairman
William E. Cobb has been' granted
more time in 'which to appeal , a
jury's verdict that he libeled' three
Madison County election officials.
The State Supreme Court Tues
day said the appeal 'will be heard
during ' the 1962 spring term of
court -which opens February 24.
The exact date 'has not been set
for Cobb to file hi appeal.' 'The
ease had been docketed for hear
ing at the current fall term.
The high court also denied a
motion to dismiss Cobb's -appeal
on grounds that the did not meet
the legal deadline.
k. A Madison County Jury decided
that Cobb libeled Zeno Tender,
Frank Rumnion and Oreo Race
when he accused them of election
irregularities in a statewide bond
election in October, 1969. The jury
awarded Ponder $40,000 damage
and token damages of $1 Wo IRua
tvhm and Xiice.
PROMOTION
IN PROGRESS ;
Merchants Gfving Tickets-;
- Many Prixes To Be -4
' Given Away
The annual, Chnmrmas Promo
tion, sponsored byV"he Marshall
Merchants Association, is in full
swim? here with practically ; all
local merchante .participating.
Tickets are being given with each
(1.00 purchase or paid on account
and six drawings aire scheduled -to
be held between Oct 28 and De
camber 22 r - - -
.Officials . of : the , Association
will announce first drawing prises
probably next .week, .'. '." ;
COON HUNTERS
CLUB TO HOLD
FIELD TRIALS
". Accordang to a member of the
club, the French Broad Coon
Hunters Club wMl have Field
Trunin Saturdar. '. October 14. at
the Enneet Teagua farm on Hayes
Run. . , , r
" "Bring yeur dogs and test them
for the opening of the coon hunt
ing season," (a member stated.
Everybody: ia invited..,
REYNOLDS
BLANKS MARS
HILL HIGH 19-0
The Reynolds iRockets soomed
to a 19-0 victory Friday night
over a IMars Hill eleven thalt
rA la nick us only three
first downs during the contest
Playing on the Reynolds field
fullback Joe Snyder put m a one
man sJiow as he scored 13 of the
Rockets' 19 points. He broke (the
ice in the first qmaxter wtih an
80-vard run ana fol.owed at up
In tlie -second period witTi a. 13
yard !i-h whivh he ffo'.liwed v.: '.1
an extia point run.
Sum -Ti--: ' -r t 1 t'' f " 1
Rocket ivnl m f fvu.
rmarter ci a -'-y 1 ;
FUND-I
PLANS MADE
BY MARS HILL
PJ3ns for a financial campaign
to underwrite the cost of convert
ing Mars HOI from a junior to a
senior college . were announced
during Founders 'Day exercises at
ftie Baptist institution at 10 o'
clock this (Thursday) mornnng,
Dr. Perrv Crouch, ' pastor of
First Baptist Church of Aeheville,
is Chairman of a trustee commit
tee which has been studying the
financial needs of dfre college, and
planning m ffund-raiemg drive.
He disenssed the : committee s
work and introduced key persons
who Ihanre agreed tto assist with
the campaign,
The 1,055-atudent school, iwhidh
has ' been a : jrantor college eince
1921, will add the junior year
next fall, the senior year in 1963
and will award its first bacca
laureate degrees Un itihe spring of
1964.
County Schools .
To Close Friday
For NCEA Meeting
Superintendent Fred W. Ander'
son announced this week that all
county schools will he closed on
Friday due to (the 39th annual
mmrention of the Western Dis
trict of the North Carolina Ed
ncation Association which meetsi
in Aslheviile Friday, '
Envy is punisTunent meted iout
people for heing inferior to
their neighbors. '
GOVERNOR TERRY SANFORD
Fire, one of man's greatest allies when property controlled
and properly utilized, is at the same time one. of the great dan
gers to man when uncontrolled. -Each year in our State and Na
tion men, women and children lose Hheir Hives because of care
asesness in handling of matches and inflammable " materials.
Bach year molliane upon milEars of dollars worth of damage
fig done to homes, to businesses and to forests due to poor fire
prevention pTaotices. . ' , ' .
' In a program, to eurtail fire losses, the Piresident of llhe
United States has asked state and local governments, and civic,
business and (Labor organizations to join dn observing Fire Pre
vention "Week. The ebject of this week As ito ttetach lessons orj
fdre prevention that will be practiced the year around.
Therefore, I am happy to designate the week of October
8 -14 as , - ''- "
Fire Prevention Week in North Carolina
, GOVERNOR
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HCLDaAFi'C'lL
HIGHEST SIHCE
WARlKO?iEA
Wlaehington A draft call for
20,000 men in November was' is
sued Wednesday, All will go in
to the Army. ,
Raleigh . North Carolina's
draft quota for November will be
770 men highest snnce the Ko
rean War, , , . , , .
This was announced Wednesday
by Col. Thomaa-H. Upton, state
director of selective service. Col.
Upton eaid the state office is now
preparing quotas for local -daraft
boards throughout the state.
Marshall Men, '
Arrested For I
BSeE, Larceny :
J'''; - '':'' "il' ' ' Wvv 'V':
Jerry . Webb, 24, son of Mr. and
Mm Joe - Webb, of Marahau and
AIcArthur iShelton, 20, eon of Mr.of 'Madison County.
and Mrs. Aries Shelton, also oi
MairahaU, are in the . county jail
following their arrest - Tuesday
nig-ht, Sheriff Ponder stated this
week. , i - ' v
The two men are dhfcwged wath
breaking and entering, larceny,
and asaauJt on a female. . Tne
incident took place m the Hayes
Run section Tuesday night Miss
ing from the home were a banjo,
guitar and 22-caliber gun.
Dennis Cantrell
Suffers Gunshot
Wound this Morning
Dennis Cantrell, 17, eon of Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer Cantrell of the
gpillcorn section, was accidental
ly injured in the right leg while,
hunting this (Thursday )
'. lie .ij!,no(r jja... JM
rial Mission Hospital..
STATERiENT By( .
TERRY SANFORD
New Auditorium At Mars Hill Dedicated
Buying; UgqgDg8 BnuolluGJ
Surplus Property Officers
To Study cdison Status
11 STUDENTS
ESCAPE INJURY
IN WRECK WED.
Eleven 'Marshall - High School
students escaped injury Wednes
day morning, when m school bus
and a car collided in a narrow
curve on an unpaved rural road
in the Sandy iMush section
State Highway Patrolman C.
W. Pearson reported the accident
occurred at 7:30 a. m. when the
school bus, operated by iRom
Hensley, 55, of Marshall, met a
1946 Ford convertible in heavy
fog. The convertible was operated
by iBobby Lee RamdaDl of Mar
shall RPD 1.
IBoth drivers also escaped in
jury.
Damage to the car was esti
mated at 300 and to the bus $50.
No charges were made.
PUBLIC MAY
HELP CHILDREN
AT CEIMIAS V:
Mrs. Miane Roberts, manager
of the Marshall Recreation Park,
announced Mhia. -vPeek that anyiine
who wishes to jhelp fill baskets
for . needy children of Madison
County ds invited to contact her.
Mrs. ' Roberts explained that many
of the young people who frequent
the Recreation Park will fax bas
ket for the children land need
help from others-.. . , . .
"Have a part in making some
child happy on Christmas morn.
trig by filling the baskets with
toys, fruits and candies. Giving
toys (new or used), clothing, food
and donations will go a long way
in making many children happy,
Mrs. Roberts stated.
Send your contributions to the
park or call 3174 during the day
and 3646 from 7 p. mi. to 10 p. m
Arrangements will be made to pick
up the articles.
Don't call yourself la fool your
friends may suspect you have in
side information.
Today
i hip i
Cites Letter From Thurman
Regarding Vehicles
And Titles
A state surplus property officer
said Monday he will look into
questions raised by a Madison
County group concerning surplus
federal trucks obtained hy the
Madison County Board of Edu
cation.
"We are reviewing the record1
now on all property issued to
Madison County and if the result
of this review warrants a further
look, we will certainly go back
(to Madison County) and check
at the earliest possible moment,'
said Col. R. W. House, state sur
plus property disposal officer,
House said he received ft letter
Monday from the Rev. James M.
Thurman, secretary of the Mwrs
Hill Citizens Committee for Better
Schools.
Thurman had written House
saying tnat me Maciflon tsoara
of Education had not completed
the transfer of title on 13 vehi
cles obtained between March of
195S and last July 1. .' , Thurman
said if the transfer of title was
not completed and license plates
were not obtained the trucks could
not legally be put into operation.
He wrote:, "If (these vehicles are
not in use currently andAppartent-
ly never have been licensed and
put in use, this would? seem to in
dicate there was no ekecifiic need
for these vehicles in '..Madison
County when they ' (were pur
chased."
: Col. House staid some of the
vehicles ' obtained by Madison
County . were in such . condition
that they were: likely used only
to obtain spare parte and tires
for other vehicles. He said units
receivine- .'surplus vehicles fre
quently did this. House also said
it was possible that the 'Madison
County schools were using some
of the vehicles only on school earn.
puses and not using them on the
highways so that it would not
be necessary . to obtain license
plates on them.
POLK CENTRAL
DEFEATS HOT
SPRINGS 26-0
Undefeated Polk Centitall
ran and outpassed visiting
Springs while coasting to a
out
Hot 26-0
victory Friday night at Harmon
Field at Tryon; The winners ad
ded a touchdown in each ouarter.
Quarterback '. Johnny ridges
counted for three of the Polk
scores by hitting Marvin Pack
for t!he 'initial score and finding
Johnny iBiedler in the clear be
fore running around left end for
the final score from the three
yard line. Ronnie White account
ed for the other score with a 3
yard xun. Bridges added two ex
tra points.
Aiding the Polk cause with out
standing line play were Bran
Gregg and Bob iCJjmpion. IV.k
Central has now won its J'rst
five games.
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Decision Made After
Visit
Of Mara Hill
Group
The Madison County Board of
Education has called a halt to its
participation in the surplus pro
perty procurement program.
The action was taken Saturday
night af ter what the board, in a
lengthy statement, called harass
ment by news media, especially
television. u ,.
(Singled out . as basis for "ad
verse publicity" was the Citizens
Committee for Better Schools, a
Mars Hill organization , formed
during last year's bitter school
dispute.
Ait issue is the disposition of a
number of vehicles and machinery
purchased as surplus equipment.
Included, according to School Su
perintendent Fred W. Anderson,
are 13 vehicles including trucks'
and weapons carriers, m cement
mixer and a generator set.
Anderson said a Mars Hull
group had written Col. R. W.
House, federal property officer,
and that House had sent an aide
to faquire about the vehicles. ,
.Anderson aaid he. showed
House's representative the titles,
that a group from Mars Hill came
later and asked to see the titles
and where the vehicles were. An
derson said he ds in the process of
determining the location of each
of the vehicles obtained by him '
self and bis predecessor. t
After a bliaat a t "narrow-
minded" mnd . "biased" criticism
which the board called politically
inspired, the statement issued Sat
urday read as follows (motion by
board member' Zeno Ponder, sec
erned by B. K. Meadows) :
y I S feel Blrongly tliat for -
the best interests, of the Madison
County public ' schools, notwith
standing that the anticipated ac
tion will cost the schools of f.Tadi
son County, the supeaintendont's
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U. N. Study Tour
To Again Be Made
By H. D. Club Women
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Ag&m (this year -the H.D. Ckib
women will have the opportunity
to go to New York on the U.N.
Study Tour. The dates for this
tour will be Nov. 6-11. The wom
en - will leave ; Asheville Sunday
afternoon, and travel by train to
Washington, and by bus to New
York. They will spend two full
days in the iU.N. and come back
to Washington for a mgnt ana
day of touring there. Then they
will return to Aiheville Saturday,
Nov. livk'i'Kv. ' -
The package rate for this tour
is only $61.00 per person, and in- y
eludes r ail expenses of travel,
rooms, tips and sightseeing tours.
No meals are included.
Many of - our. Western North
Carolina .women have been on this
trip and say yoni cam' get by on
1100.00 for the total trip. '
If you desire more information,
please contact Ethel T. Wallin,
or come by the Home Agents of
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